Just last month, the Prime Minister of the UK, Boris Johnson, announced that his administration was going to crack down on drug users in the country in a new 10-year plan to reduce drug use. In response, the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is going the opposite direction. Starting in just a few boroughs before […]
Welcome to our third year in what is turning out to be a quite hellish-feeling decade! However, my more optimistic side sees these last couple years as transformative, opening up a world that embraces change and turns its eye toward the future. So with that more pleasant, much healthier side of ourselves, let’s take a […]
According to a newly released peer-reviewed study, Cannabis is roughly 114 times safer than its counterpart alcohol. According to Best Cannabis Answers, researchers from Germany and Canada compared the risk of various substances starting in 2015. The results of the last 7 years of testing showed that cannabis is considerably safer than alcohol. According to […]
Federal health officials are saying that states with legalized marijuana programs can use the tax revenue to deter youth usage. According to Marijuanamoment, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Assistant Secretary Tom Coderre, made clear that he believes that youth marijuana consumption is something to be worried about. SAMHSA recognized the inevitability […]
Multiple Republican lawmakers have been very vocal towards President Biden and VP Harris about their “lack of action” and “Continued silence” on marijuana reform. According to Marijuanamoment, Reps. Dave Joyce (OH) and Don Young (AK) asked president Biden to take steps to reclassify marijuana under the Controlled Substance Act this July. As of December, they […]
With New York legalizing marijuana early this year, many were excited for the coming wave of dispensaries littered around the state. As of legalization, local towns and villages were given the option to opt-out of hosting dispensaries or on-site consumption lounges. These towns within the state were given until December 31st to decide whether they […]
Experts are saying that Britain should be next to legalize marijuana. With Germany legalizing cannabis, many are concerned that if Britain does not legalize soon, they will be left behind in the booming weed sector. With cannabis still illegal in Britain, many of the buyers and sellers must work underground, avoiding the law. With legalization, […]
Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) introduced legislation to incentivize state and local governments to expunge the criminal records of tens of millions of Americans who have previously been convicted of marijuana offenses. “This bipartisan effort represents the growing consensus to reform marijuana policies in a manner that addresses the harms inflicted by […]
“There’s no evidence to my knowledge that occasional [adult] marijuana use has harmful effects. I don’t know of any scientific evidence of that,” said National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Director Nora Volkow in an interview with FiveThieryEight last Tuesday. This is a huge step in the fight for legalization because of the implication this […]
New York City has authorized two separate Safe Injection Sites to be opened within the city, the first to officially open in the United States. The sites will open in East Harlem and Washington Heights. In the buildings, clean needles will be provided, along with naloxone in case overdoses occur. Visitors will have to bring […]
