In Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson wrote that if one used a special set of eyes, it was possible to see a virtual high-water mark on the mountains surrounding the city, a remnant of the cultural wave of the 60s that had welled up in response to everything old and evil […]
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With less than a week to go ahead of the Quebec provincial election, those keeping track of cannabis politics in Quebec have a lot to consider. Quebec is set to begin adult-use legalization—in just over three weeks—with the nation’s most austere provincial cannabis laws. But opposition party Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) wants to crack down even […]
(This is an abridged version of a column that appears in the September issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Hemp is in an economic fast lane, with new ventures starting every day. So, it may seem odd to say modern entrepreneurs should consider 19th century railroads. But those railroad magnates faced a familiar problem: They had a […]
SITSA Would Have Given Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department Broad Powers to Ban Any Drug They Want and Enact Draconian New Criminal Penalties Bill Passed the House, But Its Exclusion is a Victory for Health-Based Approaches to Drug Policy Late last night, the final text for the Congressional opioid package was released. SITSA – a sweeping […]
Imagine you are a Missouri voter who pays scant attention to the news and tends to wing it when you show up to cast your ballot. Now imagine that on November 6, upon sauntering up to the voting machine, you are pleasantly surprised to find that you’re being asked to vote on the legalization of […]
Accidental Overdose Deaths Continue to Skyrocket Nationally, With Ohio at Epicenter of Epidemic September 27 and 28: Researchers, Doctors, Law Enforcement, Drug Users, Families and Treatment Providers Unite to Call for Urgent Response Grounded in Science and Civil Rights COLUMBUS – The U.S. is in midst of a preventable crisis, with accidental overdose deaths rapidly […]
Two years ago, California voters amended state law to legalize access to cannabis. And yet cities and counties throughout the state have banned its sale. Delivery services have stepped in to fill the void between retailer and consumer, but that may soon change. California’s cannabis regulator, the Bureau of Cannabis Control, may adopt permanent rules […]
A few years ago, Morgan Rowe eagerly anticipated her first marijuana experience. Washington had just legalized adult-use sales, and Rowe, who lived in Seattle, had never gotten high. After ingesting some carefully measured homemade brownies, “I was suddenly overcome with giggles,” recalled Rowe, who now lives in Maine. “And I was very conscious of how […]
DPA Statement: “President Trump is the last person who should be defining the global debate on drug policy.” This morning, President Trump kicked off his appearance at the 2018 United Nations General Assembly by hosting a meeting called “The World Drug Problem”. U.N. Member States were invited to this early morning session at which Trump […]
Overdose Rate Highest among Black New Yorkers for First Time in Over a Decade VOCAL-NY and DPA Statement: NYC must Divest in Failed, Harmful Criminalization Practices and Implement Evidence-based Interventions to End the Overdose Crisis 2017 marked the seventh straight year of increased overdose rate deaths in New York City. The highest overdose rate is […]
