Joseph Schooling, a Singapore Olympic star has recently been suspended for consuming cannabis while in Vietnam last May. The countries first gold medalist was suspended from competing in future games after admitting to consuming cannabis during his most recent trip. During the 2016 Rio Games, 27-year-old Schooling won the country’s first gold medal. Now, 6 […]
According to a new Gallup Poll released on August 16th, more Americans are smoking marijuana than tobacco. This poll also found that the overall usage of cannabis within the United States is at an all time high, jumping more than a third in one year. Within the poll, pollsters asked multiple different participants of all […]
One distinction that is important to keep in mind during all of the news coverage about marijuana and psychedelic use reaching all-time highs is the one between “young adults” and “adolescents,” because those two data points are starkly different. Young adults were defined in the MTF survey as 19 to 30 year-olds. This age group is […]
In Colorado and many other states around the US, there is a rising problem with dogs getting high. Many Americans believe that it is ok to do things like blow smoke in their dog’s face or ears. Contrary to popular belief, dogs do not enjoy getting high like many of their owners. Even though this […]
Sleep is a metal band that was active in the 90’s who have gained a pretty sizable following over the years. Their final album (at least until 2018 when they got back together), Dopesmoker, was never released on streaming platforms, but that’ll change on Friday. In additional to the digital release, the band will rerelease […]
According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), marijuana and hallucinogen usage among young adults aged 19-30 has increased significantly from 10 years ago. Within this study, it was also found that “past-month” vaping levels have rebounded from the early pandemic drop. The NIH also stated that the increases in marijuana and hallucinogen use is […]
Those offering dire warnings about the alleged dangers of so-called ‘highly potent THC products’ – and demanding that these products be recriminalized – are taking their cues from an age-old playbook. From the onset of criminal cannabis prohibition, criminalization advocates have sought to rationalize their position by greatly exaggerating the supposed strength of marijuana. In […]
The slow shedding of the stigma around drug-use is clearly having an effect on young people in America. 19 to 30 year-olds are smoking more weed and ingesting more hallucinogenics than any time since 1988, when Monitoring the Future started gathering this data. Each have been on a consistent rise in popularity for ten years […]
Aaron Rodgers, an extremely talented quarterback for the Packers, has opened up about his experiences with psychedelics on Aubrey Marcus’s podcast. What started with a psilocybin experience on the beach transformed into a fascination with what other plants could do. That led him to ayahuasca, which was the real transformative experience for the athlete. In […]
Native Americans, especially those in struggling reservations across the country, have had a pretty rough history with alcohol. It has damaged many communities and disproportionately affected young Native American lives over the rest of the population. So one community has put on the brakes and went a different direction: towards marijuana. Oglala Sioux Tribe in […]
