Former President Barack Obama said he thought marijuana should be treated just like alcohol and tobacco. Obama, in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine published last year, said he doesn’t think legalizing marijuana will put an end to the drug war in America, but regulation on a national scale is a better option than continuing … Read more
Drug overdose deaths and opioid-involved deaths continue to increase in the United States. The majority of drug overdose deaths (more than six out of ten) involve an opioid. Since 1999, the number of overdose deaths involving opioids (including prescription opioids and heroin) quadrupled. From 2000 to 2015 more than half a million people died from … Read more
The hemp plant’s economic importance in America dates back to the 17th century before the birth of the nation, where it was used in the production of rope, sails, and clothing. Domestic production for industrial purposes flourished until after the Civil War. In the late 19th century, marijuana was introduced into western medicine and sold … Read more
Earlier this year, South Africa’s courts ruled that home use of cannabis will be legal. To which pro-marijuana activist Julian Stobbs says: Chill. The ruling from the Western Cape province High Court does apply across the nation, but the decision is really more about privacy than it is about pot. The ruling struck down part … Read more
As cannabis approaches mainstream recreational adoption in North America, it is easy to think the plant’s use as a source of pleasure and relaxation is a recent occurrence. In fact, Cannabis sativa (marijuana) has a long medicinal, recreational and spiritual history. More than 4,500 years ago, Chinese Emperor Shen Nung (or Shennong) became the first … Read more
Native Americans are not shy about exploiting their special status within the United States. Tribal sovereignty is the inherent authority of indigenous tribes to govern themselves within the borders of the U.S. One example is Chenega Corp., an Alaska Native Corporation. Its IT subsidiary, Chenega Technology Services Corp. of Anchorage, Alaska, recently received a $500 … Read more
Some form of legalized marijuana exist in twenty-six states and the District of Columbia. Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington state and Washington, D.C., have legalized recreational use of cannabis California’s Prop. 64 measure allows adults 21 and older to possess up to one ounce of marijuana and grow up to six plants in their homes. Other … Read more
The drive towards legalizing marijuana in the U.S. has overshadowed the prevalence of cannibis use in Europe. The reality is that Europeans are smoking a lot. In some European countries, use prevalence among all adults in surveys of the general popoulation exceeds 30%. All the data comes from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and … Read more
Cannabis’ medicinal qualities were exploited before the Christian era in Asia, mainly in India. In most ancient cultures, “getting high” was not the main use for the plant. Hemp fiber was valued for making clothes and other textiles, and its seeds were used for food and oil. The types of plant used for these purposes … Read more