In my last Radical Rant, we tackled the common prohibitionist argument that we shouldn’t have a “third legal drug.” Today, let’s dance with what is the most popular argument for maintaining arrests for adult marijuana smokers, the plaintive wail &l… Read article here: High Times
Tag: Children
Disabled Vet And MMJ Patient On Hunger Strike After The State Takes Children
“They’re basically using my kids as a pawn to take away freedoms I fought for.” Disabled Navy veteran Raymond Schwab moved to Colorado last year to free himself from addictions that grew out of the pharmaceuticals prescribed by the VA to treat his service-related physical and psychological injuries. Because Schwab is legally using medicinal cannabis in […]
Report: War on Drugs Creates More Bad Than Good for Children
While the War on Drugs has been fought for the past several decades in the name of protecting the youth of America, a recent report has found that this “What About the Children?” approach to combating the insurgence of illegal substances in the United States h… Read article here: High Times
OxyContin for Children is FDA Approved, While Cannabis Remains Illegal
While the federal government continues to balk at the idea of legalizing cannabis oil, even low-THC strains with minimal to no intoxication for children suffering from a variety of conditions, they apparently do not have any issue with the youth of America getting hooked … Read article here: High Times
Illinois Medical Marijuana Rules Include Access for Children
Despite some controversy, starting in 2015, Illinois state medical marijuana regulators will allow children under the age of 18 to have access to edible forms of cannabis, as long as they have permission from a parent or guardian, a prescription from a primary care physic… Read article here: High Times
Medical Marijuana: Florida Parents Fight To Help Children Suffering With Seizures
Nicolas Peruyero was 8 years old, blind and unable to walk or talk when his mother saw a documentary about the benefits of medical marijuana and its promise to reduce seizures. For a few moments, Nancy Peruyero imagined what Nicolas’ life might be like without the relentless myoclonic seizures every day. And for the first […]
Cuomo Administration Asks U.S. Department of Justice to Allow New York to Acquire Medical Marijuana From Other U.S. States for Critically Ill Children
Patients, Families, and Advocates Thank Cuomo For Federal Request, But Urge Additional State Action to Save Lives of Critically Ill Patients Patients Call on Governor to Create State-Based Emergency Access Program New York — Friday, the Cuomo Administration sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General Cole following up on an earlier letter to U.S. Attorney […]
NoCal Dispensaries to Offer Free Seizure Medicine for Children
Unfortunately, legal access is not always the problem. Even in states where medical marijuana has been approved, patients suffering from debilitating and life-threatening conditions can find it difficult to obtain CBD oil simply because of the overall cost involved. High Times
Adderall Children: The Tiny Speed Freaks of America
Recent reports speculate that upwards of 20 percent of these kids will be diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and subsequently prescribed high-powered stimulants, most of which are extremely addictive, just so they can be brought down to some level of … High Times
Docs Say Let Dying Children Wait for the FDA
“We Need Proof on Marijuana” reads the headline of the op-ed in the New York Times, accompanied by an illustration of an old-timey snake-oil bottled labeled “Miracle Elixir” and festooned with a pot leaf. High Times