The prescription painkiller epidemic has become the latest focus of American lawmakers, but the additional spotlight on this issue in which misguided federal policy has caused to spiral out of control could eventually become the catalyst needed to pull the cannabis plant … Read article here: High Times
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Colombia: Freed Cartel Hitman Demands Protection
Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vasquez AKA "Popeye" is notorious in Colombia as former personal enforcer for late drug lord Pablo Escobar — and is now a free man after 22 years behind bars, two-thirds of his original sentence. But he seems to be more troubled than… High Times
WHO Demands Drug Decriminalization
The World Health Organization, which serves as the health authority for the United Nations, is calling for lawmakers across the globe to reform their nation’s drug policies. Earlier this month, the agency published testimony, which finds the most effective method fo… High Times
Governor Undermines Negotiations on Medical Marijuana, Makes Last-Minute Series of Demands in Disappointing Effort to Sink Legislation
For Years, Governor Ignored Pleas by Patients and Advocates to Work Together on Legislation Outraged Patients and Families Demand Governor to Stop Playing Politics With Peoples Lives; Senate Should Vote Immediately Albany – Today Governor Cuomo leaked to the media his list of changes he wants made to New York’s comprehensive medical marijuana bill – […]