States are requiring those applying for welfare and unemployment benefits to undergo drug testing. High Times
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Marijuana: The Next Diabetes Drug?
TIMEBy Maria Szalavitz Toking up may help marijuana users to stay slim and lower their risk of developing diabetes, according to the latest study, which suggests that cannabis compounds may help in controlling blood sugar. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Vigil for Rachel Hoffman, Drug War Casualty
On Tuesday, May 7, 2013 the NORML Women’s Alliance of Philadelphia is holding a vigil for Rachel Hoffman, who was killed five years ago in a drug sting that went awry. Rachel was a 23-year-old psychology and criminology student at Florida State Univer… High Times
Drug Czar Focused on Fighting Pot Use With Treatment
Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske declared on Wednesday that legalized recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington State wouldn’t change the Obama administration's intent to combat illegal drug use with a renewed emphasis on treatment. However, Kerlikow… High Times
Workers Rights: Another fishy story about not passing a drug test from an employer
Many employers don’t want to have to take the monetary fall if someone has a literal fall. If you have been the accident of a bunk worker’s compensation case, you know what it’s like to get the raw end of a deal. Many Americans have had to deal with this in the wake of trying […]
Employers Buckle Down on Drug Testing as USA Nears Legalization of Marijuana
According to a recent MSNBC documentary, the nationwide legalization of marijuana is imminent. Those who have been on the forefront of this breaking story for decades are suggesting that the war on drugs is all but over, and that it’s no longer a matter of “if” marijuana will be legalized, but when it will be […]
How to pass a drug test | What could wind up on the ballot in 2012?
How to pass any drug test? www.PassADrugTest.com As we all know, how to pass a drug test becomes increasingly more important across states where rights to privacy, the Fourth Amendment, and worker’s rights are beginning to be taken less and less seriously. In many so-called “red states” the problem seems to be more pervasive, and […]
Superstar-Studded Coalition to President Obama: Let’s Tackle Mass Incarceration and Drug Policy Reform Together
Russell Simmons, Will Smith, Dr. Boyce Watkins, Scarlett Johansson, Ron Howard, Mark Wahlberg, Kim Kardashian, Ben Jealous, Eva Longoria, Demi Moore, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Russell Brand, John Legend, Sir Richard Branson, Nicki Minaj, Harry Belafonte, and many others: NOW IS THE TIME for paradigm shift in CRIMINAL JUSTICE policies Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
MJ Research Funding Cut as Support for Drug Grows
As more states embrace legalized marijuana, the drug’s growing medicinal use has highlighted a disturbing fact for doctors: scant research exists to support marijuana’s health benefits. Smoked, eaten or brewed as a tea, marijuana has been used as a medication for centuries, including in the U.S., where Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) sold it until […]
Teen marijuana use Common because of Canadian Drug Policy
The high rate of marijuana use among Canada’s youth is a by-product of strict drug control, pot activist and BC Green Party candidate Jodie Emery said. Canada has the highest rate of cannabis use among young people in developed countries, according to a recent report by UNICEF. In Canada, 28 per cent of kids aged […]