The producers of the Electric Zoo festival on Randall’s Island are hoping theEDMdance-fest is tamer, and safer, than last year. In 2013, 23-year-old Jeffrey Russ and 20-year-old OliviaRotondodied after overdosing on molly in separate incident… High Times
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Spiders on Drugs = Funky Webs
Studying the web-spinning habits of spiders may not necessarily be the most exciting project a scientist could be assigned to, that is unless he decides to fill the = critters full of drugs and wait for them to get creative. That is exactly what zoologist H.M Peters did b… High Times
Prescription Drugs Cause More Roadside Fatalities Than Weed
Although there is an overwhelming sense of concern these days that a plague of stoned driving will ultimately snuff out the innocent women and children in this country, a recent study published this week in Public Health Reports indicates the terror along the roadways of … High Times
Rise in American Elderly Hooked on Prescription Drugs
Prescription painkillers are notorious for abuse and addiction. And with many medical issues most commonly affecting the elderly, pharmaceutical addiction has never been easier to fall into and harder to climb out of. In fact, in 2012, the average number of senior citizen… High Times
NSA Blurring the Lines Between Wars on Terror and Drugs
The steady drip of leaks from the fugitive National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden continue to reveal the magnitude to which our own government’s spy agencies are snooping on Americans and the world. High Times
Study: Smarter People More Likely to Use Drugs
In our formative years, the system tells us that only stupid people use drugs, but a recent study suggests the contrary: smart people are the ones with a voracious appetite for mind-altering substances. High Times
Your Brain on Drugs: Marijuana
This is what you look like, on the inside, when smoking cannabis. The effects of marijuana on your brain, and how it defines your experience. High Times
Mob Smuggles Drugs in Pineapple Shipments
A 15-count indictment was unsealed Feb. 11 in a Brooklyn federal court, charging seven defendants with narcotics trafficking, money laundering, and firearms offenses based on what an FBI press release calls their participation in a "transnational heroin and cocaine t… High Times
Only Legalization Will End the War on Drugs
The War on Drugs cannot end until the use of drugs is no longer a crime. And there is hope it is ending, as President Obama has directed the Justice Department to allow legalization in Colorado and Washington to move forward. In a widely-quoted interview this weekend, the… High Times
You Cannot End the War on Drugs Without Legalization
The War on Drugs cannot end until the use of drugs is no longer a crime. And there is hope it is ending, as President Obama has directed the Justice Department to allow legalization in Colorado and Washington to move forward. In a widely-quoted interview this weekend, the… High Times