Although the indulgence in certain mind-altering substances is often linked to an increase in violent behavior, a new study has found that the consumption of hallucinogenic drugs, such as Lysergic aciddiethylamide(LSD) andpsilocybin, may actually reduce … Read article here: High Times
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Mexico: Violence Continues in Wake of Elections
After an electoral season marred bynarco-violenceand assassination of candidates of all parties, the results from Mexico's June 7 vote are in. The coalition led by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which ruled Mexico as a one-party state for 80 … Read article here: High Times
Mexico: More Violence in Lead-Up to Elections
The wave of assassinations of candidates in the upcoming Mexican elections claimed yet another victim this week, when Miguel Angel Luna—running for Congress in a district just outside Mexico City—was shot dead as gunmen stormed his campaign office Read article here: High Times
Brazil: Prison Violence Spills into Streets of Maranhão
Theongoing prison crisisin Brazil's impoverished northeastern state ofMaranhãoagain made brief headlines this week after newspaperFolhade Sao Pauloreleased a gruesome video of gang warfare victims inside the violence-pl… High Times
Alcohol, Not Marijuana, Leads to Intimate Partner Violence
Booze contributes to a higher probability for intimate partner violence than weed. At least that is the consensus of a recent study published in the latest issue of the journalAddictive Behaviors, which finds that men under the influence of alcohol are more likely t… High Times