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TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSWelcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (9/24/18). “Majority rule only works if you’re also considering individual rights. Because you can’t Read More…
For the second year in a row, arrests for cannabis in the United States have gone up, also dwarfing the number of arrests for violent crime. The increases have come in the form of arrests for possession, not manufacture and sales. According to the FBI’s annual Uniform Crime Report, out of 1,632,921 arrests for “drug abuse Read More…
”While the gateway theory has enjoyed popular acceptance, scientists have always had their doubts. Our study shows that these doubts are justified.” – RAND’s Public Safety and Justice unit, 2002 One of the longest standing marijuana myths is that of the “gateway theory.” This is the theory that marijuana is considered a “gateway drug” which means Read More…
Originally posted October 15, 2015 “We have been terribly and systematically misled for nearly 70 years in the United States… marijuana was a legitimate medication.” Dr. Sanjay Gupta For more than 5000 years cannabis had been effectively used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Cannabis is one of the 50 “fundamental” herbs of TCM, and is Read More…
Fourteen federal agencies, along with the DEA, are working to construct an anti-cannabis propaganda campaign in the face of growing legalization across the United States, according to an exclusive report from Buzzfeed News. The outlet says it viewed memos and documents from the Marijuana Policy Coordination Committee that show the White House has instructed these 14 agencies to compile Read More…
Originally posted September 20, 2015 One of the longest standing myths about marijuana, that still continues to find its way into political debate, is the claim that the substance is highly addictive; thus explaining the Schedule I placement, or so the government would have the public believe. This is the most frequently cited perceived harm associated with Read More…