Articles tagged with "prohibition"
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Dr. Oz exits reality with epic anti-weed rant
Max Savage Levenson - Published on May 20, 2022Read moreOn May 19, Pennsylvania Senate hopeful Dr. Oz used a live TV interview to slander and condescend to cannabis consumers. Think it’ll boost him in the polls against Lt. Governor John Fetterman?
Last Prisoner Project urges NJ governor to free cannabis prisoners
Calvin Stovall - Published on January 12, 2022Read moreWill Governor Murphy step up and stop the suffering caused by the failed War on Drugs?
Delta-8 THC poisonings? The CDC’s warning isn’t what you think
Bruce Barcott - Published on September 22, 2021Read moreCalm down. You’re not poisoned. You’re high. This is what happens when people can’t buy safe, regulated products.
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Q&A with Dr. Carl Hart: The future of drugs in America
Danté Jordan - Published on September 15, 2021Read moreDr. Carl Hart, neuroscientist, psychologist, and expert on substance abuse, talks with Leafly’s Danté Jordan about drug prohibition, racism, and responsible adult drug usage.
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Mexico + Clarence Thomas = Weed legalization? Don’t bet on it
Bruce Barcott - Published on July 1, 2021Read moreMexico’s Supreme Court abolished prohibition (again), and one US justice looks like he’d do the same. Here’s what it really means.
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US to ban Backwoods, Swishers, and other flavored blunt wraps
David Downs - Published on April 30, 2021Read moreTwo-thirds of Black cannabis users hit blunts
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Amid legalization, teen hospitalizations for pot down 50%, CDC finds
Ellen Holland - Published on March 30, 2021Read moreThe bulk of legalization research indicates kids are alright.
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Prohibitionists want THC-limit laws. Here’s why patients and consumers are fighting back
Ellen Holland - Published on March 6, 2021Read moreIn Florida and other states, “THC cap” bills are gaining traction—and could force patients into the unsafe illegal market.
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Why weed’s greatest villain hounded Billie Holiday to death
David Bienenstock - Published on March 1, 2021Read moreThe story of Harry Anslinger’s racist harassment of Billie Holiday, one of America’s greatest artists, will break your heart.
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Idaho politicians ready to ‘blow up the state constitution’ to prevent legalization
The Associated Press and Leafly Staff - Published on February 1, 2021Read moreBOISE, Idaho — As legal marijuana becomes a reality in every corner of the US, a cadre of prohibitionists in Idaho is putting up a fight. 72% of Idaho residents support medical marijuana legalization. Lawmakers in Boise are telling them they’re wrong. State lawmakers last week moved forward with a proposed constitutional amendment that would […]
