New Report: Opioid Abuse Is a Worldwide Problem

While the primary focus of the opioid epidemic currently turning groves of ordinary people into a legion of junkies has been on what’s going down in the United States and Canada, a new report has found that this problem is actually crippling the human condition all across the globe.

The scientific minds at Columbia University’s...

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Radical Rant: Dubya’s Drug Czar Warns That Marijuana’s a ‘Risky Business’

Investors in and advocates for legal commercial marijuana are waiting with bated breath for any sign from the Trump administration regarding marijuana policy. The nominations of hardline drug warrior Sen. Jeff Sessions to head the Department of Justice and medical-marijuana hating Rep. Tom Price to head Health & Human Services do not bode well...

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Israel’s Marijuana Export Plans Are Moving Along

The undisputed Old World leader in marijuana research, Israel’s plans to become the official cannabis dealer to the whole world are slowly becoming a tangible reality.

Last year, government ministers from health, public safety and (of course) trade gave initial approval to a plan that would see the country start exporting medical...

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More Businesses Dropping Pot from Pre-Employment Drug Tests

Thankfully, testing for pot in Colorado work sites has declined over the past two years. Some companies, seven percent, have totally dropped marijuana from their pre-employment tests and three percent have removed it from all drug tests.

It’s about time, considering that recreational weed in Colorado was approved by voters in 2012 and medical...

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