(TIM) — While speaking on March 2nd at a press conference on opioids at an inpatient facility that treats newborns suffering from prenatal drug exposure, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar proclaimed that “there really is no such thing as medical marijuana” in response to a question regarding what he sees as the role of medical marijuana […]
(ANTIMEDIA Op-ed) — The FDA is once again at war with kratom, putting thousands of lives at risk because of the corporate-driven politicization of a demonstrably safe compound that helps millions of people manage chronic pain, depression, and anxiety. On Feb. 21, the FDA put out another ominous news release calling for a halt on the sale of kratom […]
(COMMONDREAMS) — U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly praised Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for his “great” and extraordinarily deadly drug war, and apparently this admiration is seeping into Trump’s policy goals. According to an Axios report published late Sunday, Trump rants often in private about his desire for all drug dealers to get the death penalty. “He says that a lot,” an anonymous senior […]
(ANTIMEDIA Op-ed) — Kermit, a small town in West Virginia’s Mingo County, has seen nine million hydrocodone pills flooding into its rural territory in the past two years thanks to one small pharmacy. Another town in Wyoming County, the nation’s leader in overdose deaths, is dealing with a similar exorbitant flood of OxyContin pills, most of which are making […]
(COMMONDREAMS) — Though a key argument for legalizing marijuana in the United States is that it would put a tremendous and necessary dent in the domestic and global failure known as “the War on Drugs,” a new analysis out Wednesday reveals that federal legalization could also raise more than $130 billion in tax revenue by 2025 while also creating more than 1.1 million new jobs.
This time on the New World Next Year: James and James tie their ties for another year end episode of the New World Next Week. As always, they unveil their Story of the Year and their prediction for the year ahead. Merry Christmas and strap on your thinking caps for another though-provoking episode of New World Next Year.
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2017-12-21%20James%20Evan%20Pilato.mp3"][/audio]This time on the New World Next Year: James and James tie their ties for another year end episode of the New World Next Week. As always, they unveil their Story of the Year and their prediction for the year ahead. Merry Christmas and strap on your thinking caps for another though-provoking episode of New World Next Year.
(ANTIMEDIA) Oslo, Norway — Norway is the latest country to move toward decriminalizing drugs and promoting addiction treatment rather than punishing addicts.
(ANTIMEDIA) Lebanon, Oregon— As the opioid crisis continues to plague the country, one cannabis company in Oregon is proposing a new solution. Kaya Holdings Inc. (KAYS), the first publicly traded company to open and operate a medical cannabis dispensary, is planning to set up an opioid-for-weed swap program where addicts can trade in their pills for the plant.
After nine months of confusion, chaos, and cascading tweets, Donald Trump’s White House has finally made one thing crystal clear: the U.S. is staying in Afghanistan to fight and — so they insist — win. “The killers need to know they have nowhere to hide, that no place is beyond the reach of American might,” said the president in August, trumpeting his virtual declaration of war on the Taliban.
