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Fentanyl - drug crisis in the USA

Fentanyl - drug crisis in the USA

Types and strains of Marijuana, Hemp, cannabis, THC, CBD

Types and strains of Marijuana, Hemp, cannabis, THC, CBD

Decriminalization of drugs in Oregon - a case study of legalization

Decriminalization of drugs in Oregon - a case study of legalization

ADHD, attention deficit disorder - Parenting and teenagers

ADHD, attention deficit disorder - Parenting and teenagers

Cannabis Business, Legalization of Marijuana

Cannabis Business, Legalization of Marijuana

Vaping, Teens and the Legalization of Marijuana

a collection of articles about Vaping, Teens and the Legalization of Marijuana

Marijuana - health issues related to cannabis, THC, CBD

Marijuana - health issues related to cannabis, THC, CBD

Psychedelic dugs and mental health, psychology - LSD, mdma, psilocybin, more

Psychedelic dugs, and health, psychology - LSD, mdma, psilocybin, marijuana, more…

The War on Drugs, legalization, decriminalization - around the world

The War on Drugs, legalization, decriminalization - around the world

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Article

Facts About Fentanyl | Song for Charlie

Fentanyl is nearly always described with the following three words: Powerful. Synthetic. Opioid. We break down facts about fentanyl to help you sta... (2023)


Article

Fentanyl — Project 1 Life

There are two types of fentanyl: pharmaceutical fentanyl and illicitly-manufactures fentanyl. Both are considered synthetic opioids. Pharmaceutical... (2023)


Article

Nootropics; Study drugs make healthy people worse at problem-solving, not better

Hard-working, but incompetent. Users try harder, but are less competent | Science & technology. Officially, the stimulant drugs are used to tre... (2023)


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Cannabis-derived products delta-8 THC and delta-10 THC have flooded the US market – medicinal benefits and risks

Researchers are working to determine how and which cannabis products can help those suffering from chronic pain or serious illness. But science is ... (2023)


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Oregon botches the decriminalisation of drugs | The Economist

It failed to prepare the ground | Leaders Decriminalizing drugs: lessons from Oregon. States contemplating drug decriminalization need to prepar... (2023)


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The weed influencer and the scientist feuding over why some stoners incessantly puke | MIT Technology Review

A scientist went looking for genes that cause cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. But a public spat with a cannabis influencer who suffers from the d... (2022)


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Start-up Dutchie to buy cannabis retail software developers Greenbits, LeafLogix

Dutchie plans to acquire software companies Greenbits and LeafLogix in an effort to streamline e-commerce tools for its dispensary partners. (2021)


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Oregon just decriminalized all drugs – here's why voters passed this groundbreaking reform

Possessing heroin, cocaine, meth and other drugs for personal use is no longer a criminal offense in Oregon. The idea is to get people with problem... (2020)


Article

Microsoft Pitched Facial Recognition To The Drug Enforcement Administration

Last week, Microsoft said it would not sell its facial recognition to police departments. But new documents reveal it was pitching that technology ... (2020)


Article

Lavish Parties, Greedy Pols and Panic Rooms: How the ‘Apple of Pot’ Collapsed

MedMen was the country’s hottest pot startup—until it flamed out. Its fall has exposed the gap between “green rush” hype and the realities of a tro... (2020)


Article

$75M weed giant Caliva ditches Eaze, launches delivery

It’s a brutal time for marijuana startups. I’m hearing some are raising at one-fifth of their 2019 valuation amid rampant competition, tall taxes a... (2020)


Article

Here's how Iceland radically cut teenage drug use

The relationship between people and the state has allowed an effective national programme to cut the rates of teenagers smoking and drinking to exc... (2020)


Article

Health-Records Company Pushed Opioids to Doctors in Secret Deal With Drugmaker - Bloomberg

Health-Records Company Pushed Opioids to Doctors in Secret Deal With Drugmaker Practice Fusion ensured that addictive drugs were on the menu ... (2020)


Article

Teen Marijuana Vaping Soars, Displacing Other Habits - The New York Times (2019)

Drinking, cigarette smoking and the use of hard drugs all declined, according to a new federal survey of high school and middle school students. (2019)


Article

Cashing in on the weed industry | Public Radio International

Thousands of visitors converged on the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center this week for the sixth annual Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo. (2019)


Article

Here’s How One Small Town Beat The Opioid Epidemic

Stopping Overdose Deaths Isn’t Rocket Science. But It Is Expensive. Little Falls, Minnesota, didn’t do anything revolutionary. They just made a ... (2019)


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For many teens, the battle with opioid addiction starts with wisdom teeth | Popular Science

Young people are particularly vulnerable to the effect of painkillers, but dentists may over-prescribe them after surgery. (2018)


Article

Midterms 2018: Weed Wins on Election Day | WIRED

A win for marijuana in Michigan, Utah, and Missouri may foreshadow a win for cannabis nationwide. (2018)


Article

Study: Laying Off Pot Improved Teens' Learning : Shots - Health News : NPR

When researchers convinced a group of young people to stop smoking pot, their cognition quickly improved. This adds to research warning against tee... (2018)


Article

A Visit to Opioid Country || LongReads

Aaron Thier contemplates the connections between privilege, addiction, and recovery. (2018)


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My Life and Death on Opioids | The Walrus

In November 2017, The Walrus started working with Chris Willie on a memoir about his fentanyl addiction. While writing the article, Willie died fro... (2018)


Article

Canada legalises recreational cannabis use - BBC News

The country is the first in the G7 group of nations to legalise the drug's recreational use. (2018)


Article

Is chronic pain something more people should accept? | The Outline

Amid the opioid crisis, the concept of “pain acceptance” is gaining credibility. (2018)


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Opioid epidemic costs WV $8.8 billion annually, study says | Health

The opioid epidemic is costing West Virginia’s economy an estimated $8.8 billion a year, according to an analysis by a researcher at the American E... (2018)


Article

Why marijuana retailers can’t use banks - The Economist explains

RECREATIONAL marijuana has been legally sold in California since the start of the year. The state treasury estimates that sales in 2018 will reach ... (2018)


Article

Is everything you think you know about depression wrong? | The Guardian

In this extract from his new book, Johann Hari, who took antidepressants for 14 years, calls for a new approach (2018)


Article

Boca Raton-based tech startup serving the cannabis industry, raises $3.2 million | The Starting Gate

SpringBIG, a Boca Raton-based startup serving the cannabis industry, announced this month that is has raised $3.2 million in capital. The round was... (2018)


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Where Pot Entrepreneurs Go When the Banks Just Say No - The New York Times

As the legal markets for marijuana spread, a small credit union is solving a big problem: what to do with all the cash. (2018)


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U.S. to End Policy That Let Legal Pot Flourish | Bloomberg

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding the Obama-era policy that had paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the c... (2018)


Article

America's sprawling, haphazardly regulated addiction treatment industry | The New York Times

The Giant, Under Attack: One of America’s biggest rehab companies (A Better Tomorrow) built an empire. But after a patient named Gary Benefield di... (2018)


Video

Why Belgium is now the cocaine capital of Europe

With record seizures of cocaine at Belgian ports, the country has become Europe’s cocaine-trafficking capital. As the flow of drugs increases, loca... (2023)


Video

What LSD Does to the Brain

What LSD Does to the Brain (2023)


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The Cannabis Question I Full Documentary I NOVA I PBS

The Cannabis Question I Full Documentary I NOVA I PBS. As state-legalized cannabis spreads, NOVA explores its little-known risks and benefits.N... (2023)


Video

Psychedelic Assisted Therapy: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver discusses psychedelic assisted therapy: its history, its potential, and what it has to do with A$AP Rocky’s relationship to rainbows. C... (2023)


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America’s opioid crisis - How the Mexican cartels are making profits now - The Economist

Mexican cartels and criminals are the leading producers of illegal synthetic drugs. This shift is fuelling the latest phase in America’s opioid cri... (2022)


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Is marijuana bad for your brain? - TED ED - Anees Bahji

Explore how marijuana’s two main active compounds, THC and CBD, affect your brain and body, and what risk factors to watch out for. -- In 1970, mar... (2019)


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Marketing to Doctors: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight Published on Feb 8, 2015 Pharmaceutical companies spend billions of dollars marketing drugs to doctors. We have a few issues w... (2018)


Podcast

Dr. Matthew Hill: How Cannabis Impacts Health & the Potential Risks - Huberman Lab

Listen to this episode from Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, my guest is Dr. Matthew Hill, Ph.D., a professor of cell biology and anatomy ... (2024)


Podcast

How Psilocybin Can Rewire Our Brain, Its Therapeutic Benefits & Its Risks - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, I discuss what psilocybin is (chemically) and how it works at the cellular an... (2023)


Podcast

Nicotine’s Effects on the Brain & Body & How to Quit Smoking or Vaping | Episode 90 - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify

Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, I explain how nicotine impacts the brain and body, including its potent ability to enhance attention, foc... (2022)


Podcast

A Safer Psychedelic: non-hallucinogenic derivatives of psychedelics - a16z

On Bio Eats World, we discuss of new research creating safer, non-hallucinogenic derivatives of psychedelics for the treatment of depression and ad... (2021)


Podcast

The CIA's Secret Quest For Mind Control: Torture, LSD And A 'Poisoner In Chief' - NPR

Journalist Stephen Kinzer reveals how CIA chemist Sidney Gottlieb worked in the 1950s and early '60s to develop mind control drugs and deadly toxin... (2019)


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