Abuse/Addiction

In October 2017, President Trump declared a public health emergency in hopes of slowing down the catastrophic opioid epidemic our nation is fighting. One component of this administration’s plan to reduce the number of fatal overdoses and overall plight of …

Former pro-baller Al Harrington is continuing his mission to bring smoke out of the shadows in the NBA. After 16 years bruising opponents in the paint and sinking threes for seven different NBA teams, Al Harrington was ready for a new …

Organizations for military veterans such as the American Legion are advocating“>advocating for marijuana legalization to treat PTSD, chronic pain, opioid addiction and depression. The American Legion has been actively trying to convince“>convince Congress to write legislation amending the Controlled Substances …

Photo via RiverMend Health A cannabis policy advisor to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is attempting to bring draconian drug testing rules and forced addiction treatment to every American doctor’s office, using a drug policy meeting with the nation’s top …

The adult-use cannabis market has been up and running in California for less than two weeks, and even though many cities have not yet allowed retail pot shops to open, the demand for weed has been so strong that some …

There’s been no increase in crime, opioid addiction has dropped in the states that have legalized marijuana, and tax revenue for various programs has soared. Medical research into marijuana use for cancer patients, alzheimer’s patients, and other uses has been …

California finally legalized marijuana (officially), but with increased interest and subsequent revenue, the ever-present question of where marijuana businesses in California and other cannabis-legal states should place their money for safekeeping arises yet again. While some credit unions and community …

Not even a week after Bermuda’s House of Assembly passed a bill to decriminalize cannabis possession, the Senate has done the same. With support from all sides, the island nation pushed forward on its Misuse of Drugs [Decriminalization of Cannabis] …

Newly emerging in Switzerland, opponents of cannabis reform are up in arms about the colorful packaging of CBD products, which they claim entices both children and adolescents to consume cannabis. However, the main point of contention for Swiss lawmakers is …