Published: Aug 11, 2017, 8:19 am • Updated: Aug 11, 2017, 8:21 am By Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post “Federal drug prosecutions have gone down in recent years. We’re going to be bringing them up and bringing them up rapidly. …
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Seattle Regulators Dish Out (and Subsequently Drop) Fines For Legal Pot Parties – News
Ever since marijuana was legalized in the state of Washington, Seattle summers have become a hotspot for green-friendly parties and festivals. One of the largest is HempFest, a gigantic cannabis-centric gathering run by the organization Seattle Events. This year’s festivities …
Read More »Could opioid emergency declaration be used for Sessions’ war on drugs?
Published: Aug 10, 2017, 2:56 pm • Updated: Aug 10, 2017, 4:22 pm By Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post President Donald Trump on Thursday said he considers the opioid crisis to be “a national emergency,” starting a process aimed at …
Read More »Doctors received more than $46 million from opioid companies
Published: Aug 10, 2017, 11:47 am • Updated: Aug 10, 2017, 11:47 am By Katie Zezima, The Washington Post One in 12 doctors has received money from drug companies marketing prescription opioid medications, according to a study released Wednesday afternoon. …
Read More »Should Maryland just scrap its medical marijuana program and start over?
Published: Aug 10, 2017, 7:38 am • Updated: Aug 10, 2017, 7:38 am By The Washington Post Editorial Board Maryland’s medical marijuana program has been so sluggish to take flight, so dazed in setting rules for applicants and so muddled …
Read More »Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says there’s “no reason” for marijuana to be illegal
Published: Aug 9, 2017, 8:33 am • Updated: Aug 9, 2017, 8:42 am By The Washington Post, The Cannabist Staff Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, among the most well-known living scientists this side of Stephen Hawking, said this week that “there’s no reason for [marijuana] …
Read More »Drug overdose deaths soared in first nine months of 2016
Published: Aug 8, 2017, 9:06 am • Updated: Aug 8, 2017, 9:28 am By Lenny Bernstein, The Washington Post Deaths from drug overdoses rose sharply in the first nine months of 2016, the government reported Tuesday, releasing data that confirm …
Read More »Alarming Rates of Toxins Found in California’s Illegal Pot Grows
The use of chemicals in illegal marijuana grows is rampant in states like California. It’s evident in the toxins left behind by the illegal fertilizers, pesticides, and butane. One investigation uncovered thousands of used butane cans used to process concentrated …
Read More »Dallas man attacked after asking train passengers to stop smoking weed
Published: Aug 3, 2017, 9:44 am • Updated: Aug 3, 2017, 9:44 am By Amber Ferguson, The Washington Post On Sunday night, a 44-year-old man riding on a Dallas Area Rapid Transit train was beaten by a group of other …
Read More »Trump pressured Nieto to stop saying Mexico won’t pay for border wall
Published: Aug 3, 2017, 8:30 am • Updated: Aug 3, 2017, 8:46 am By Greg Miller, The Washington Post WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump made building a wall along the southern U.S. border and forcing Mexico to pay for it …
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