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Medicaid, Marijuana And Me: An Ex-Opioid Addict’s Take On American Drug Denial
Americans are sick of dying in the ‘war on drugs,’ and will stand on the right side of history with or without you. Cannabis will no longer be a government tool for enslaving and oppressing people of color, nor for foisting pain and undue cost upon us all. […]
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Weed Campaigner Calls for Decriminalisation of Meth
” Prohibition and punishment has never stopped anyone from ruining their lives, all it has ever done is to make the vulnerable the prey of the criminals and added a terrible burden to that of addiction through the loss of reputation and opportunity by their treatment as criminals by our…
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NZ: Methamphetamine set to overtake cannabis as biggest drug burden on our court system
Drug Foundation executive director Ross Bell said a new approach was needed with Kiwis being some of the biggest meth users in the world. When the issue was tackled only through law enforcement and the criminal justice system, courts got clogged up, Bell said. “If you talk to cops they say you…
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Science Proves Marijuana Is Not A Gateway Drug, And Never Was
According to Canadian brain researcher, Dr. Matthew Hill, “I’d say the whole idea of cannabis being a gateway drug is a debunked thing at this point. …I don’t think there’s any evidence to support that,” said Hill, who is an assistant professor at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at the University of Calgary. […]
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‘Truly it will save lives’: Dublin first supervised injecting centre
The country’s first supervised drug injecting centre will be operated by Merchants Quay Project. The new facility will provide access to clean, sterile injecting equipment and have trained staff on hand to provide emergency care in the event of an overdose. Staff will also provide advice on treatment and rehabilitation.…
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Antigua and Barbuda Set to Decriminalise Cannabis, as PM Says It is “Part of the Culture of the Country
On February 6, legislators in Caribbean nation’s House of Representatives voted to approve the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill. The bill, which has support from Prime Minister Gaston Browne, seeks to decriminalise the possession of less than 10 grams of cannabis for all adults, and allow Rastafarian people to legally use…
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US: Employers blocked from discriminating against staff using marijuana in Maine
Employers in the state will no longer be able to discriminate against employees for using marijuana or marijuana by-products outside after new laws went into effect, and the state’s Labour Department has removed the drug from its list of substances that employers can test applicants for, according to the employment…
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We All Use Drugs, So Treat Drug Users as You Would Want to Be Treated
The war on drugs is really a war on us. It is time to decriminalize all drugs and stop arresting people simply for using or possessing a certain substance. We are all using drugs, most non-problematically. How can we allow the police to target, arrest and lock up our brothers…
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The shortage of publicly-funded rehab beds in Victoria is driving people to move interstate. But for people struggling with addiction, like Kane, it’s not easy.
Victoria’s public rehab services are struggling with the demand, and private centres are fairing little better. Councils like Geelong and Shepparton have recently knocked back plans for private facilities in the face of staunch public opposition. In the midst of increasing addiction rates, many taxpayers refuse to see their money…
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Malaysia Set to Execute More People for Drug Offenses
Last month, six people were sentenced to death for drug trafficking by a Malaysian court. Two are Malaysian and the rest are Indian nationals – another country that maintains the death penalty for drug offenses. While Malaysia has taken steps to make the death penalty for certain drug offenses non-mandatory, slow implementation…