Here’s the Lawless Hellscape Washington Has Become After Legalizing Marijuana

The news: Four months after the sale of recreational marijuana began in Washington state, something remarkable has happened: Legal sales will likely bring in about $60 million more in revenue over the next five years than originally projected. The Associated Press reports that predictions released by the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council show that Washington’s […]

‘You will not be arrested for using drugs’: What a sane drug policy looks like

Authorities in the Netherlands are warning Amsterdam tourists about heroin masquerading as cocaine, which has already killed several people and sent a number of others to the hospital. The campaign is striking because you’d never see one like it in the U.S.: “You will not be arrested for using drugs in Amsterdam,” the fliers promise. Instead, they give […]

City Council shelves security crackdown for medical pot

Despite concern that medical marijuana is a “cash only” business that breeds crime, the City Council on Wednesday squelched — probably for good — a security crackdown that would have required cultivation centers and dispensaries to hire around-the-clock security guards and prevent “public viewing” of pot. Mayoral challenger Bob Fioretti (2nd) and his Progressive Caucus […]

NYC Makes Historic Move For Marijuana With 25g Rule

On the heels of speculation swirling Sunday that New York would end the prosecution and arrest of individuals for low-level marijuana possession, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton announced that possession of 25g or less of cannabis would no longer be an arrestable offense. The change to the city’s policy will be issued Tuesday and will come into effect on […]

The Latest Cannabis Science The Mainstream Media Doesn’t Want You to Know

October 4, 2014  |   Scientific revelations are published almost daily in regard to the healing properties of the cannabis. But most of these findings appear solely in obscure, peer-reviewed journals and go largely unnoticed by the major media. Here are five new cannabis-centric studies that warrant mainstream attention Marijuana Use Is Associated With Decreased […]

10 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the History of Pot

October 7, 2014  |     What do Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Justin Bieber, Maya Angelou and well over 100 million Americans all have in common? They’ve all smoked pot. Throughout its history, marijuana has attracted plenty of unexpected users and proponents. And much of the history of greenery is now familiar to us—thanks to History […]

Millions of Americans to vote on marijuana legalization

This article was originally posted on October 9, 2014 One of America’s best-known travel writers and guides is lending his support to marijuana legalization as voters in Oregon, Alaska and Washington, D.C., consider dropping penalties for using pot. Travel guru Rick Steves has been a longtime supporter of marijuana legalization, but has recently stepped more […]

20 Years of Marijuana Research: What We Have Learned

People who drive under the influence of marijuana double their risk of being in a car crash, and about one in 10 daily marijuana users becomes dependent on the drug, according to a new review. Marijuana use has become increasingly prevalent over the years, and the review of marijuana studies summarizes what researchers have learned […]

This Is Your Brain While Videogaming Stoned

Pot and video games have long been bound together in hazy, wedded bliss—as well as in compulsion and codependency. Many a World of Warcraft binger has been found in the darkest hours of the night with clouds of sweet, milk-white smoke curling around him, a bong next to the keyboard. But the way these lovers, games and […]

Musing about the possible metaphors in Episode 7 of squid game.

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]  Today will be talking about episode seven of the first season of the Netflix show squid game. That episode starts with them cleaning up from the last game. The ‘front man’ asks on the radio about […]