Tag: Weed
When it comes to cannabis, England is a funny place. It’s quite possibly the only location on the planet that has ever reported a death from cannabis poisoning, a statistical impossibility. It’s also responsible for conducting questionable studies on weed, the latest of which (PDF doc) is inviting a lot of attention and scrutiny. “Scientists […]
The results are in: taxes from recreational weed sales in Colorado totaled $44 million. While that number is far lower than estimates it is still tens of millions of dollars more than the previous year. Add taxes revenue from medical pot and other fees and the figure rises to $76 million for 2014 according to […]
Speaking to rich people at the Aspen Institute, chronic meddler of people’s affairs and former mayor of New York Mike Bloomberg blasted Colorado for ending the prohibition on weed and regulating it like its more dangerous counterparts, tobacco and booze. Bloomberg had this to say about the measure that has allowed police to focus on […]
For reasons that can’t be explained rationally, cannabis is classified by the DEA as a Schedule I drug, which means it has a high potential for abuse and no medicinal value. It also means that the federal government makes it very hard to conduct clinical studies on it. Since the DEA is an agency more […]
Arrests for the possession or small amounts of weed in New York City continue to decline sharply and it’s not because the NYPD is engaged in another slowdown — it’s because they’re finally following the law. Here’s some background: In 1977, weed was decriminalized in New York. According to the state law, possession of 25 […]
The latest nominee for Attorney General says that she does not agree with President Obama that weed is no more dangerous than alcohol and she would not support legalization. Loretta Lynch, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, is currently facing confirmation hearings in front of Congress to take over the AG position from Eric Holder. According […]
It’s easy to assume that the process of getting drugs for scientific research is some shadowy pursuit that the government would make nearly impossible. But in fact it’s actually more like ordering from J. Crew if you’re a properly credentialed research scientist. All candidates have to do is go to this page and click this catalog to […]
“Legalize it, don’t criticize it,” officially bellowed reggae great Peter Tosh in 1975 when he recorded what would later become one of the most popular songs of all time. Four decades later, lawmakers in Jamaica are finally getting the message. Although elected officials are not fully legalizing cannabis like in Colorado and Washington, a bill […]
Another banner with a pro-NYPD/anti-de Blasio message flew over the city on Tuesday, but this one was a little more specifically personal than the previous notes. It read, “DE BLASIO GET OFF THE POT. RESIGN. WE ❤ NYPD.” According the Daily News the sky high message is a reference to de Blasio’s college days when he enjoyed partaking in […]
When Commissar Bloomberg first floated the idea of a cigarette ban in 2002 in New York City, my first concern wasn’t how it would impact public health or the city’s bustling nightlife and bars…I wondered how it would affect pot smokers. As mush as I hate cigarettes — they tend to be addictive and kill […]
