December 10th, 2013
Mom Turns to Medical Marijuana to Treat Son’s Epilepsy
In a recent Huffington Post interview, a mother of an epileptic boy, Zaki, reports that a unique strain of medical marijuana known as “Charlotte’s Web,” sent her son’s severe symptoms of epilepsy almost directly into remission. Zaki’s mother, Heather Jackson, explained in the interview that her ...
December 9th, 2013
Hidden Meth Pipe Lands Woman in Hospital and Jail
26-year-old North Dakota resident, Jeana Marie Smart, was arrested on Monday after police uncovered a warrant for her arrest, revealing she had “failed to appear in court on a pending narcotics and drug paraphernalia case,” according to the police report. Once transported to the Cass County ...
December 5th, 2013
Meet the Denver Post’s New Marijuana Editor
In a bold “what’s next?” in Colorado’s legalization of marijuana, the Denver Post has appointed Ricardo Baca to the position of “Marijuana Editor.” Baca previously held the position of Entertainment Editor, covering a wide variety of topics from film to music. As he mentions in an interview, he ...
December 4th, 2013
Leaked UN Report Reveals Changing Attitudes on the Global War on Drugs
According to a leaked United Nations draft document, the prohibition-only style approach to the global War on Drugs may be nearing the end of its 52-year life. The document reveals that attitudes about the U.S.-led policy of abstinence-only education are increasingly divided, particularly among ...
December 2nd, 2013
License to Sell: World’s First Recreational Marijuana Retail License Granted in Colorado
The world’s first recreational marijuana retail license has been awarded to Annie’s- a dispensary currently operating as a medical marijuana center in Central City, Colorado (insert Rocky Mountain High joke here.) Although Annie’s still needs to obtain a state license, businesses throughout ...
November 27th, 2013
The Rising Popularity of Kratom Spurs Concern Over Legality
In a CBS article published last week, a drug named kratom was defined as a highly addictive legal drug similar to cocaine that has been gaining popularity in South Florida. Sold as an herbal remedy at Kava bars, head shops and convenience stores in the area, kratom comes from a tree in ...
November 26th, 2013
Less Funding for Mental Health Medication Research
Medical research companies seem to be spending less and less on mental health drugs, psychiatrists report. Considering ever-soaring numbers of Americans are purported to suffer from mental health issues such as depression and Alzheimer’s, it seems strange that companies are limiting funding for ...
November 20th, 2013
Research Sheds Light on Cocaine Addiction & DNA
Thanks to the concerted efforts by the University of Pennsylvania researchers and rats, more progress has been made in understanding addiction — specifically, cocaine addiction and its genetic effects on the brain across generations. In a study led by Mathieu Wimmer, PhD, the male ...
November 19th, 2013
Sisa: The Drug Self-Medicating Greece’s Unemployed
Derived from the Persian word for glass, Sisa, is a destructive, cheap synthetic drug crawling through the poverty-stricken streets of Greece. While little is known about the drug, Open Democracy reports that it’s an enhanced form of crystal methamphetamine created by mixing amphetamines with a ...
November 18th, 2013
32 Charged with Large Meth Operation in Texas
Recently, federal prosecutors released an official statement announcing that 32 people have been charged with drug trafficking and conspiracy in relation to a methamphetamine distribution operation in Texas. Based in Stephenville, Texas, the meth operation named Brittany Barron Drug Trafficking ...
November 13th, 2013
Bottoms Up: Man Mistakes Liquid Meth for Health Drink
A 55-year-old British man recently died after drinking what he believed was just an awful tasting health drink, but was in fact a bottle of liquid methamphetamine — one of many bottles in the package with a cumulative value of $54,000. After taking the deadly dose, Romano Dias of ...
November 12th, 2013
Drinks in Disguise: Britain’s Safer Substitute
Imagine a world without hangovers, alcoholism, drunk driving, and the health risks of binge drinking. It sounds too good to be true, but it’s not. Scientists in Britain are designing a cocktail drug that mimics the effects of alcohol, but spares drinkers the dangerous and unpleasant side ...
November 11th, 2013
Drug Dealers Find a New Market on Instagram
The social networking site- where people post and comment on photographs and videos- has taken measures to block certain hashtags in an effort to eliminate the sale of illegal drugs by its users. Instagram issued the plan after a BBC investigation found users uploading images of narcotics and ...
November 6th, 2013
How High Can You Fly?
Forget measuring your carry-on liquids to ensure they meet the precise amount allowed to pass airport security inspection — can you bring pot on flights? With the legalization of medical marijuana in 20 states (and counting), and recreational use of the drug approved in Washington and ...
November 5th, 2013
$12 Million in Marijuana and Cocaine Seized from U.S-Mexico Tunnel
Three are in custody in conjunction to a San Diego-Tijuana drug tunnel discovered by the San Diego Tunnel Task Force last week. At 35 feet deep, 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide, officials describe the “super tunnel” as the most sophisticated of its kind found in the past two years. Built by one of ...
November 4th, 2013
Methamerica Film Preview: A Look Into America’s Meth Epidemic
In the works with director Christopher Halligan is Methamerica, a documentary that captures the impact of methamphetamine on rural communities through a variety of enlightening lenses. Interviews with individuals and families affected by meth, law enforcement, prevention activists, medical ...
