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A Shelbyville medical cannabis clinic that opened in February has seen an uptick in patients, according to its co-owner. "The Shelbyville clinic has been really, really great," said Eric Sweatt, co-owner of the clinic. "We've helped a lot of people from the surrounding areas – some people are...

More than 100 new patients have received permission to use a form of medical marijuana in Georgia this month, bringing the statewide total of people using the product to more than 1,800 less than three years after the state began the program. They still don't have easy access to the drug, which...

Last week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a return to federal drug policies that, beginning in the 1980's, led to mass incarceration and the dubious distinction of making the United States the world's biggest jailer. The policies that comprised the "War on Drugs" incurred enormous...

Proponents of drug policy reform say they look forward to the signing of a marijuana decriminalization bill, but some are concerned the law will exacerbate addiction problems in the Granite State. The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted Tuesday to approve the Senate's...

More than 100 new patients have received permission to use a form of medical marijuana in Georgia this month, bringing the statewide total of people using the product to more than 1800 less than three years after the state began the program. They still don't have easy access to the drug, which...

The Missouri Marijuana Legalization Movement (MMLM) has been working diligently to put together an initiative petition for 100 percent legalization of cannabis in Missouri. The Secretary of State has approved a petition for circulation that will put that question in front of the voters of...

Whatever The claims about Taiwan being a progressive nation, differing from neighboring Asian countries, drug policy is an issue where Taiwan is far from progressive. And indeed, in may respects, the Tsai administration's drug policy is revealing of the sharply conservative undercurrent which...

The latest entrant to the federal NDP leadership race says it's "offensive" the government is allowing people to be charged with marijuana possession while there's a bill before Parliament to legalize it. Jagmeet Singh, who currently sits in the Ontario legislature, said Canada absolutely needs...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently issued new sentencing rules to help fill prisons, and his renewed attack on marijuana is certain to put more and more people behind bars. The only people who benefit from this are private prison owners, and they are currently celebrating Sessions' moves...

Should marijuana be legal in Idaho? And if so, should it be recreational? Those were the questions discussed at a special panel discussion in Boise. The discussion starts with a thumbs up from the Chamber of Commerce of Huntington, Oregon where pot is legal. "Having a booming town instead of...

President Trump's attorney general, Jeff Sessions, has ordered federal prosecutors to seek maximum penalties for drug-related crimes. This is both cruel and stupid. It's cruel because Session's 5,000 prosecutors must now push for long jail sentences even for people who pose no violent threat...

Harm reduction is a strategy for treating addiction that begins with acceptance. A friendlier, less disciplined sister of abstinence, this philosophy aims to reduce the overall level of drug use among people who are unable or simply unwilling to stop. What should naturally follow is a decrease...

Unresolved trauma and conflict is the root of all disease. Substance abuse is a disease. Addiction is a component of disease. There is no gene that gives a person addiction. The pathway to addiction and substance abuse is a learned behavior. Scholars are studying how poor rural white people are...

People are turning to cannabis as an addiction recovery tool. Josh was 22 when he first tried cocaine. “It was in a social setting. Being young, a bit naive and a tad curious, I took the plunge thinking it wouldn’t mean anything,” Josh, who asked to be identified by first name only, told...

Cannabis has been identified as a potential substitute for users of legal or illicit opioids, but a new Vancouver-based study shows the drug may also help reduce people's cravings for another highly addictive substance: crack cocaine. Scientists at the BC Centre on Substance Use tracked 122...

A new festival in Genesee County aimed to normalize medical marijuana use. The two-day Electric Kanna Karnival at Auto City Speedway brought music, carnival rides and games, but also vendors offering medicinal marijuana and education for people utilizing the substance for their ailments...

The Canadian Liberal government is set to legalize marijuana on July 1, 2018, ending a 94-year-long prohibition on the plant. It's about time, but it's also time to de-stigmatize its use. People who literally oppose marijuana, at this point, just need to let it go. There is no need for the...

Seems there's a dating app for lots of different groups of people these days. You may have heard of the dating apps Christian Mingle, Tinder, J-Date, but have you heard of Sizzl, for bacon lovers, Tindog, for dog owners, and Farmers March, for farmers and people who love them? There's a new...

The Bismarck Police Department is cracking down on cannabidiol hemp oil sold at local health foods stores, reporting that the product is illegal by federal law. Around noon on Thursday, three narcotics detectives purchased bottles of CBD hemp oil from Terry's Health Products, 717 East Main...

Cannabidiol oil is used for health purposes, but it is controversial. There is some confusion about what it is, and its effect on the human body. Cannabidiol (CBD) may have some health benefits, but there may also be some risks. What is CBD oil? CBD is the name of a compound found in the...