Like many people with chronic pain conditions, I struggle to get adequate pain killers. Even if my doctor weren’t (understandably) wary of giving me the really heavy stuff, I’d be cautious of...
A friend of mine took part in a medical cannabis trial to test whether it could help with the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. She was taking the legitimate cannabis in the trial and found that it...
Good morning, gentle readers! Recommended reading was displaced by the Game of Thrones finale (be sure to read Dominick Evans' post about it, and his prior dive into incest on the show), but...
Good morning, gentle readers! March is right around the corner and there's lot to read this week, so let's dive in — and as always, we want to hear from you about what you're reading, and where!...
Marijuana is one of the most popular illegal drugs used in the United States — and marijuana culture is woven throughout American society. With a growing number of states authorising marijuana not...
Last month, Frontline in association with KQED and the Center for Investigative Reporting produced a half hour special, 'The Pot Republic,' probing into the state of marijuana in California. Their...
I live in the heart of the Emerald Triangle, where the air turns skunky in the fall and everyone seems to be paying with sticky hundreds at the grocery store, even, perhaps especially, the people in...
Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s military campaign against drug cartels has failed miserably. It’s no stretch to call it the single worst human-made disaster in Mexico since the Mexican...