AvatarPRMAvatarAvatarMexico senate votes to legalize medicinal cannabisverified_publisherDW English - Deutsche WelleMexico's senate has voted overwhelmingly in favor of legalizing medical marijuana. The bill falls short of demands among some critics who argue that …
AvatarPRMAvatarAvatarThere's no industry hotter than marijuana right nowverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Sean Williams,Look around, and you'll struggle to find an industry hotter than marijuana. Back in 1995, not a single state had a law on its books legalizing medical cannabis or recreational pot. Today, following the November elections in which residents in eight out of nine states voted in favor of their state's …
AvatarPRMAvatarAvatarThe flesh-eating, bladder-wrecking chemicals hidden in street cocaine | The IndependentThe Independent - Adam LusherNearly two-thirds of cocaine is cut with a substance that can rot human flesh and 80 per cent contains a chemical linked to bladder cancer, a new …
AvatarPRMAvatarAvatarNeedle vs needle: a vaccine for drug addiction?verified_publisherThe Guardian - Dean BurnettI was recently a guest at a recording of the Wellcome Trust’s brilliant Level Up Human, a comedy/science podcast about improving humanity, hosted by Simon Watt. One of the first things guests have to do is talk about some interesting science news, focusing on human biology/medicine. To be honest, …
AvatarPRMAvatarAvatarHere's why there are no 'good' or 'bad' drugs – not even heroinverified_publisherThe Guardian - Marc LewisAs Allison’s story shows, with any psychoactive substance, the balance between help and harm depends on the person and the circumstances
AvatarPRMFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPot pains: Why marijuana can become toxic for somectvnews.caMarijuana is having a moment. The once recreational-use-only drug is now considered by many as a medicine, an anti-nauseant and pain reliever, even …
AvatarPRMAvatarAvatarMy secret life as a high-functioning drug userverified_publisherThe Guardian - Guardian staff reporterFrom midweek binges to the dealer with a loyalty card, one twentysomething asks when a habit becomes an addiction
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AvatarPRMAvatarAvatarHow to Pick Music for People on LSD, From a Scientist Whose Job That Isverified_publisherVICE - Victoria TurkNeuroscience PhD student Mendel Kaelen researches the relationship between psychedelics and music. He explains how he picks the songs. Since its 60s counterculture heyday, LSD has been closely associated with music. But it's not just artistic proclivities that link them: Researchers have found that …
AvatarPRMAvatarAvatarThe real reason cocaine, heroin and marijuana are illegal has nothing to do with addictionverified_publisherSalon - By Tessie CastilloLooking out at the trail of devastation and death that the heroin epidemic has left in its wake, it’s hard to imagine that not long ago one could purchase the drug from a Sears catalogue. Heroin was created by German chemists during the late 1890s and marketed through Bayer, the company best known …
AvatarPRMFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoYour Relationship With Weed Could Impact Your Sex Lifeverified_publisherGlamour - By Suzannah WeissIf you're planning to celebrate 4/20, chances are you have more orgasms than those who don't honor the occasion, according to Match's Singles in America survey, which asked more 5,000 singles around the country about their love, sex, and smoking habits. Among the weird-but-true statistics: Singles …
AvatarPRMAvatarAvatarLSD's impact on the brain revealed in groundbreaking imagesverified_publisherThe Guardian - Ian SampleFirst modern scans of people high on psychedelic drug has given researchers unprecedented insight into neural basis for its effects