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Anti-Cannabis Rhetoric Who’s Is Behind It
Some Quick Examples Well by now, if you spend any time on social media at all you realize how much anti cannabis rhetoric you will see in your feed. Here are some of the examples I’ve seen that are just preposterous: Cannabis causes bipolar disorder Cannabis causes you to have...
The Government Has Admitted the War on Drugs Was A Lie
When you hear the words “The War on Drugs,” what does that mean to you? If you watch Fox News or read Breitbart or some other propaganda machine, you probably think this is literal terminology. To anyone (like myself) who has been a victim of the “War on Drugs” or...
Cannabis and Memory Loss, is it Bullshit?
Yes, it pretty much is from everything that I’m finding online. Now, any stoner will tell you the last thing that you want to do after smoking a fat blunt or taking a huge dab is do something that you don’t want to do. If it is a cognitively challenging...
Misinformation Perpetuated in Cannabis Use and Cultivation
This is a blog post that I have been wanting to write for some time. First, I want to describe what misinformation is and how it is distinguished from disinformation. The two are often confused with each other and are very different things. In a nutshell, misinformation is information that...
The Real Reason Cannabis Was Made Illegal: Power, Profit, and Politics
Why Cannabis Was Made Illegal: Power, Profit, and Politics The Ancient History of Cannabis For thousands of years, cannabis has been used as medicine, food, and fiber. In 19th- and early 20th-century America, you could even buy cannabis tinctures at local pharmacies. Cannabis was common, accepted, and safe — after...
“Just Say No” — How a Slogan Became a War on Communities
The 1980's When people think back to the 1980s, they often remember big hair, bright colors, and catchy slogans. But one slogan stands out for its long-term damage: “Just Say No.” Marketed as a harmless anti-drug campaign, it was rolled out during the Reagan administration as part of the broader...
My Parents Putting me on Drug Tests
4/20 - 1999 On 4/20 1999 sophomore year of high school I was caught at school with cannabis and was suspended with two friends, I’ve written a blog post on this experience, find it here. As a result of this experience my parents, who both smoked themselves into heart attacks...
“Cannabis Use Disorder”
To anyone reading my blog you know that I believe the way that we have rolled out cannabis legalization (if you want to call it that) in this country is completely fucked. Look to my previous blog post as to why. As bad as the retail market is in most...
My Second Experience with the War on Drugs
I was in weight lifting class senior year of high school; having enough credits to graduate I should have already been done, however my cumulative GPA was not ideal so I was literally taking five gym classes and a study hall, achieving straight A’s in an attempt to get my...
