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Let’s Explore These Therapeutic Drugs That Were Accidental Discoveries

Veriheal

This was the birth of the world’s first sleeping pill. Discover Magazine described the first antidepressant, iproniazid, as a “psychic energizer”. The substance was first synthesized for the treatment of tuberculosis but they found that the patients were exhibiting euphoric and hyperactive behavior. Heart Pacemaker.

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Joe Biden thinks ‘forced rehab’ is positive drug reform. Here’s why he’s wrong

SpeedWeed

They’re also typically based on data supplied by privately-run rehab facilities with a vested interest in having the government continue to force people to enter their for-profit treatment programs. The drug treatment industry’s shoddy record. And some of those people do find treatment helpful.

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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper

Cannabis Law Report

The AAFP urges its members to be involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of substance use, as well as secondary diseases impacted or caused by use. The AAFP recognizes the benefits of intervention and treatment for the recreational use of marijuana, in lieu of incarceration, for all individuals, including youth.

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Psychedelic Invest’s 100 Most Influential People in Psychedelics List

Cannabis Law Report

there has never been a better time for new treatment options. He is the creator and director of the television series Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia, in which he investigates the chemistry, history, and cultural impact of various psychoactive drugs. Hamilton Morris is an American journalist, documentarian, and scientific researcher.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

Cannabis Law Report

The Cannabis sativa plant has an incredibly multi-layered, rich, and versatile history of human uses for food and fibre, as well as recreational, and religious and spiritual purposes throughout the world (McPartland and Hegman 2018 ; Aldrich 1997 ; Touw 1981 ; Li 1974 ; Bonini et al. 2018 ; Frankhauser 2008 ). Full size image.

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Minorities in cannabis, with Steven Philpott Jr.

The Cannigma

Listen & Subscribe: In light of Black History Month, we feel it is important and relevant to talk about how minorities in the United States and around the world have been disproportionately affected by drug policy and the war on drugs. EG: So, it is February, which means it’s Black History Month in the US right, Codi?