In April 2016, after efforts from lobbying groups, appeals from state citizens, and a push from the state legislature, Pennsylvania Governor Tim Wolf signed a bill that legalized medical marijuana throughout the state. The new law specifies 17 conditions for which using marijuana as medical treatment is now legal, including cancer, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, AIDS, […]
The Drug Enforcement Administration has rejected a petition by two governors to change marijuana’s classification under federal law. Currently, under the Controlled Substances Act, marijuana is labeled a Schedule I drug with other substances that have a high risk of addiction with no proven medical use like heroin and LSD. Schedule I is the most […]
“Whites Smoke Pot, but Blacks Are Arrested:” Data Analysis Casts the War on Drugs in a Whole New Light1 “Institutional Racism” is defined as “racism perpetrated by government entities such as schools, the courts or the military. Unlike the racism perpetrated by individuals, institutional racism has the power to negatively affect the bulk of people […]
Morgan Freeman, the actor who once played God, says it’s time to legalize marijuana. Freeman is a longtime weed user and told The Daily Beast why he believes the case for legalizing pot is long overdue: “They used to say, ‘You smoke that stuff, boy, you get hooked! My first wife got me into it […]
Sarah Silverman was a guest on My Drunk Kitchen. The comedian explained that she doesn’t drink alcohol because “it tastes bad.” When show host Hannah Hart asked “What about wine?” Silverman answered “Tastes like mayonnaise earwax to me.” That’s when they broke out the Indicia – which is a marijuana varietal for those unaware. Indica, as Hart informs us, […]