the receiving feeling Image by ezola Tonight I am sitting in front of my computer, consuming my usual daily dose of media, and I notice it, again. The music sounds better, the pictures all delight, the essays all inspire. This happens once every few weeks, always at night, and it’s wonderful. I call it the …
Tag Archive: Drug
Jan
21
Marijuana: good medicine or addictive drug; 70′s era marijuana smuggler lends 40 years of expertise
Article by Frank Sayre Marijuana: good medicine or addictive drug; a 70′s era marijuana smuggler provides useful data and over 40 years of inclusive knowledge Hi! Allow me to qualify myself. At age 22, I began smoking pot. Today, at age 66, I smoke sparingly-maybe three to four times a week and in small amounts. …
Jan
04
Wider Use Of Cannabis Therapy Could Reduce Prescription Pain Drug Deaths
[Editor's note: This post is excerpted from this week's forthcoming NORML weekly media advisory. To have NORML's news alerts and legislative advisories delivered straight to your in-box, sign up here.] Physicians who prescribe opioid drugs to patients with neuropathy (nerve pain) ought to consider recommending cannabis as an alternative therapy, according to a peer-reviewed paper …
Jan
01
Feds Arrest of Bears’ Receiver Sparks Rumors of NFL Drug Scandal
The NFL’s Sam Hurd was seemingly living the dream; an undrafted wide receiver out of relatively small Northern Illinois University who made it with the Dallas Cowboys in his home state of Texas in 2006, catching current star quarterback Tony Romo’s first pro pass. In 2011 Hurd signed a three-year, $ 4.15 million dollar deal …
Dec
24
Drug Education Should Reflect Reality Not Deny It
[Fact: Drugs are pervasive in our society and, one way or another, adolescents will be exposed to mind-altering substances.] It is an unmistakable reality that a significant number of high school students will try marijuana. According to the recent 2011 Monitoring the Future Survey, nearly 40 percent of all high school seniors admit to having …
