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POLITICS
This Extract Is Driving A Hemp Gold Rush. But Is It Legal?
By
Stateline
, Editorial Partner
The federal government is divided on whether the hemp CBD extract is legal.
Andy Tennille
HEALTH
The Hidden Side Of The Opioid Crisis We Need To Talk About After Tom Petty's Death
By
The Mighty
, Editorial Partner
Chronic pain patients simply cannot afford to be left out of the conversation. Their needs must be a part of the solution.
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U.S. NEWS
FDA Ends Nicotine Addiction Study On Monkeys After 4 Animal Deaths
By
Hilary Hanson
26 squirrel monkeys will be headed to a sanctuary.
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OPINION
When Parents Commit A Crime, It’s Their Kids Who Do The Time
By
Marian S. Harris
, Guest Writer
The war on marijuana has turned thousands of children into the walking wounded.
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HUFFPOST PERSONAL
Amid An Industry Boom, Incarceration For Weed Still Threatens Black Women
By
Ja'han Jones
Across the country, disparate drug enforcement has guaranteed inequality for years to come.
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POLITICS
Vermont Makes History By Legalizing Marijuana, But Its Law Comes With A Catch
By
Nick Wing
Vermont became the ninth state to legalize weed and the first to do it through legislation. But don't expect recreational cannabis sales any time soon.
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OPINION
10 Years After Heath Ledger's Death, The Opioid Epidemic Rages On
By
John Temple
, Guest Writer
And there's no sign of a Hollywood ending.
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HUFFPOST PERSONAL
This Is What The Future Of Legal Weed Looks Like
By
Amanda Duberman
The industry is growing fast, and women of color are setting the terms.
Hope Wiseman
HUFFPOST PERSONAL
The Youngest Black Dispensary Owner In The U.S. Wants To Help You Understand Weed
By
Jamie Feldman
Hope Wiseman is breaking barriers and breaking stigma.
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WORLD NEWS
Young Australians Want Pill Testing At Music Fests And Would Heed The Results
By
Josh Butler
Even though a survey indicated 90 percent would use the service, the testing hasn't been allowed.
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POLITICS
Injection Sites Provide Safe Spots To Shoot Up
By
Stateline
, Contributor
Stateline provides daily reporting and analysis on trends in s...
Stateline home page Sign up for exclusive state policy reporting and research Supervised drug injection facilities are being
ENTERTAINMENT
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Drug Addiction
By
Claire Rudy Foster
, Contributor
Writer
Even in progressive films, realistic representation of people in recovery Is missing.
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POLITICS
Marijuana Industry Not Freaking Out Over Threat Of Federal Crackdown
By
Nick Wing
and
Ryan J. Reilly
Attorney General Jeff Sessions wanted to make state-legal weed businesses paranoid, but they're mostly chill for now.
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POLITICS
What Do California's Pot Outlaws Do Now?
By Alex Halperin, On Assignment For HuffPost
In the state's freshly opened legal market, there's no place for the marijuana industry's hipneck pioneers.
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BUSINESS
Philip Morris Says It's 'Trying To Give Up Cigarettes' In 2018
By
Rebecca Shapiro
The tobacco company is pushing e-cigarettes instead, in what anti-smoking advocates are calling a "P.R. stunt."
Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
POLITICS
A Day Of Liberation In The Golden State
By
Chris Weigant
, Contributor
Chris Weigant is a political commentator.
For the third day in a row, marijuana is legally available for both purchase and consumption in California, for purely recreational
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HEALTHY LIVING
This Is Your Body On Dry January
By Ashley Davidson, On Assignment For HuffPost
There are benefits to banishing the booze.
Blair Gable / Reuters
POLITICS
You Can Now Buy Legal Recreational Marijuana In California
By
Matt Ferner
The first state to legalize medical cannabis becomes the most populous to allow recreational use.
BLACK VOICES
Will Blacks Also Get Treatment Not Jail For Opioid Addiction?
By
Earl Ofari Hutchinson
, Contributor
Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst
There was mild surprise when the news hit that the opioid death rate among Blacks is fast approaching that of whites. Surprise
Kayana Szymczak for HuffPost
U.S. NEWS
Drug Users Are Forming Unions To Protect Their Rights And Safety
By
Livia Gershon
Self-organized groups of opioid users are working together to stay alive and fight the stigma of drug use -- even if they’re not trying to quit.
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POLITICS
It Turns Out Legal Weed In Colorado Hasn't Led To Kids Abusing The Drug
By
Antonia Blumberg
New data actually shows a slight dip in use among teens.
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HEALTHY LIVING
Big Tobacco Is Still In The Business Of Deceiving Americans
By
Sen. Richard Blumenthal
, Contributor
U.S. Senator from Connecticut
A new anti-smoking campaign is the result of a major lawsuit win, but it also shows how much power the tobacco companies still have.
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HEALTHY LIVING
No, We Didn't Just See The First Marijuana Overdose Death
By
Nick Wing
Recent reports may have some people confused, so let's clear up a few things.
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