SOCIAL DRUGS

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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.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 15: A squirrel monkey is seen eating inside its enclosure at Taronga Zoo on December 15, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. The new immersive exhibit allows zoo visitors to observe the Squirrel Monkeys closer than ever before. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage)
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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.
Marijuana is displayed for sale at the MedMen dispensary in West Hollywood, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. California launched legal marijuana Monday, and customers lined up to celebrate the historic moment in San Diego, Sacramento and Oakland -- some of the municipalities given the green light to start sales on January 1. Meantime, in Los Angeles and San Francisco, the state's first- and fourth-largest cities, customers were turned away empty handed. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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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.
Cut in half, a bit of powder in the middle.
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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.
A bowl of marijuana is displayed for a photograph at the MedMen dispensary in West Hollywood, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. California launched legal marijuana Monday, and customers lined up to celebrate the historic moment in San Diego, Sacramento and Oakland -- some of the municipalities given the green light to start sales on January 1. Meantime, in Los Angeles and San Francisco, the state's first- and fourth-largest cities, customers were turned away empty handed. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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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.
A pack of Philip Morris Marlboro brand cigarettes is arranged for a photograph in Tiskilwa, Illinois, U.S., on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Philip Morris International Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on July 20. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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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."
Recreational marijuana is displayed for sale at the MedMen store in West Hollywood, California U.S. January 2, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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
'Winetasting, canon 1Ds mark III'
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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.
Dried and pruned marijuana buds wait to be processed for shipping at Tweed Marijuana Inc in Smith's Falls, Ontario, April 22, 2014. By unlocking the once-obscure medical marijuana market, Canada has created a fast-growing, profitable and federally regulated industry with a distinct appeal to the more daring global investor. About a dozen producers of the drug will find themselves in the spotlight this year as they consider going public or prepare to so through share sales or reverse takeovers to capitalize on recent regulatory changes, investment bankers said. Tweed Marijuana Inc, which converted an old chocolate factory into a marijuana farm, led the pack by becoming the first publicly held Canadian company in the sector. Picture taken April 22, 2014. REUTERS/Blair Gable (CANADA - Tags: HEALTH DRUGS SOCIETY BUSINESS AGRICULTURE)
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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
12/15/17 -- Florence, MA -- Jess Tilley, founder of the New England User's Union, at home on December 15, 2017, in Florence, Massachusetts. (Kayana Szymczak for the Huffington Post)
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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.
cropped view of two young adults smoking a joint
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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.
Cigarette butt on abstract background.
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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.
Pinch of Cannabis in circle shape on white background
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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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