…in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” — BENJAMIN FRANKLIN …and the law of supply and demand. The March primary election presented Illinois with the opportunity to weigh in on legalizing recreational marijuana. Voters responded with a resounding ‘yes’ by a roughly two-thirds majority. While non-binding, the…
(Read the full article on “POINTS: THE BLOG OF THE ALCOHOL & DRUGS HISTORY SOCIETY” here.) Americans are consumed by fads in food, drink, and wellness. We swing from one subject of fascination to another: antioxidants, açai, resveratrol, fat free, healthy fats, active cultures, spiked seltzers, organic, biodynamic, anything free range, you name it. Yet…
For consumers seeking the many positive purported benefits of the suddenly fashionable cannabis compound, there’s little easily-accessible information. Worse yet, we may be witnessing an explosion of misunderstanding and misinformation as an epidemic of lung injuries continues across the US. Poisoned by black market products, nearly a thousand people have fallen ill across the country.…