drugs
Page: 17
Baltimore will no longer waste time and resources prosecuting low-level crimes. On Friday, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced to the media that the city will stop prosecuting drug possession, prostitution, minor traffic violations, and other low-level offenses. Per NBC News, the city created this initiative at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce the virus’s spread in local […]
Jackass’ head-of-hilarity Steve-O has become known for death-defying stunts, outlandish antics, and over-the-top pranks, but fans have joined together to celebrate the iconic prankster on him now being 13 years sober. On Thursday, Steve-O shared a picture of himself in 2006 hunched over a pile of blue capsules with a cigarette in his hand, and […]
Mexico remains on track to become the world’s largest market for legal cannabis. According to New York Times, the country’s lower house has approved a landmark bill that aims to legalize recreational marijuana use. The legislation passed Wednesday in a vote of 316 to 129, with 23 lawmakers abstaining. The news comes more than three years after Mexico […]
Elizabeth Banks is headed back to the director’s chair. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actress/filmmaker has signed to direct Cocaine Bear—a Universal Pictures thriller inspired by true events that occurred in the 1980s. The outlet reports the movie will be written by Jimmy Warden and will be produced under Lord Miller’s first-look deal with the studio. Specific […]
SZA’s hit song “Good Days” has finally received the video treatment. The self-directed visual sees the TDE singer passing out after taking what seems to be magic mushrooms. She’s transported to another land where we see her dance among foliage and Fantasia-esque mushrooms. Elsewhere, we see her on a stripper pole in a room packed with books […]
Researchers are pouring water on the belief that microdosing LSD actually does anything (at least, anything positive) for those who do it. According to The Guardian, the practice became a Silicon Valley trend and then spread outwards from there. The belief was that it boosted mood, sharpened cognitive abilities, and made people more creative. Let us note […]
Jay-Z launched his cannabis line Monogram not too long ago, and now the brand is challenging national drug policy with a new awareness campaign. On Monday, Monogram launched the campaign, which is heavily critical of the war on drugs, specifically when it comes to Black Americans. The campaign highlights the hypocrisy inherent in current cannabis […]
On Monday, the wife of former Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” Guzman was arrested on international drug trafficking charges at Virginia’s Dulles International Airport, according to an announcement by the Justice Department. 31-year-old Emma Coronel Aispuro, who holds dual-citizenship in the U.S. and Mexico, is expected to appear on Tuesday in a federal court in Washington, as […]
Drug traffickers are coming up with even more inventive ways to ship cocaine. According to a press release from U.S. Border Patrol, the agency seized a shipment of cereal arriving from South America that contained 44 pounds of cocaine, disguising it with corn flakes that were covered in the substance instead of sugar. The amount of drugs in […]
Columbia University professor Carl Hart is an admitted heroin user—and he’s making no apologies about it. The revered neuroscientist opened up about his recreational drug use in his new book Drug Use for Grown-ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear. The 54-year-old father of three detailed revealed he uses heroin on a regular basis, but insists […]
