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The U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs has voted to remove cannabis as a Schedule IV controlled substance, a designation reserved for the most dangerous substances, such as heroin. This particular classification is a subgroup of Category I in that a substance is considered to be “highly addictive and highly liable for abuse,” but also “particularly harmful and of extremely limited medical or […]
A Brazilian woman got creative when trying to move weight through the country. Per the New York Post, a São Paulo woman boarded a bus headed to Rio De Janeiro. Initially it was assumed she was pregnant, but she was subjected to a search after authorities received a tip about a narcotics case. The lady’s “baby bump” was actually […]
As he continues to push meditation and healthier living practices, NLE Choppa took to Twitter yesterday to share the concerns he has for Famous Dex and urged his label to reach out to him for help before things get worse. “I’ve never been the type to be in folks business but @300 y’all see @FamousDex obviously […]
Amid the fuck-it-all insanity of the 2020 election, some inspiring news out of Oregon is providing a nice (albeit temporary) respite. The state will now be the first in the country to legalize therapeutic use of psilocybin, a.k.a. shrooms. This was made possible by the passing of Ballot Measure 109, per the Associated Press, which will […]
Juice WRLD‘s life ended way too soon due to his addiction and need to self-medicate. Although his artistry left—and continues to leave—a lasting impact on the world, the rapper’s mother wants to be open about her son’s struggle. Juice WRLD’s mother, Carmela Wallace, sat down with Chicago’s ABC affiliate to talk about her son for […]
Less than a week after being hospitalized for coronavirus, Donald Trump told the nation he considers his diagnosis a “blessing from god.” The president made the comment during a nearly five minute-long video shared via Twitter on Wednesday, as the U.S.’s COVID-19 death toll surpassed 211,000. Trump acknowledged his recent stay at Walter Reed Medical Center, claiming […]
California Rep. Katie Porter presented another masterclass in political interrogation. On Wednesday, the Democratic lawmaker began trending on Twitter after she grilled a pharmaceutical CEO on his wildly high salary and the significanct price surge for Revlimid—a cancer drug commonly used to treat multiple myeloma and myelodysplastic syndrome. Porter presented her argument during a House Oversight Committee hearing that centered on an […]
As many as seven people have been hospitalized following possible exposure to fentanyl during an incident that took place around noon on Sunday on the Golden Gate Bridge. The California Highway Patrol says those taken to the hospital were exposed to a chemical substance thought to be fentanyl. Said exposure occurred during an attempt to aid/arrest […]
Last week, the job of a select group of U.S. Border Patrol agents was made very easy when a cocaine shipment with an estimated value of more than $1 million simply washed onto the shore of a beach in Florida, per CNN. That load of narcotics, which was in 30 packages, was found last Monday by […]
The House is preparing to vote on a measure that aims to decriminalize cannabis at the federal level, reports Politico. House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) announced the news in an email Friday stating congressional lawmakers are expected to vote on the The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act—aka the MORE Act—sometime next month. The bill would remove cannabis from from the […]
