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In the latest episode of Red Table Talk, Jada Pinkett Smith admitted that she had become worried about her daughter Willow‘s “excessive weed smoking.” Joined by Jada’s mother Adrienne Banfield-Jones, the family’s three different generations of women discussed how the coronavirus pandemic can impact people battling addiction before highlighting their own struggles. Banfield-Jones opened up about being off […]
Those with underlying medical conditions are at a higher risk of being infected by coronavirus. Now, research shows that another group of people who could also be vulnerable are those who smoke, vape, or have substance abuse issues. “[T]he research community should be alert to the possibility that [Covid-19] could hit some populations with substance […]
The Intercept has uncovered a video that appears to show a New York Police Department officer planting marijuana inside someone’s car as he conducted a search of the vehicle. It was the second time that he had allegedly done so in just a two-month span. Officer Kyle Erickson conducted a routine traffic stop in March 2018, claiming that the car had a broken […]
Somewhere in America, Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson are smiling right now. On Monday, the NBA and the NBA Players Association have reached an agreement to halt the random drug screenings while play is suspended, league sources tell Yahoo! Sports. The NBA and NBPA agreed to suspend player drug testing during the moratorium to address concerns […]
To the presumed surprise of absolutely no one, the practice of smoking weed or ingesting its benefits via the edible method is quite noticeably on the rise among those over the age of 65. Research published this week in the JAMA peer-reviewed medical journal, per CNN, shows that the number of American seniors over 65 who […]
Soon-to-be former Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Greg Robinson was busted near the Mexico–United States border in Texas with 157 pounds of marijuana inside his rented sport utility vehicle Monday, TMZ reports. Robinson was traveling from Los Angeles to Louisiana with former NFL player and Auburn teammate Quan Bray, and a third unidentified person when their vehicle was stopped at around 7:15 p.m. on […]
Advocates for criminal justice reform secured a big win this week: Los Angeles County announced it would dismiss nearly 66,000 marijuana-related convictions—some of which date back to 1961. According to the Los Angeles Times, The move was confirmed Thursday by county District Attorney Jackie Lacey, who underscored the way drug war enforcement disproportionately affected people of color. “The dismissal […]
Being the fan on an ailing franchise may seem like it causes you enough pain to require medicinal help, but according to an Ohio medical board committee, this won’t grant you a medical marijuana card. In December, the panel that meets in Columbus, Ohio to discuss the guidelines for medical marijuana consideration rejected a petition requesting that […]
On Sunday, an enterprising young Girl Scout troop composed of six and seven-year-olds was spotted posting up outside a Chicago marijuana dispensary in order to cash in on Illinois’ recent legalization of cannabis, which went into effect on January 1. This move, captured by…someone with a phone, follows a similar idea pursued by scouts in […]
A fresh cannabinoid dubbed THCP has inspired a wave of cravings-inducing headlines, due in large part to reports highlighting its potential for more than 30 times stronger potency than the old standard, THC. The compound, full name tetrahydrocannabiphorol, was discovered alongside another previously unknown compound that’s now being called CBDP. Per CNN, the latter is described as […]
