Man with marijuana stuck up nose for 18 years finally has it removed
https://www.theage.com.au/national/man- ... 536st.html
"The 48-year-old man wedged the packet of marijuana up his right nostril after his girlfriend slipped him the contraband during a prison visit almost two decades ago.
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It was the first reported case of “prison-acquired marijuana-based rhinolith” in the world, the Australian clinicians wrote."
More states legalize Pot 8) when for Oz?
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Other than a serious lack of ability!K wrote:"Marijuana is to be taken off Major League Baseball's banned substances list, the governing body has announced."
There is now nothing preventing Skids from becoming an MLB star.
Went to the Perth Heat game v Geelong-Korea (what's with that??) on Thursday night. Some handy players in our league.
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Why the war on drugs must end
https://thehill.com/changing-america/op ... s-must-end
"Despite the ugliness that exists around the drug war, there are encouraging signs of hope. Most of the Democratic candidates for President in 2020 have drug policies that were unimaginable just four years ago. Tulsi Gabbard wants to decriminalize drugs like cocaine and heroin. Bernie Sanders advocates federal cannabis legalisation by executive order, ending the war on drugs, eliminating private prisons and reparations for communities disproportionately affected by the drug war (largely minorities and people of color).
Joe Biden’s position on cannabis appears to be that he doesn’t support full legalization (making him an outlier in the Democratic field). Elizabeth Warren has been vocal in her opposition to the war on drugs, backs legalised cannabis and safe injecting centres (a practice that already exists successfully in Europe and Australia).
One of the more exciting aspects of future U.S. drug policy revolves around the medical use of psychedelic drugs such as LSD, ecstasy and psilocybin (magic mushrooms). Last year, Oakland became the second U.S. city (after Denver) to decriminalise magic mushrooms. The potential use of these drugs to treat mental health issues, PTSD, addictions and end of life trauma are profound and scientific studies concur. Ecstasy could be legally available through a registered doctor by the beginning of next decade.
Of course, drug legalization is only one aspect of changing societal attitudes towards drugs. The stigmas and stereotypes around drug use and abuse, pushed by many in the media for decades, must change. How we think, write and talk about drugs has contributed to politicians believing that they could prosecute a racialized drug war for over 100 years. For example, racial bias is endemic within the management of the opioid crisis in the U.S.; white sufferers are benefitting from doctors prescribing drugs to treat their problems while black sufferers are either ignored or denied appropriate medication."
Antony Loewenstein is a Jerusalem-based Australian journalist.
[Decriminalize heroin?
Who is Tulsi Gabbard?]
https://thehill.com/changing-america/op ... s-must-end
"Despite the ugliness that exists around the drug war, there are encouraging signs of hope. Most of the Democratic candidates for President in 2020 have drug policies that were unimaginable just four years ago. Tulsi Gabbard wants to decriminalize drugs like cocaine and heroin. Bernie Sanders advocates federal cannabis legalisation by executive order, ending the war on drugs, eliminating private prisons and reparations for communities disproportionately affected by the drug war (largely minorities and people of color).
Joe Biden’s position on cannabis appears to be that he doesn’t support full legalization (making him an outlier in the Democratic field). Elizabeth Warren has been vocal in her opposition to the war on drugs, backs legalised cannabis and safe injecting centres (a practice that already exists successfully in Europe and Australia).
One of the more exciting aspects of future U.S. drug policy revolves around the medical use of psychedelic drugs such as LSD, ecstasy and psilocybin (magic mushrooms). Last year, Oakland became the second U.S. city (after Denver) to decriminalise magic mushrooms. The potential use of these drugs to treat mental health issues, PTSD, addictions and end of life trauma are profound and scientific studies concur. Ecstasy could be legally available through a registered doctor by the beginning of next decade.
Of course, drug legalization is only one aspect of changing societal attitudes towards drugs. The stigmas and stereotypes around drug use and abuse, pushed by many in the media for decades, must change. How we think, write and talk about drugs has contributed to politicians believing that they could prosecute a racialized drug war for over 100 years. For example, racial bias is endemic within the management of the opioid crisis in the U.S.; white sufferers are benefitting from doctors prescribing drugs to treat their problems while black sufferers are either ignored or denied appropriate medication."
Antony Loewenstein is a Jerusalem-based Australian journalist.
[Decriminalize heroin?
Who is Tulsi Gabbard?]
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Marijuana Will Be Legalized in New York in 2020, Cuomo Vows
Legalizing the drug would pour hundreds of millions into the coffers of a state facing a $6 billion budget gap, he said.
"Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo vowed on Wednesday to legalize marijuana in New York, prioritizing a push that fell apart last year amid tensions over who should be allowed to sell the drug and where the revenue should go."
(NY Times)
Legalizing the drug would pour hundreds of millions into the coffers of a state facing a $6 billion budget gap, he said.
"Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo vowed on Wednesday to legalize marijuana in New York, prioritizing a push that fell apart last year amid tensions over who should be allowed to sell the drug and where the revenue should go."
(NY Times)
Imperial College London
Centre for Psychedelic Research
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/psychedelic-research-centre/
Centre for Psychedelic Research
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/psychedelic-research-centre/
Coronavirus: Forget toilet paper - shoppers in the Netherlands are panic-buying weed
https://www.traveller.com.au/coronaviru ... eed-h1mnd4
"Included in the ban were the famed "coffee shops," which sell more pot than pots of joe.
Within minutes of the announcement, lines stretched around the block at shops across the Netherlands as stoners sought to stock up on enough weed to get them through weeks of quarantine. "We were going to get groceries and saw a huge line in front of the coffee shop," said Guntars Upis, a student in Amsterdam. "We decided to get some too, before it closed."
Almost as soon as the lines popped up, another group hit the streets: Illegal dealers. While marijuana is tolerated in the Netherlands, it's never been fully legalised, and selling it outside of official channels is a crime. But that didn't stop suppliers from working the lines at the coffee shops, where they could be seen passing out cards with their phone numbers and promising prompt deliveries - at about three times the price in stores.
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Then, just as quickly as they were closed, the coffee shops were back in business. After an emergency meeting Monday evening, under pressure from mayors concerned about a potential upsurge in street crime as the business shifted underground, the government said pot stores could reopen for carry out, as long as customers maintained a sufficient distance from one another. "It will be just like picking up a pizza," said Hubert Bruls, mayor of Nijmegen, a city of 170,000 near the German border."
https://www.traveller.com.au/coronaviru ... eed-h1mnd4
"Included in the ban were the famed "coffee shops," which sell more pot than pots of joe.
Within minutes of the announcement, lines stretched around the block at shops across the Netherlands as stoners sought to stock up on enough weed to get them through weeks of quarantine. "We were going to get groceries and saw a huge line in front of the coffee shop," said Guntars Upis, a student in Amsterdam. "We decided to get some too, before it closed."
Almost as soon as the lines popped up, another group hit the streets: Illegal dealers. While marijuana is tolerated in the Netherlands, it's never been fully legalised, and selling it outside of official channels is a crime. But that didn't stop suppliers from working the lines at the coffee shops, where they could be seen passing out cards with their phone numbers and promising prompt deliveries - at about three times the price in stores.
...
Then, just as quickly as they were closed, the coffee shops were back in business. After an emergency meeting Monday evening, under pressure from mayors concerned about a potential upsurge in street crime as the business shifted underground, the government said pot stores could reopen for carry out, as long as customers maintained a sufficient distance from one another. "It will be just like picking up a pizza," said Hubert Bruls, mayor of Nijmegen, a city of 170,000 near the German border."