Prior to the 1868 Pharmacy Act, which restricted the sale of opium to pharmacists, opium was widely...
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There was no moral condemnation of the use of opiates and their use was not regarded as...
Violence continues to rage in Mexico more than a decade after former President Felipe Calderon launched a...
People have been fleeing conditions of economic uncertainty caused by this “war” and unimaginable violence for decades....
Recently, purekana cbd oil and other CBD supplement products have gained a tremendous amount of attention, quickly...
The history of cannabis and the history of CBD are closely linked. As you likely know, the...
The history of cannabis is relatively long, as humans have used the plant for at least 12,000...
It may seem as though CBD has sprung up from nowhere, but this isn’t the case. CBD...
There have been talk of the beneficial properties of CBD oil for depression and neurosis for years....
Transporting plants and their by-products by long transoceanic voyages was a complex operation during the 18th century....
The border wall, drug smuggling, and lessons for immigration policy. Originally published by CATO Institute, 12.19.2018, under...
Examining the slow transition whereby reputable practitioners differentiated themselves from ‘quacks’. Abstract Trust is not automatically granted...
The relationship between cocaine and medical practitioners in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain. Introduction Cocaine is...
The toxic properties of arsenic were known by Hippocrates in 370 BCE. By John Frith Introduction Arsenic...
First encountered in the 17th century in the form of bhang, an intoxicating edible which had been...
Throughout the 19th century, news reports and medical journal articles almost always use the plant’s formal name,...
We know there are successful alternatives to prohibition. By (Ret.) Detective Russell Jones The American War on...
The findings are some of the earliest evidence of cannabis used as a drug. People have been...
Used by the indigenous peoples of the Americas for millennia, it was only in the last decade...
On the dead end of prohibition. We live in a time of change, when people are questioning...
Before marijuana was legalized, people argued over how it would affect taxes, crime and teens. But only...
Two-thirds of Americans — and nearly all Democratic presidential candidates — now agree that pot prohibition is...
The United States and European powers had grown increasingly dissatisfied with treaties following the First Opium War....
Western powers tried to gain unfettered access to Chinese products and markets for European and U.S. trade....
As politically polarized as the country may seem, when it comes to marijuana, Americans across the spectrum...
The Drug War is responsible for a cycle that creates more violence and higher profits for drug...
By looking at drug addiction from an evolutionary perspective, we may understand its underlying significance and evaluate...
Several of Santa’s modern features, such as his generosity, miracle-working, and focus on morality (being ‘naughty or nice’), were part of his image from the very...
Many common remedies, as well as the more exotic experimental drugs, were taken throughout the 19th century,...
The report—titled “Taking stock: A decade of drug policy”—evaluates the impacts of drug policies implemented across the...