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Silicon Valley’s biggest fraud, Elizabeth Holmes, is on trial
Jury selection begins Tuesday in the criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder and former CEO of Theranos. Why it matters: The case will…
Vicious Vancouver coyotes may be high on opioids
Vancouver residents are warned to avoid Stanley Park following three coyote attacks in four days. These attacks follow dozens of other scary encounters with abnormally…
Analysis: Marijuana Legalization Opponents’ Fears Have Not Come to Fruition in Canada
The analysis finds that there has been “no marked increase in cannabis youth by use” in the three-year period following legalization. The post Analysis: Marijuana…
Opium: Afghanistan’s drug trade that helped fuel the Taliban
Taliban are involved from poppy planting, opium extraction, trafficking to charging smugglers export fees. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/8/16/opium-afghanistans-illicit-drug-trade-that-helped-fuel-taliban Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
What it’s like to make art on DMT
One of my favorite artists, LSD Word Peace, talks about paintings in this scene from the great docu-series, Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia. In What It’s Like to…
Psychotropic is a podcast about compelling, first-hand experiences about drugs
If you’re interested in hearing compelling, first-hand experiences about drugs, check out the podcast Psychotropic: Where Life and Drugs Intersect. On each episode of Psychotropic,…
Pfizer Raises Price of Covid-19 Vaccine by 25% in Europe: Report
Pfizer is raising the price of its covid-19 vaccine in Europe by over 25% under a newly negotiated contract with the European Union, according to…
Long-acting drugs to prevent HIV may be key to beating the epidemic
New forms of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, could be used by groups who find daily preventive medications too burdensome. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/long-acting-hiv-prevention-drugs-may-be-key-beating-epidemic-n1274887 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
Maine authorities seized cocaine disguised as cake, arrested two
Maine authorities have arrested two people in connection with smuggling $200,000 worth of cocaine, which was disguised as a cake,… Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/564236-maine-authorities-seized-cocaine-disguised-as-cake-arrested-two Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
J&J and others reportedly on verge of $26bn US opioid settlement
Drugmaker and distribution companies said to be close to deal Thousands of lawsuits filed by victims of over US opioid crisis The three biggest US…
Pfizer recalls some Chantix products across US over possible cancer risk
Chantix, a prescription drug designed to help adults break their smoking habit, has been recalled by Pfizer, the company behind the product. A dozen lots…
Watch these interviews of two women on LSD
I love these short interviews with people tripping on LSD from the 1987 documentary “LSD: The Beyond Within”. You can find the two interviews with…
U.S. overdose deaths hit record 93,000 in pandemic last year
The estimate far eclipses the high of about 72,000 drug overdose deaths reached the previous year and amounts to a 29 percent increase. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-overdose-deaths-hit-record-93-000-pandemic-last-n1273933…
Walmart Rolls Out a Cheaper Insulin
Insulin is expensive. Really expensive. Like hundreds-of-dollars per vial expensive. Expensive enough that some diabetes patients can’t afford their monthly dose. And now Walmart, of…
Supreme Court: First Step Act snubs some drug offenders
A widely touted 2018 law aimed at reducing sentences for drug offenders and addressing racial disparities in punishment offers no relief to many serving long…
California Senate approves psychedelic decriminalization bill
The state Senate of California passed SB-519, which makes it lawful to possess magic mushrooms, LSD, ketamine, MDMA, and other psychedelic drugs. It would also…
I wrote the bill to decriminalize psychedelic drugs in California. Here’s why.
The so-called war on drugs was a racist, anti-science failure. But policymakers can change that, and states like mine can lead the way. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/california-s-psychedelic-drug-decriminalization-long-overdue-i-wrote-bill-ncna1268577…
A drug dealer sharing a photo of cheese online also shared his fingerprints, leading to arrest
A drug dealer who went online to show off a block of cheese also unwittingly showed off his fingerprints, which led to a prison sentence…
San Francisco could break drug overdose record
San Francisco could potentially break its record for drug-related deaths, one year after it recorded its deadliest year for overdoses…. Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/554985-san-francisco-could-break-drug-overdose-record Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
Acid test: scientists show how LSD opens doors of perception
Study analysing brain scans of people finds psychedelic drug lowers barriers that constrain thoughts When Aldous Huxley emerged from a mescaline trip that veered from…
Medina Spirit, winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby, fails drug test
The horse’s trainer Bob Baffert announced the news in a press conference on Sunday morning. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/medina-spirit-winner-2021-kentucky-derby-fails-drug-test-n1266780 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared…
US trial opens against companies accused of stoking opioid crisis
West Virginia lawsuit accuses drug distributors of fuelling opioid epidemic with excessive shipments of painkillers. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/3/us-trial-opens-companies-accused-stoking-opioid-crisis Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared…
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