Cannabis Backed By More Studies Than Most FDA Approved Pharma Drugs
Anthony Gucciardi – Marijuana and its use has been studied over the course of the last few decades more so than even many leading FDA-approved pharmaceutical drugs…
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Oligarchy and the War on Individualism
Ethan Indigo Smith – Anyone who says that people cannot change things, that we are powerless to the control systems that already exists, does not realize they are in a system that began as imagination, an idea, which came about through influence…
The Global Drug War: Ten Critical Developments in 2014
Nick Alexandrov – As criticism of the world’s war on drugs grew louder, legalization and prevention made some strides—even as violence, poverty and other social ills afflicted countries from Mexico to Greece to Ukraine to China.
What is the Difference Between Entheogens and Drugs?
James Oroc – The more a compound disrupts the Ego, the physically safer it is, while the more a ‘drug’ reinforces and inflates the sense of Ego, the more toxic it will be…
At the Polls, Momentum Gains to Legalize Cannabis and End Drug War
Voters across the country have accelerated the unprecedented momentum to legalize marijuana and end the wider drug war…
How Should Our Society Deal With People Who Use Drugs?
Tony Newman, Drug Policy Alliance Waking Times The war on drugs is a cruel joke. The U.S. spends more than $50 billion a year on the “war on drugs” with the goal of creating a “drug-free society” – yet there has never been a “drug-free society” in the history of civilization. Virtually all of us …
Big Brother Is Watching You: Paranoia, Surveillance, and the Drug War
Brian Macaulay, The Fix Waking Times Police have new tech to help them predict and enforce the law better than ever—but that also means enforcing the racial bias of drug arrests faster than ever, too. “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you,” wrote Joseph Heller in 1961’s Catch-22. At the time, this comic statement …
People With Higher IQ’s Are More Likely to Use Illegal Drugs… Why?
Sarah Bon, The Fix Waking Times Researchers have found that those with high childhood IQs are more prone to illegal drug use as adults. But what does this correlation really mean? Two major papers have found a positive correlation between high childhood IQ and adult drug use. The first was published in 2011 (Intelligence across childhood in …
5 Diseases Proven To Respond Better To Cannabis Than Prescription Drugs
Marco Torres, Prevent Disease Waking Times The reason cannabis is so effective medicinally is directly related to its ability to interact with receptors in the body which inhibit inflammation and prevent disease. Cannabis does this so well, that few drugs can compete with its level of potency which come essentially with no side effects. These …
The Man Who Defied Odds, Turned Down Chemotherapy and Drugs and Outlived All His Doctors
Dave Mihalovic, Prevent Disease Waking Times You could say that Stamatis Moraitis forgot to die. The Greek war veteran was diagnosed by 9 different American doctors with lung cancer in 1976. He was given 6 months to live and was encouraged to pursue aggressive cancer treatment. He declined and instead moved back to his native …
7 Drugs Whose Dangerous Risks Emerged Only After Big Pharma Made Its Money
Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet Waking Times Have you ever noticed how warnings about dangerous prescription drugs always seem to surface after the drug is no longer marketed and its patent has run out? Whether it’s an FDA advisory or a trial lawyer solicitation about harm that may have been done to you, the warnings are always …
Sky Yellow and the Warning Bell
Julian Wash, Contributor Waking Times Dear Humans, Today I wish to return to your awareness an aspect of the Human condition that can sense a major event before it happens. Like the bow shock from a ship at sea, there are tiny waves that ripple ahead, giving warning of its imminent passage. So is true …
A Psychiatrist’s Perspective on Using Drugs
Kelly Brogan, MD, Mercola Waking Times When I see new patients, I do not prescribe medication for them. Patients who come to me know that I plan to help them understand “why” they are experiencing “what” they are going through. Once I have tapered patients off of medication, we use alternatives if symptoms crop up …
50 Percent of The Effectiveness of All Drugs Is Due To Placebo
Marco Torres, Prevent Disease Waking Times There’s no doubt that many medications work in the short-term to suppress symptoms. In fact, that’s all they do as they are incapable of addressing the underlying cause of disease. But even when a medication works, half of its impact on a patient is be due to one aspect …
Language – The War Behind All Wars
Alex Vandenberg, Contributor Waking Times The war behind all wars is a war on words; a war on language. For instance, in today’s world independence is overshadowed by “inter-dependence”, incessant talk of “democracy” overlooks our constitutional republic, “pooling” is now a substitute for sovereignty, “globalization” takes precedence over nation-states, economic growth has morphed into “sustainable …
Cannabinoid Science – A Path Towards Optimum Health
Anna Hunt, Staff Waking Times The Cannabis plant contains over 60 cannabinoids, which are carbon-containing terpenophenolic compounds concentrated in the viscous resin of the glandular trichomes on the cannabis plant bud. There are psychoactive cannabinoids, such as Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), while others, such as cannabidiol (CBD), have no psychoactive effects while offering profound healing properties. The …
GlaxoSmithKline Forced To Stop Paying Doctors To Promote Drugs After Major Bribery Investigation
Marco Torres, Prevent Disease Waking Times GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said this week it will respond to pressure to stop paying doctors to promote its products through speaking engagements and end linking compensation for its sales representatives to the number of prescriptions doctors write. The move comes amid a major bribery investigation in China. It also plans to …
Beware the Candyman – Don’t Get Willy Wonked
Zen Gardner, Guest Waking Times This has mostly to do with the conscious community but can be applied at any level. Wherever there is spiritual juice you’ll find the givers, the takers, and the very clever manipulators. It’s just a fact of life. Some people just can’t help themselves, they see an “opportunity” wherever they look, …
FDA Approves Investigational Studies on Drugs Developed From Cannabis
Marco Torres, Prevent Disease Waking Times Just last year, I reported on a British company, GW Pharmaceuticals which was in advanced clinical trials for the world’s first pharmaceutical developed from raw marijuana instead of synthetic equivalents. It was only a matter of time before a medication was formulated on the powerful properties of Cannabis. In response …
Statin Drugs Are the Greatest Medical Fraud of All Time: Study Reports
Heidi Stevenson, Gaia-Health Waking Times Statins are one of the most dangerous drugs prescribed by doctors. The risks from them were obvious before they were ever marketed. Nonetheless, they are among the best selling drugs of all time. Finally, genuine science has been looking at their adverse effects and lack of benefit to document the …