Tobacco and Coca: From Sacred To Addictive
Neenah Payne – Why have Americans turned these sacred healing plants into deadly killers?
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What Could Go Wrong? FDA Says Tobacco Now Illegal for Anyone Under 21
Matt Agorist – In the land of the free, you can join the military, get shipped off to war, have both of your legs blown off—for your country—all at the age of 18.
Study: The Most Harmful Addictive Drugs Worldwide are Alcohol and Tobacco
Marco Torres – The two deadliest drugs are also the most legally available worldwide.
Tobacco is Legal, but Cannabis Actually Kills and Prevents Lung Cancer
Alex Pietrowski – Pot decreases the risk of lung cancer and does not cause chronic pulmonary diseases.
All Smoke Is Not Created Equal – The Difference Between Tobacco and Cannabis
Paul Armentano – Long-term exposure to tobacco smoke is demonstrably harmful to health., but what about cannabis?
Study Finds Cannabis is Much Safer Than Alcohol or Tobacco
Steven Maxwell – Further evidence that the war on Cannabis is erroneous and destructive.
Up in Smoke: Tobacco Industry Reaps Havoc on Zimbabwe Forests
Ray Mwareya – In Zimbabwe, a booming tobacco-growing sector threatens the country’s forests.
Why Are The Top 3 Most Deadly Drugs Entirely Legal?
Victor Ochieng – The war against lethal drugs in America has been raging on for years.
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.
Tobacco: A Forgotten Healing Plant
Katarina, Guest Waking Times Tobacco’s genus, Nicotiana, covers over 70 species. The name tobacco usually refers to most famous and widely used Nicotiana Tabacum and its shorter but more potent cousin Nicotiana Rustica, both native to the Americas. Although it’s hard to pinpoint when and where it was first cultivated, it is sure tobacco has …
Electronic Cigarettes Contain Higher Levels of Toxic Metal Nanopartices Than Tobacco Smoke
Sayer Ji, Green Med Info Waking Times A concerning new study found that the aerosol from electronic cigarettes contains higher levels of measurable nanoparticle heavy metals than conventional tobacco smoke. A new study published in the journal PLoS One has uncovered a concerning fact about electronic cigarettes (EC): toxic metal and silicate particles including nanoparticles are present in …