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News: Big Alcohol, Recovery, and Shifting MDMA Demographics [#120]
Manage episode 190997529 series 80852
Sam and Sarah discuss the week’s biggest stories about drugs and drug policy. This week they focus on some big changes for the marijuana industry, including a New Jersey court ruling, and the maker of Corona beer pouring millions into a Canadian cannabis company. They also discuss some surveys on drug use & abuse, with new research showing that about half of people in recovery did it without 12-step programs, and that the “average” MDMA user has changed a lot since 2007.
News Updates:
- N.J. must recognize marijuana’s medicinal value, court says
- Big Alcohol enters marijuana industry with purchase of stake in Canadian company
- Almost half of those who resolve a problem with drugs or alcohol do so without assistance
- New study: Shifting characteristics of ecstasy users ages 12–34 in the United States, 2007–2014
Headlines:
- FDA sends warning letters to 4 CBD companies for unsubstantiated claims about health benefits
- It’s Ok for Rastafarians to smoke weed to meditate: Italian court
- Utah nurse reaches $500,000 settlement after arrest for refusing illegal police order to draw blood from unconscious patient
- Victoria approves safe injecting room trial after spate of heroin deaths
Forecast:
- Washington, DC on November 10-12: Catharsis on the Mall
- NYC on November 15: Marijuana Policing and the Impact on Immigrants
Sponsor:
- Listeners Like You! To join them, donate via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/twid
Music Credits:
Intro: Dance for Sport by the2ba
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The post News: Big Alcohol, Recovery, and Shifting MDMA Demographics [#120] appeared first on This Week in Drugs.
155 episodi
Manage episode 190997529 series 80852
Sam and Sarah discuss the week’s biggest stories about drugs and drug policy. This week they focus on some big changes for the marijuana industry, including a New Jersey court ruling, and the maker of Corona beer pouring millions into a Canadian cannabis company. They also discuss some surveys on drug use & abuse, with new research showing that about half of people in recovery did it without 12-step programs, and that the “average” MDMA user has changed a lot since 2007.
News Updates:
- N.J. must recognize marijuana’s medicinal value, court says
- Big Alcohol enters marijuana industry with purchase of stake in Canadian company
- Almost half of those who resolve a problem with drugs or alcohol do so without assistance
- New study: Shifting characteristics of ecstasy users ages 12–34 in the United States, 2007–2014
Headlines:
- FDA sends warning letters to 4 CBD companies for unsubstantiated claims about health benefits
- It’s Ok for Rastafarians to smoke weed to meditate: Italian court
- Utah nurse reaches $500,000 settlement after arrest for refusing illegal police order to draw blood from unconscious patient
- Victoria approves safe injecting room trial after spate of heroin deaths
Forecast:
- Washington, DC on November 10-12: Catharsis on the Mall
- NYC on November 15: Marijuana Policing and the Impact on Immigrants
Sponsor:
- Listeners Like You! To join them, donate via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/twid
Music Credits:
Intro: Dance for Sport by the2ba
Like what we do? Help pay our bills.
The post News: Big Alcohol, Recovery, and Shifting MDMA Demographics [#120] appeared first on This Week in Drugs.
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