America has 5% of the world's population, 25% of the world's inmates. They are fathers, brothers, sons, mothers, sisters, wives. They are people, not statistics. They are members of our community. So much for the land of the free. How... Continue Reading →
From April 17 - 22nd, the American Culture Program packed our bags and flew from small-city Virginia to Denver Colorado. There we talked to marijuana genome researchers, hemp seed developers, politicians and regulatory agencies, not to mention some marijuana entrepreneurs and got... Continue Reading →
As the War on Drugs has cracked down for several generations, yet a visible, colorful, and animated drug-centered economy is on the rise. The Electronic Dance Music (EDM) genre has exploded into a $20 billion industry, according to Toronto Life.... Continue Reading →
Throughout this blog, the question of why we choose to use drugs has continued to come up. We use drugs in social situations, to attain a religious or transcendent experience, as symbols of status, to help us reach fitness goals or alleviate stress... Continue Reading →
Why do people use drugs? Why do people continue to use drugs? For such a simple question, the answer is far from straightforward, even in the context of a single drug. Take heroin as a case study. The use and... Continue Reading →
It's old news that Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France victories between 1999 and 2005 following a team-wide doping scandal. The significance of this case goes beyond a seven-time Tour de France victor being required to forfeit... Continue Reading →
Laws regarding drugs are designed to protect people from harmful, even deadly substances. At least, that is the rationale predominantly given. Yet, it is not always the drug itself that laws are created to guard against. Professor of Political Science and Criminal Justice... Continue Reading →
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