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Delta-8 THC poisonings? The CDC’s warning isn’t what you think

Calm down. You’re not poisoned. You’re high. This is what happens when people can’t buy safe, regulated products.
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Prohibitionists want THC-limit laws. Here’s why patients and consumers are fighting back

In Florida and other states, “THC cap” bills are gaining traction—and could force patients into the unsafe illegal market.
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Why weed’s greatest villain hounded Billie Holiday to death

The story of Harry Anslinger’s racist harassment of Billie Holiday, one of America’s greatest artists, will break your heart.
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How medical marijuana and air guitar sent this ‘Hurt Locker’ hero to prison

After serving on a bomb squad in Iraq, Sean Worsley managed his PTSD with medical marijuana—until Alabama sent him to prison for it.
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