Obama Sounds Off on Marijuana vs. Alcohol, Legalization
Jan 20, 2014 According to President Obama, smoking pot isn't a more perilous prospect, health-wise, than drinking alcohol. Of course, Obama, in an interview with The New Yorker, couched this statement by issuing a series of responsible-sounding disclaimers.
Scientists’ Advice for This New Year’s Eve: Have a Drink, Boost Your Immune System
Jan 1, 2014 A study released this month found a possible connection between moderate drinking and the ability to fend off germs. In other words, feel free to savor that glass of champagne as you toast to a healthy new year.
Drug Ads
Dec 17, 2013
Back in the Day, Minimum Wage Could Feed a Family
Dec 6, 2013 Current minimum wage earners can't make it above the poverty line, but this wasn't the case before the ’80s; a radioactive bomb can be used to clear out the AIDS virus in the body; meanwhile, a new study finds a correlation between intelligence and drinking. These discoveries and more after the jump.
The U.N. Needs to Sober Up
Mar 15, 2013 An international body immersed in one drug (alcohol) yet telling governments to outlaw an objectively less harmful drug (marijuana) is biting comedy.
Prophecy
Jan 7, 2013
New Year’s Toast
Dec 30, 2012
Dutch Catholics Seek to Ditch a Homophobic Church
Dec 28, 2012 Many Dutch citizens are attempting to "de-baptize" themselves to protest Pope Benedict's anti-gay marriage declarations; a national database of gun owners may have helped prevent the Newtown shooting; and although the media insist the president is giving in to the Republicans' demands to make cuts to Social Security, Obama's been trying to reduce it all along. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Teens: Smoke, Don’t Drink?
Dec 22, 2012 Teens who drink alcohol are more likely to damage brain tissue than those who use marijuana, a new study shows.
Ending the Drug War: The Next Serious Step Through the Haze of Comedy
Nov 16, 2012 What's next? Amid all the munchie-themed jokes from reporters, political elites and late-night comedians, this remains the overarching question after Coloradans voted overwhelmingly to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana in the same way alcohol is already legalized, regulated and taxed.
