Tag / drugs
-
![]()
Under the Influence
Polarized biases surrounding drug use. An opulent, postmodern Los Angeles manor hosts an intimate collaboration between a platinum American Express card and a glistening white assortment. The snowy powder aligns and forms a perfect route to euphoria. A charming figure modeled with elegant locks, a spotless complexion, and designer wardrobe matches her nose to the…
-
![]()
The Southern Border: A Humanitarian Crisis
In January of this year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection impounded 254 pounds of fentanyl—the largest seizure of the drug at any port of entry—at the Nogales Commercial Facility in Arizona. This amount of fentanyl is lethal enough to kill 57 million Americans. A few weeks later, President Trump declared a national emergency on the…
-
![]()
Why All Drugs Should Be Legal
A woman stands on a street corner and takes out a small cylinder of a drug rolled in paper. A policeman walks by and glances over. Could this woman be in trouble? Well, that depends on whether or not the drug has been repeatedly proven to cause lung cancer, even to second-hand users. If so,…
-
![]()
What Is Sessions Smoking?
Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ memo reversing the hands-off approach to state laws allowing for the medical and/or recreational use of marijuana has introduced a great deal of tension between federal and state laws. While marijuana-friendly states were not given absolute freedom from federal law under Obama and former deputy Attorney General Jim Cole, they were…
-
![]()
A New Solution to a New Kind of Gang Violence
On January 24, 2017, just four days after taking office, President Donald Trump tweeted, “if Chicago doesn’t fix the horrible ‘carnage’ going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 killings (up 24% from 2016), I will send in the Feds!” His rash instinct to resolve violence in Chicago with federal troops represents a dangerous misunderstanding…
-
![]()
The 5555 Percent Drug Price Hike: Who’s to Blame?
In August 2015, Turing Pharmaceuticals acquired the rights to Daraprim, a decades-old, lifesaving drug used to cure a rare parasitic infection. Shortly after this acquisition, CEO Martin Shkreli announced that the drug would retail for $750 per tablet, a 5555 percent increase over the previous price of $13.50. For weeks, this story dominated the headlines…
-
![]()
Medical Marijuana is a Farce
BY JOE LENOFF On November 4, my home state of Florida voted on the legal permissibility of medical marijuana. It failed, but it is still significant that Florida voters went to the polls to decide whether the state would become the 24th in the country to approve medical marijuana. Medical marijuana is a nonsensical term…
