That using cannabis is associated with increased automobile accidents is one of the few cannabis related issues about which there is consensus. Beyond that point of agreement, however, important related issues, such as any association with increased fatal accidents, generate more controversy. What to do… Read More

Despite the difficulties encountered in this country by cannabis researchers, some research is getting done and the results are enlightening. In recent years I have been promulgating the results of a large prospective study that concluded that heavy cannabis had a long-lasting and perhaps permanent… Read More

How strong is the evidence that building a physical barrier on the U.S. border with Mexico would reduce the problem with illegal drugs in our country? An excellent recent article in Vox by German Lopez examines this question in detail. Here are some excerpts: Most… Read More

During his lifetime, Bill Wilson inspired many people to recover from addiction by addressing their feeling of hopelessness, which can become a profound self-fulfilling prophecy. I recently found out about yet another way in which he has indirectly done this after his death. I previously… Read More