Written by: J. Laura Countries across the world are preparing for lockdown and restrictions amid the second wave of COVID-19, which has already taken nearly one million lives as of September 18th, 2020, according to Statista. Since the first cases emerged in China last year, the novel coronavirus has infected more than 30 million people globally, reports … [Read more...] about COVID-19 is on the Rise for the Second Time
The Black National Anthem Will be Played Before Every NFL Game this Season
Written by: J. Laura In July 2020, the National Football League (NFL) announced it will play the Black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” before each season-opener game of this year. The league’s decision to play the anthem comes in consideration of the victims of systematic racism, especially following the death of George Flyod in May 2020, reports … [Read more...] about The Black National Anthem Will be Played Before Every NFL Game this Season
Did the Du Pont Family Catalyze Cannabis Prohibition?
In 1937, congress passed the Marihuana Tax Act , a law which made cannabis restrictive in the U.S. The act was passed because it “seemed to be that addicts would move from one drug, like heroin, to others, like marijuana, in search of a legal and accessible high,” said Erin Krcatovich, political science professor on Study.com. In order to eliminate drug use, the government … [Read more...] about Did the Du Pont Family Catalyze Cannabis Prohibition?
How Medical CBD Originated from the AIDS Epidemic
Written By: J. Laura In 1981, the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an article in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) which described cases of a rare lung infection in five young, white, previously healthy gay men in Los Angeles. By the time the report was published, two of the men had died. Soon, the article became the … [Read more...] about How Medical CBD Originated from the AIDS Epidemic
How Cannabis is Used to Discriminate Against and Disenfranchise People of Color
Cannabis has historically been used as a tool to discriminate against people of color — and the discrimination is still ongoing. Back in the 19th century, cannabis started to appear as a recreational substance that was overwhelmingly concentrated in some parts of Mexico, including prisons and soldiers’ barracks, historian Isaac Campos told Time Magazine. As a result, … [Read more...] about How Cannabis is Used to Discriminate Against and Disenfranchise People of Color