Op-Ed

Want to eradicate racism and sexism? Define them first.

Cocaine, Drug Policy, High Price, Op-Ed, Racism / New York Daily News

University officials didn’t specify the reason for removing Lieberman. Nor did they define the terms racism and sexism. Also lost in the brouhaha is the fact that he has held these leadership roles for 17 years. If racism and sexism are, in fact, the reasons for his dismissal, then administrators should conduct an investigation to determine what impact, if any, his leadership has had on subordinates, hiring and promotional practices, among others.

How to legalize marijuana: To combat racial discrimination, New York must do this right

Drug Policy, Marijuana, Op-Ed, Racism

But more than 80 years later, Black and Brown New Yorkers represent more than 90% of those arrested for low-level marijuana charges, even though they do not use the drug more than their white counterpart. This disproportionate rate of arrests is the definition of racial discrimination.

We Know How George Floyd Died. It Wasn’t From Drugs.

New York Times, Op-Ed, Racism / featured

Dr. Hart is a neuroscientist who specializes in how humans respond to psychoactive drugs. My heart sank when I read …

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Exaggerating Harmful Drug Effects on the Brain Is Killing Black People.

Drug Policy, Marijuana, Op-Ed, Racism / featured, Neuron

Exaggerations of the detrimental impact of recreational drug use on the human brain have bolstered support for draconian drug policies …

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DEA Scientists Marijuana

Who knows more about marijuana: Scientists or The Feds?

Drug Policy, Marijuana, Op-Ed, Recent / DEA

DEA commissioner Chuck Rosenberg described the very concept of medical marijuana as “a joke.” Dr. Carl Hart Tweet After five …

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‘Crazy Baldheads’, Dreads, & The Politics of Respectability

Op-Ed, Racism, Recent / The Root

Is there a causal connection between hairstyles worn by black boys and their future success, and should we strongly encourage these boys to avoid wearing dreadlocks and braids?

woman smoking weed

Why do American scientists ignore the benefits of drugs?

Alcohol, Drug Policy, Heroin, Marijuana, Meth, Op-Ed, Recent / Dallas News

This was one of the questions at the heart of a congressional hearing this summer.

failed drug test

Testing Positive for Marijuana Does Not Indicate Impairment

Drug Policy, Marijuana, Op-Ed, Recent / drug hysteria, huffington post

It is important that our laws focus on impairment rather than on simply whether a substance had been found in a person’s system.

fried eggs

This Is Your Brain on Drug Education

Cocaine, Drug Policy, Keynotes, Meth, Op-Ed, Racism, Recent / American Psychological Association, Crack, drug hysteria

While the goal of decreasing drug abuse is a commendable one, these types of media campaigns have been shown to have no effect on drug use or abuse.

nfl marijuana

Unsportsmanlike conduct: NFL’s pot policy is out of line

Denver Post, Drug Policy, Op-Ed / nfl

The low levels of THC that will trigger a positive urine result in professional football can no longer be justified on the basis of player safety or marijuana’s effects on game-day performance.