Medical doctor Jeffrey Singer of The Cato Institute sits down with Matt Kibbe to discuss the many misconceptions surrounding drug policy.
Tag - opiates
In the 1990's, Portugal was the worst country in the EU for drug-related deaths. But with one major change, the country now has the lowest drug-related deaths in the EU. What gives?
Joel Davis is not a criminal. He's a patient battling his addiction to opioids and using medical cannabis as a natural alternative.
If incentives matter, and they do, expect doctors to start making bad choices for their patients.
Jeff Sessions wants to crack down on medical cannabis, but doesn't mind that morphine is essentially medical heroin and Adderall is medical speed.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants to revive DARE, even though there’s not really any evidence that the program actually did any good at all.
Jeff Sessions thinks medical cannabis is just as dangerous as heroin. I don't know what he's smoking, but that's just nuts.
If you think one person can’t make a difference, tell it to Joel Davis. Born with scoliosis and other physical challenges, grassroots activism gave Joel a new lease on life. Organizing tea parties, walking door-to-door and hammering yard signs, and testifying in favor of medical marijuana...
Opioid addiction is something that we should be concerned about. One possible solution might be wholesale decriminalization of the offending drugs.