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Shame always plays a role. Not just the shame of discovery, but the shame of having a problem in the first place.

Here was a physician who regularly committed an assortment of crimes without considering himself a criminal. To his way of thinking, he was the victim.

In one state that legalized cannabis, price has now fallen 25% and continues to drop.

Most people don’t expect to have a criminal enterprise operating in public, under the guise of a community resource.

“If the patient takes them for other reasons, or even resells them on the street– well, nothing I can do about that. It’s the patient’s own fault.”

I felt better and according to science, made better decisions if I took a few moments to calm myself.

That’s not so different from any number of celebrities who’ve died of accidental overdose in the years since the War ended.

Isn’t that a bit like the drinker who insists he’s fine except that he just drinks a whole lot more than other people?

The FDA usually comes down on the side of protecting patient access, while the CDC favors greater restriction on availability.

We need the knowledge and skill to evaluate claims of effectiveness as medical treatments– for instance, to determine whether the research that supports that claim is solid, or if it’s unreliable.