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You all are going to love this. Here is an actual listing of what, when, and why the first drug laws were implemented, in case you didn't know. Keep in ...

Did you know that Coca-Cola, first sold in 1885 in Atlanta Georgia as a stimulant and mood elevator, was named after it’s two main ingredients, Cola nuts containing caffeine, and an extract of coca leaves called “cocaine?” And did you know that Coca-Cola continued to contain cocaine for the next 44 years until the last third of the Rules Mentality‘s anti-vice mania, and that many other common products also contained cocaine? Did you know that coffee was outlawed in at least five venues throughout history because it contained caffeine? For example, in 1623 Constantinople...

CHARLESTON — Witnesses at the Cabell County and Huntington opioid case accusing wholesalers of fueling the opioid crisis in the area explored at trial Wednesday the history behind the opioid

The criminalization of marijuana in Georgia began in the 1930s In 1934, local law enforcement initiated the first marijuana raid in Georgia. Photo Courtesy of When opioids hit the U.S. in 1775, their use remained widely medical, aiding Civil War soldiers in dealing with intense pain. However, over more than 100 years, the recreational use of opium became popular. In 1914 the federal government passed the Harrison Act, prohibiting the production and sale of opiates and cocaine.  Massive raids of cocaine, heroin and opiate sellers provided an opening for a marijuana boom in the South.  It be...

Nigeria's Penury Breeds Criminals By Emmanuel Onwubiko Listen to article My last Christmas seasonal pilgrimage to my Countryside in Arondizuogu in Imo State of South East of Nigeria beginning from December 15th to December 30th 2020 was particularly an eye opener for a number of circumstances and experiences. First, I saw a State that yearns for some forms of governance which at the moment is lacking in a substantial way. From the Imo State's capital of Owerri to virtually the three Senatorial zones of Okigwe, Orlu and Owerri, there was this atmosphere of a people abandoned to their fate by...