Author: Erin Elizabeth

Two large studies, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, have recently found that using a different intravenous fluid, rather than saline (which is the norm), “greatly reduced the risk of death or kidney damage.” 1 And that difference could mean 50,000 to 70,000 fewer deaths and 100,000 fewer cases of kidney failure, every year, in the U.S. RELATED STORY: Third Leading Cause Of Death In America: Going To The Hospital Dr. John Kellum, a critical care specialist at the University of Pittsburgh, said that others like himself had been “sounding the alarm for 20 years”2but that it was “purely...

On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told a group of hemp advocates in his home state of Kentucky, that he plans to introduce legislation legalizing the crop as an agricultural commodity in order to “bring agricultural hemp production back into the national mainstream”2 stating: “I believe hemp has a bright future in our state. It’s now time to take the final step and make this a legal crop for every state that wants to file a plan with the U.S. Department of agriculture.”3  But to do that, the plant must first be removed from the list of controlled...

Prior to this year, the state of Florida was regarded as one of the worst possible states to be caught in possession of cannabis. According to a 2009 analysis by former NORML Director Jon Gettman, no state in this country punished people more severely for minor marijuana offenses than Florida. However, thanks in part to a former Florida judge, all this is gradually changing. By October 3, for the first time in its history, the state will issue IDs to medical marijuana patients. However, according to the former judge, the law doesn’t go nearly far enough. RELATED STORY: Patrick Stewart has...