Smoking Mad

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Jan 24, 2014 Dig deeper

Obama Sounds Off on Marijuana vs. Alcohol, Legalization

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2014 According to President Obama, smoking pot isn't a more perilous prospect, health-wise, than drinking alcohol. Of course, Obama, in an interview with The New Yorker, couched this statement by issuing a series of responsible-sounding disclaimers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scientists’ Advice for This New Year’s Eve: Have a Drink, Boost Your Immune System

Staff / Truthdig Jan 1, 2014 A study released this month found a possible connection between moderate drinking and the ability to fend off germs. In other words, feel free to savor that glass of champagne as you toast to a healthy new year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Drug Ads

Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons Dec 17, 2013 Dig deeper

Back in the Day, Minimum Wage Could Feed a Family

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2013 Current minimum wage earners can't make it above the poverty line, but this wasn't the case before the ’80s; a radioactive bomb can be used to clear out the AIDS virus in the body; meanwhile, a new study finds a correlation between intelligence and drinking. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The U.N. Needs to Sober Up

David Sirota / Truthdig Mar 15, 2013 An international body immersed in one drug (alcohol) yet telling governments to outlaw an objectively less harmful drug (marijuana) is biting comedy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Prophecy

Luojie, Cagle Cartoons, China Daily, China Jan 7, 2013 Dig deeper

New Year’s Toast

Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill Dec 30, 2012 Dig deeper

Dutch Catholics Seek to Ditch a Homophobic Church

Staff / Truthdig Dec 28, 2012 Many Dutch citizens are attempting to "de-baptize" themselves to protest Pope Benedict's anti-gay marriage declarations; a national database of gun owners may have helped prevent the Newtown shooting; and although the media insist the president is giving in to the Republicans' demands to make cuts to Social Security, Obama's been trying to reduce it all along. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Teens: Smoke, Don’t Drink?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 22, 2012 Teens who drink alcohol are more likely to damage brain tissue than those who use marijuana, a new study shows. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ending the Drug War: The Next Serious Step Through the Haze of Comedy

David Sirota / Truthdig Nov 16, 2012 What's next? Amid all the munchie-themed jokes from reporters, political elites and late-night comedians, this remains the overarching question after Coloradans voted overwhelmingly to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana in the same way alcohol is already legalized, regulated and taxed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Interminable ‘Flight’ Is Good, but Save Your Miles

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Nov 6, 2012 "Flight" is a mildly unsatisfying film, chiefly, I think, because we've been here before. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )