Griner, the W.N.B.A. star detained in Russia on drug charges, is one of many athletes who have said cannabis helps with sports injuries. But it is banned by sports leagues and illegal in many places.
Tag: Drug Abuse and Traffic
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Teva Reaches Tentative $4.25 Billion Settlement Over Opioids
The deal would end thousands of lawsuits against one of the largest producers of opioid painkillers during the height of the opioid epidemic.
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Horrific Conditions, and a Cover-Up, at Federal Prison in Atlanta
The conditions at the prison, while extreme, reflect wider problems in the Bureau of Prisons’ sprawling network of 122 facilities housing about 158,000 inmates.
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We Know What Happens When Medicine Is Criminalized
Medicine is hard to govern with the blunt instrument of criminal law.