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The DEA Hasn’t Made Marijuana Research Any Easier
Last week, the Obama administration announced a major step forward in medical marijuana research regulations — or, so it seemed. While the Drug Enforcement Agency neglected to deschedule marijuana as a...
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DEA Lists Yet Another Drug As Schedule I, Effectively Blocking Any Research...
The Drug Enforcement Agency has announced plans to make an herbal drug that could potentially help recovering opiate addicts illegal in the United States. Kratom, an plant native to southeast Asia,...
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New research suggests both science and familiarity important to winning LGBT...
A new survey about how Americans make up their minds on political issues calls into question how effective expertise and research are at influencing opinions, which could have significant implications...
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Publishers of anti-LGBT ‘special report’ doth protest too much
It has been just under two months since The New Atlantis, a conservative bioethics magazine, published its “special report” on LGBT issues. In that time, the report has already been cited in at least...
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Studies connect trans kids’ negative health outcomes to bullying and harassment
A pair of new studies is shining a light on the negative mental health outcomes documented in transgender youth. It’s already understood that trans kids face a higher risk of substance abuse and...
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Enforcing gender roles on kids has consequences, but education can help
A collection of new studies published in next month’s Journal of Adolescent Health takes a deep dive to explore the impact of gender norms on adolescents across the globe. It turns out that even though...
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People noticed that anti-trans junk science is, in fact, junk. Conservatives...
Opponents of LGBTQ equality are in a tizzy this week, claiming Brown University is “censoring” a study about transgender kids. That research, however, is pure junk science designed to make parents feel...
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