OPIOID FACTS: 2019 – 70,630 deaths from drug overdose in the United States (70% from opioids) 2020 – 90,000 deaths from drug overdose in the United States (75% from opioids) 1999 to 2019 – nearly 247,000 deaths in the United States from prescription opioid overdose MARIJUANA FACTS: All Time – 0 Deaths from overdose While […]

It’s common knowledge that Cannabis can be split into two categories: marijuana, known to cause psychoactive effects, and hemp, which has extremely low levels of the psychoactive compound THC and is often used for industrial uses. However, cannabis plants can actually be separated into three distinct varieties: Sativa, Indica, and Ruderalis. Besides being the most […]

Now that it’s becoming legalized, state by state, here are five fast facts about marijuana and cannabis that might come in handy. 1. Marijuana is not the same thing as cannabis. Not exactly anyway. The word “Cannabis” refers to all products derived from the flowering plants that are members of the family Cannabaceae, which includes […]