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The News Station Clips

These clips first appeared in The News Station, a national alt-weekly that shut down in December 2022. The articles have been republished here with new images courtesy of the WIX media library.

Aug 20, 2021

Marine Vets Prepare To Start Medical Marijuana Study For PTS and PTSD

Three marine veterans are again stepping up to serve their country by starting their own medical cannabis-based foundation and preparing to launch a study regarding the impacts of medicinal marijuana on post traumatic stress.

Marine Vets Prepare To Start Medical Marijuana Study For PTS and PTSD

Jul 29, 2021

Texas Dems & Civil Rights Leaders Call on Pelosi & Schumer to Cancel August Recess

While most Democrats in Congress are itching to flee Washington, Texas Democrats’ message to Congress is simple: Don’t go on holiday while the right to vote is under assault. 

Texas Dems & Civil Rights Leaders Call on Pelosi & Schumer to Cancel August Recess

Jul 27, 2021

Teen Drug Use Persisted During Pandemic

Even as kids were taken out of schools and told to social distance last year due to COVID-19, researchers found that high school seniors reported similar levels of drug use before and during social distancing policies were implemented.

Teen Drug Use Persisted During Pandemic

Jul 20, 2021

New Study: Relatives of Prisoners Suffer Lower Life Expectancy

While reductions in life expectancy for prisoners have been documented, a new study has found the number of family members that are incarcerated is associated with a reduction in well-being and life expectancy for loved ones.

New Study: Relatives of Prisoners Suffer Lower Life Expectancy

Jul 15, 2021

Coronavirus And Complacency: Record-High Overdoses in 2020

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, drug overdoses surged, shooting up nearly 30% between 2019 and 2020.

Coronavirus And Complacency: Record-High Overdoses in 2020

Jul 12, 2021

Marijuana’s Promising For Children With Epilepsy, Though Not All

A team at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is leading the way when it comes to researching ways to combat the pain epileptic children endure — along with the heartbreak hundreds of thousands of parents endure daily.

Marijuana’s Promising For Children With Epilepsy, Though Not All

Jun 22, 2021

Congress & Biden Say They Want To Reduce Crack, Powder Cocaine Disparity

More than 50 years after the “war on drugs” began, lawmakers are changing their positions 180 degrees to right the wrongs some created. Their next target is changing the difference between how crack and powder cocaine are viewed in the eyes of the law.

Congress & Biden Say They Want To Reduce Crack, Powder Cocaine Disparity

Jun 17, 2021

Troubling Trend: Prison Death Rate Spiked Before Coronavirus Hit

The Department of Justice won’t have 2020 numbers for a couple years, but the data they released this year shows American prisons are increasingly deadly. Advocates fear even non-violent drug offenders are now getting death sentences as a result of the “war on drugs.”

Troubling Trend: Prison Death Rate Spiked Before Coronavirus Hit
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