Tag: Self-Medicating

• Cannabis Culture V Alcohol Culture

  All self-medication is not created equal. Alcohol culture and cannabis culture come from two distinctly different places. Their hold on Americans are both distinctly different. One has always been incredibly unhealthy (fun as hell — make no mistake — but damned unhealthy). The other is cannabis culture. Both inspired prohibition but cannabis’ prohibition endured long…

  A L Katz

  September 10, 2021

  Cannabis, Culture, Magical Thinking, Marijuana Legalization

  Alcohol Culture, Cannabis Culture, Cannabis prohibition, Genius Pipes, Harry Anslinger, Jazz, Legal Cannabis, Louis Armstrong, Medical Marijuana, Prohibition, Self-Medicating

• If We Were Honest With Ourselves, We’d Admit That Alcohol And Pandemics Simply Do Not Mix

  Pandemics don’t sit well with social creatures. Covid19 would be a lot easier to beat if humans were more like snow leopards — exceptional at self-isolating from other snow leopards. But, humans mostly crave each others’ company. We like socializing. We especially like drinking while socializing. Sometimes, in fact, we like the drinking more than…

  A L Katz

  November 22, 2020

  Coronavirus, Freedom, Marijuana Legalization, Political Commentary, Trump

  Cannabis And Driving, Covid19, Drinking And Driving, Durban Poison, Legal Cannabis, Los Angeles Cannabis Cafe, Motor Skills, Pandemics, Pathogens, Self-isolating, Self-Medicating, Social Drinking