Illinois Churches in Action

05/13/2026

A new multisite study published in Nature Mental Health found that using cannabis and to***co together increases the risk of developing psychotic disorders like schizophrenia among those considered high risk.

05/13/2026

05/13/2026

This data compounds a series of studies undermining claims that ma*****na is medicine.

05/13/2026

🚨BREAKING: A national investigation found that since 2022 some of America's most prominent newspapers have published more than 17,000 online articles pushing promo codes for sports books, online casinos and, more recently, prediction markets.

By infiltrating the award-winning newspapers we trust most, predatory gambling is systematically corrupting our local journalism into a predatory machine that profits from the destruction of its own readers.

Judd Legum



Read the full investigation here: https://popular.info/p/pulitzer-winning-newsrooms-are-quietly

05/13/2026

New data show that daily cannabis sales in New York has surpassed $5 million for the first time.

05/12/2026

The largest review of medicinal cannabis to date found it doesn’t effectively treat anxiety, depression, or PTSD—despite millions using it for those reasons. Researchers warn it could even make mental health worse, raising risks like psychosis and addiction while delaying proven treatments. Some...

05/12/2026

Corporations at the top of America’s $30bn trade are accused of false advertising — it could become their Big To***co moment

05/12/2026

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05/12/2026

Heather Bacchus and Eric Burton join Kevin Sabet for Episode 2 of High Stakes with Kevin Sabet, the official podcast of Smart Approaches to Ma*****na and the...