Pitt researchers develop first THC breathalyzer
By Emily Wolfe, News Editor
August 29, 2019
Researchers from the chemistry department’s Star Lab and Swanson’s electrical and computer engineering department worked together to develop the prototype.
Opinion | Pa. marijuana legalization necessary
By Julia Kreutzer, Staff Columnist
March 24, 2019
In the push for meaningfully combating racist practices, creating legal opportunities for medicinal and recreational marijuana users and bolstering the state’s economy, approving SB 350 is an instrumental move.
Editorial: Riding high: United States should follow Canada’s pot legalization
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 17, 2018
Canada became the second country in the world to legalize cannabis on Wednesday. The United States should follow suit — and weed out oppressive drug policies.
Editorial: Sessions takes step backward on weed
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 8, 2018
It’s no secret President Trump’s attorney general has a strong antiquated streak — even his full name, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, conjures up images of Confederate generals and “Gone with the Wind.” As for policy choices, Sessions’ memo last Thursday — which ended federal tolera...
Blazing through the ages: Cannabis prevalent on campus in ’70s
By Natalia Blewonska & Elaina Zachos / The Pitt News Staff
April 19, 2015
When you look out over the Cathedral lawn, you see students sprawled out, soaking up the mid-April sun. While today you wouldn’t find anyone conspicuously smoking pot, 40 or 50 years ago pot use was commonplace. The radical late ’60s and ’70s were a response to the conservatism of 1936’s gove...
Marijuana punishments inconsistent across professional sports
By Alex Wise / Staff Writer
April 19, 2015
Professional athletes smoke pot. We know this. It’s not a big secret, nor should it be.But even as state after state legalizes marijuana, major league sports officials continue to classify the drug in the same category as cocaine, Ecstasy and other legitimately dangerous substances.To understand why...