The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is currently reviewing a proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. If approved, this reclassification would acknowledge the medical uses of cannabis and recognize that it has less potential for abuse than other drugs in the country. Attorney Joe Schafer from the law firm Lips, Matthias...

Alcohol, despite being legal, is associated with numerous health risks and fatalities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, alcohol is responsible for approximately 88,000 deaths each year in the United States. This includes direct overdoses and fatalities resulting from accidents caused by alcohol impairment. A Columbia University study found that being drunk...