news – Sarah W. Hirschfield

You can now smoke weed legally in New York. But should you?

Last month New York became the 15th US state to legalize recreational marijuana. People can now possess up to 3g, smoke it wherever they’re allowed to smoke cigarettes, and grow their own. This is a big win for racial justice. New Jersey was the first state to make a racial-justice-based argument for legalization (my colleagueContinue reading “You can now smoke weed legally in New York. But should you?”

A vet committed suicide after suffering from tinnitus. Will people start caring about their hearing health now?

An open letter to anyone who cares to listen. On March 21, 2021, the NYTimes reported that Kent Taylor, a veteran and founder of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain, took his own life: Here is a reader comment on the story: And another: Tinnitus, a ringing in the ears associated with hearing loss, affects betweenContinue reading “A vet committed suicide after suffering from tinnitus. Will people start caring about their hearing health now?”