Tag: children

(192 posts)
April 15, 2013
04/15/2013
UNICEF Study: Nations With More Liberal Drug Laws, Youths Use Cannabis Less

UNICEF Study: Nations With More Liberal Drug Laws, Youths Use Cannabis Less

UNICEF’s “Report Card 11” found that countries with more liberal drug laws had lower rates of youths who smoked marijuana than nations with stricter penalties. Canada was #1...
Comment → Comment →
March 18, 2013
03/18/2013
Study: At Home Marijuana Gardens Not Associated With Adverse Health Effects Among Children

Study: At Home Marijuana Gardens Not Associated With Adverse Health Effects Among Children

Children residing in homes where marijuana is cultivated do not suffer from adverse health effects at any greater rate than do comparable children in cannabis-free environments, according...
By: NORML
Comment → Comment →
March 4, 2013
03/04/2013
Amendment 64 Task Force Finished Recommendations

Amendment 64 Task Force Finished Recommendations

Colorado’s Amendment 64 Task Force finished its work as February came to a close. After months of work and several public meetings, the task force has done...
Comments (5 Comments) Comments (5 Comments)
March 1, 2013
03/01/2013
‘Deeply Troubled’ Judge OKs On-Campus Arrest; ‘Perp Walks’ and Privacy

‘Deeply Troubled’ Judge OKs On-Campus Arrest; ‘Perp Walks’ and Privacy

A high school basketball star caught selling marijuana off campus cannot sue the police for arresting him at school, though a federal judge was “deeply troubled” by...
Comment → Comment →
February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
Snoop Lion Wants to Educate Kids About Marijuana

Snoop Lion Wants to Educate Kids About Marijuana

Most people understand that the key to drug abuse prevention is education, and Snoop Lion is no exception. Snoop will obviously be educating his own children about...
Comment → Comment →
February 21, 2013
02/21/2013
West Virginia Bill Would Drug Test Teens for Driver Licenses

West Virginia Bill Would Drug Test Teens for Driver Licenses

013 A bill introduced Tuesday in the West Virginia House of Delegates would require prospective teen drivers to pass three separate drug tests before receiving a full...
Comment → Comment →
February 8, 2013
02/08/2013
Adolescent Alcohol Fear Rising, Marijuana Fear Falling

Adolescent Alcohol Fear Rising, Marijuana Fear Falling

In a report written with an obvious “Reefer Madness” mentality, there are actually some very refreshing statistics. From 2002 to 2011, the percentage of adolescents that perceive...
Comment → Comment →
February 7, 2013
02/07/2013
Fund Raiser for Brave Mykayla Comstock

Fund Raiser for Brave Mykayla Comstock

Brave Mykayla and her family are making big news.  Their unique decision to use cannabis to help with Mykayla’s cancer has caused quite a stir.  SKUNK Magazine and the...
By: Anna Diaz
Comments (5 Comments) Comments (5 Comments)
February 4, 2013
02/04/2013
Couple Loses Kids and Car for Medical Marijuana

Couple Loses Kids and Car for Medical Marijuana

A California couple has had their children taken away twice, and had their car seized while in court. All this trouble after a ‘compliance check’, which the...
Comment → Comment →
January 30, 2013
01/30/2013
Marijuana, Childhood Autism and Prohibition

Marijuana, Childhood Autism and Prohibition

I was on a radio show this past weekend debating a prohibitionist who still believes that medical cannabis is little more than a hoax…a ‘camel’s nose under...
Comments (2 Comments) Comments (2 Comments)
January 29, 2013
01/29/2013
Canada’s Liberal Party Hopes to Cash in on Marijuana

Canada’s Liberal Party Hopes to Cash in on Marijuana

A paper released by Canada’s Liberal Party states that prohibition has failed to keep marijuana away from youth. They also state that legalization would create jobs and,...
Comment → Comment →
January 28, 2013
01/28/2013
Former Rep. Tancredo Backs Off Amendment 64 Bet to Smoke Pot

Former Rep. Tancredo Backs Off Amendment 64 Bet to Smoke Pot

Former congressman Tom Tancredo, who made a deal with a documentary filmmaker to smoke marijuana if Colorado voters passed Amendment 64 to legalize the drug for recreational use,...
Comment → Comment →
January 23, 2013
01/23/2013
War on Marijuana – Protecting Teens? Hasn’t Worked

War on Marijuana – Protecting Teens? Hasn’t Worked

Steve Chapman explains the failures of existing drug laws to protect minors. He cites the fact that while alcohol and tobacco use have decreased in teens over...
Comment → Comment →
January 18, 2013
01/18/2013
Study: Depenalizing Drug Possession Offenses Associated With Lower Drug Usage Among Young People

Study: Depenalizing Drug Possession Offenses Associated With Lower Drug Usage Among Young People

The elimination of criminal penalties for drug possession offenses is associated with lower overall substance use among young people, according to a study published online this month in the...
By: NORML
Comment → Comment →
January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
Combating Cannabis Idiocy

Combating Cannabis Idiocy

“There are many excellent reasons to avoid marijuana.” David Frum, writer for CNN and author of this little doozy, said this in his column Monday. Frum believes...
Comment → Comment →
January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Teen Use of Marijuana Decreased Since Passage of Arizona Medical-Pot Law, Study Shows

Teen Use of Marijuana Decreased Since Passage of Arizona Medical-Pot Law, Study Shows

People who thought teens would be using marijuana more because of Arizona’s 2010 medical-pot law are wrong, a new study shows. Combined, the percentage of 8th, 10th and...
Comments (3 Comments) Comments (3 Comments)
December 24, 2012
12/24/2012
Teen Marijuana Use May Show No Effect on Brain Tissue, Unlike Alcohol, Study Finds

Teen Marijuana Use May Show No Effect on Brain Tissue, Unlike Alcohol, Study Finds

A teen who consumes alcohol is likely to have reduced brain tissue health, but a teen who uses marijuana is not, according to a new 18-month UC...
Comment → Comment →
December 21, 2012
12/21/2012
Teen Pot Use Stalls as States Continue to Regulate Use

Teen Pot Use Stalls as States Continue to Regulate Use

012 Despite several attempts by the media and policy makers to associate the rising number of state regulated medical marijuana programs (and popular legalization efforts) with a...
Comment → Comment →
December 14, 2012
12/14/2012
Don’t Eat Daddy’s Cookies: How to Talk to Your Kids About Pot

Don’t Eat Daddy’s Cookies: How to Talk to Your Kids About Pot

As moms and dads figure out how to negotiate marijuana’s transition from illegal drug to just another ho-hum way to unwind, TIME sought advice from experts on...
Comment → Comment →
December 6, 2012
12/06/2012
TGA Subcool School of Dank in Seattle Raises $10k for Autism

TGA Subcool School of Dank in Seattle Raises $10k for Autism

The Green Avengers Subcool School of Dank in Seattle Nov. 16-18, raised over $10K for homeless teens and needy families with autistic children. It combined the strongest...
Comments (3 Comments) Comments (3 Comments)