Tag: drug use

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June 16, 2014
06/16/2014
Federal Government Survey Dispels Myth That Rolling Back Marijuana Prohibition Laws Will Lead to an Increase in Teen Marijuana Use

Federal Government Survey Dispels Myth That Rolling Back Marijuana Prohibition Laws Will Lead to an Increase in Teen Marijuana Use

Federal Government Survey Dispels Myth That Rolling Back Marijuana Prohibition Laws Will Lead to an Increase in Teen Marijuana Use Biennial CDC survey finds rate of current...
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June 4, 2014
06/04/2014
High IQ Linked to Drug Use

High IQ Linked to Drug Use

A new British study finds children with high IQs are more likely to use drugs as adults than people who score low on IQ tests as children. The data comes...
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May 7, 2014
05/07/2014
Florida Poll: Majority of Voters Back Legalization, Super-Majority Endorse Medical Cannabis

Florida Poll: Majority of Voters Back Legalization, Super-Majority Endorse Medical Cannabis

Nearly nine out of ten Floridians support legalizing the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, and a majority support allowing adults to possess the plant for any...
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March 31, 2014
03/31/2014
Surveys Yet to Link Medical Marijuana and Teen Drug Abuse

Surveys Yet to Link Medical Marijuana and Teen Drug Abuse

Medical marijuana has been in the US since 1996 and is now legal in twenty states & DC. Yet reported teen marijuana use has remained essentially flat....
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March 24, 2014
03/24/2014
Project SAM Hyperbole: Seattle Students Love Marijuana

Project SAM Hyperbole: Seattle Students Love Marijuana

In normal shit-peddler fashion, the visionaries over at Project SAM recently tweeted the following: Spike in MJ use seen in Seattle public schools: http://t.co/BiUKGFVIDX — SAM (@learnaboutsam)...
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March 11, 2014
03/11/2014
Marijuana Use on the Rise Among Aging Baby Boomers

Marijuana Use on the Rise Among Aging Baby Boomers

The most recent data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration show that marijuana use has increased among individuals over the age of 50 in the past...
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March 3, 2014
03/03/2014
Reefer Madness Continues: Can Marijuana Kill You?

Reefer Madness Continues: Can Marijuana Kill You?

(Dr. Mitch Earleywine was elected as the Chairman of the NORML Board of Directors in February 2014) A recent headline reads: “Can Marijuana Kill You? German Scientists Say...
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February 21, 2014
02/21/2014
Study: Cannabis May Be a Substitute for Alcohol

Study: Cannabis May Be a Substitute for Alcohol

014 Preliminary data suggests that cannabis may be a substitute for alcohol consumption, according to a review published online in the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism. An investigator...
By: NORML
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February 14, 2014
02/14/2014
DEA’s Hiring Policy Admits Pot Isn’t as Bad as Other Drugs

DEA’s Hiring Policy Admits Pot Isn’t as Bad as Other Drugs

Huffington Post reports that the DEA’s hiring policy excludes anyone that admits to ever using any illegal drug… except weed.
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February 10, 2014
02/10/2014
Ladybud: Could Cannabis Really Be an Exit Drug?

Ladybud: Could Cannabis Really Be an Exit Drug?

Laurel Dewey explains that not only is cannabis not a gateway drug, but an exit drug that helps people with serious addiction problems.
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February 4, 2014
02/04/2014
How I Know I’ve Smoked Too Much Cannabis

How I Know I’ve Smoked Too Much Cannabis

Even though weed is about as super-safe a substance as you could hope for, it is still possible to consume too much cannabis. Physiologically, you’re not in...
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February 3, 2014
02/03/2014
Why Smoking Pot Is Not a Crime or Public Health Problem

Why Smoking Pot Is Not a Crime or Public Health Problem

Jacob Sullum explains why smoking pot is not a crime or public health problem, and so should not be treated as either.
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January 28, 2014
01/28/2014
Patrick Kennedy Concedes Marijuana Is Safer Than Alcohol

Patrick Kennedy Concedes Marijuana Is Safer Than Alcohol

Patrick Kennedy, chairman of anti-pot crusading Project SAM, has finally admitted that marijuana is safer than alcohol. He still argues in favor of prohibition.
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January 24, 2014
01/24/2014
Marijuana Or Alcohol: Which Is Really Worse for Your Health?

Marijuana Or Alcohol: Which Is Really Worse for Your Health?

Joseph Brownstein explores the health affects, short and long term, answering the question of which is safer: marijuana or alcohol?
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January 20, 2014
01/20/2014
CNN: Pot Smokers Fight Stereotypes

CNN: Pot Smokers Fight Stereotypes

CNN covers stories of cannabis consumers that fight stereotypes and dispel the stigma surrounding cannabis.
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January 14, 2014
01/14/2014
Study: Student Drug Testing Programs Don’t Work

Study: Student Drug Testing Programs Don’t Work

The imposition of student drug testing programs is not effective in limiting students’ consumption of controlled substances, according to survey data published in the January edition of...
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January 10, 2014
01/10/2014
Scientists Explain Why Marijuana Users Never Overdose

Scientists Explain Why Marijuana Users Never Overdose

Leaf Science reports on a study that found a hormone released when THC is used also inhibits THC receptors, explaining why marijuana users never overdose.
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January 9, 2014
01/09/2014
It’s Not an Opinion, Marijuana Is Less Dangerous

It’s Not an Opinion, Marijuana Is Less Dangerous

Fusion examines the media’s tendency to refer to the fact that marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol as some unproven claim by legalization proponents.
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January 8, 2014
01/08/2014
Could You Lose Your Job for Smoking Legal Pot?

Could You Lose Your Job for Smoking Legal Pot?

The Daily Beast reports a Colorado case that may finally protect employees from being fired for off-job, legal pot use.
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January 7, 2014
01/07/2014
It Is Immoral to Cage Humans for Smoking Marijuana

It Is Immoral to Cage Humans for Smoking Marijuana

Conor Friedersdorf gives a great explanation of why it is immoral to cage humans for smoking marijuana.
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