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Smoking 3,000 Joints Is Bad for Your Brain, Study Finds

(Nov. 16) -- This news may be something of a buzz-kill. A new study shows that subjects who began smoking pot before age 16 scored significantly worse on cognitive function tests than both nonsmokers and those who picked up the habit later in life. The research, presented Monday at the annual Society for Neuroscience...

Who or What to Blame for Prop. 19's Epic Fail?

(Nov. 3) -- Californians are just going to have to face the facts and smoke weed the old-fashioned way -- with a medical prescription. That's because the heavily publicized Proposition 19 -- a ballot initiative to effectively legalize recreational marijuana for Californians age 21 and older -- failed Tuesday. Proponents...

The Color of Legalized Pot? California's Prop 19 Ignites Intraracial Tension

(Oct. 26) -- We all know the stereotypes: Opponents of marijuana are people with short hair, khaki pants and light skin who like a good amount of mayonnaise on their white bread, and supporters are... pretty much everyone else. But in California, as everywhere else, the racial lines are blurry, and old stereotypes might...

Beer vs. Pot: Which Will Prevail in California Come November?

(Sept. 22) -- The California Beer & Beverage Distributors, an industry lobbying group, is spending money to torpedo Proposition 19, a November ballot initiative that would legalize marijuana in the state. "[I]t donated $10,000 to Public Safety First, a committee organized to oppose the proposition, on Sept. 7, 2010,...

Scientific Shocker! Study Finds Marijuana Is Good for Pain Relief

(Aug. 30) -- Make sure you're sitting down for this piece of news: A study released today by researchers at the University of Montreal concluded that smoking marijuana greatly reduces chronic pain. While the finding may seem obvious to those familiar with the concept of medical marijuana, the study was important because...

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Bills Regulating Medical Marijuana Pass House

A package of four contentious bills defining medical marijuana use passed the Michigan House Thursday and will go to the Senate.

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Kevin A. Sabet, Ph.D.: Does Medical Marijuana Increase Drug Use?

Exactly two weeks to the day I was born in 1979, Keith Stroup, the head of the National Organization of Marijuana Laws (NORML), told the Emory University school newspaper, The Emory Wheel , that "We are trying to get marijuana reclassified medically. If we do that, (we'll do it in at least 20 states this year for...

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Marijuana Use Linked to Psychotic Disorders

NewsA new study has found that the use of marijuana at a young age will dramatically increase the chance of psychotic disorders later in life, Reuters reports.

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05/03/12 Pot Use Soars Among Teens, Survey Finds Source: NBC - KNSD 7/39 - San Diego CA Heavy marijuana use by teenagers is up 80 percent since 2008, according to a national survey released by The Partnership at Drugfree.org and the MetLife Foundation.
12/19/11 National report shows decreasing teenage use of... Source: Journal-Advocate - Sterling CO Colorado Attorney General John Suthers said Thursday that a new report from the National Institute on Drug Abuse showing increasing youth consumption of marijuana should be a cause of concern for Coloradans.
07/12/11 This Is What Your Government Thinks About Marijuana Source: CelebStoner It's staggering to realize that the Republican policies of the Bush era are not very different from the policies of the Obama era when it comes to marijuana.
04/20/11 VISTA COMMUNITY CLINIC: Youth marijuana use on the... Source: North County Times The latest local and national data confirm that youth marijuana use continues to rise.
03/23/11 Gender and race linked with teen marijuana use Source: Yale Daily News - Yale Univ - New Haven CT Gender and race may play a role in determining how much high school students experiment with marijuana.