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Marijuana Prescribed to Kids with ADHD

By David KnowlesNov 24th 2009 – 3:19PM

(Nov. 24) -- In California, the state with the nation's most permissive medical marijuana law, several doctors say that some children with attention deficit hyperacitivty disorder, or ADHD, are being treated with marijuana -- a fact that has sparked a heated debate. Reliable figures on the use of marijuana to treat ADHD...

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  • 05/17/12 Emerson resident travels to Memphis to serve fondue... Source: NorthJersey.com - Hackensack NJ Claire Lichota, of Westwood 's The Melting Pot, serves food at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Lichota, an Emerson resident, was a top fund raiser among restaurant employees for the hospital, and traveled to the hospital in late April with other Melting Pot employees to help serve at a special dinner for patients.
  • 02/03/12 Mother accused of giving pot to children Source: The Daily Sentinel - Grand Junction CO A 30-year-old Clifton mother is accused of smoking marijuana with her children and their friends, the youngest of which was a 9-year-old girl, according to the Mesa County Sheriff's Department.
  • 06/07/11 Mom Accused Of Smoking Pot With Children Source: Springfield News-Sun - Springfield OH A New Carlisle mother accused of smoking marijuana with children surrendered to Clark County Sheriff's Deputies on Monday.

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