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Teen drug survey is a sign marijuana use could rise
21 hours ago ago from Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston's health and science blog
The federal government’s annual report monitoring kids’ alcohol and drug abuse has been released. The 2009 Monitoring the Future Survey reports that while use of cigarettes, methamphetamines, cocaine and binge drinking is down the use of prescription drugs and smokeless tobacco is up. Marijuana use is holding steady. John Knight, MD , director of The Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research (CeASER) at Children’s says those ...
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11 hours ago ago from TheGrowGuide
Maryland — When Del. Dan K. Morhaim is in the emergency room, he can administer cocaine to anesthetize a patient. But he cannot write a prescription for marijuana as a pain reliever or nausea remedy. That’s just one of the flaws in Maryland’s narrow medical marijuana law that Morhaim (D-Baltimore), an emergency physician at Sinai and Northwest hospitals in Baltimore, is out to fix during next year’s legislative session. “Physicians prescribe ...
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17 hours ago ago from Aradia B - the poet and her pentacle
Top 10 Signs of Progress in 2009 By any measure, 2009 has been the best year for marijuana policy reform in U.S. history. Indeed, public support for making marijuana legal just reached a record high of 44% nationwide. And check out these 10 signs of progress, all 10 of which have been spearheaded by MPP: 1. The governments of Massachusetts and Michigan implemented, without controversy, the ballot initiatives we passed in these two ...
Related contentAnaheim case may take key role in regulating medical marijuana (Los Angeles Times)
10 hours ago ago from Medical Marijuana Policy
State appellate court in Santa Ana studies Legislature's intent in outlining ways marijuana could be provided. A state appeals court appears likely to grapple with the dispute over whether cities and counties can prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries as it reviews a lawsuit challenging Anaheim's ban, a case that could have a major impact on how the drug is distributed throughout California.
Related contentBreaking News: Court rules BCPD acted legally with room search
14 hours ago ago from The Gavel
By Tue Tran, Co-Editor-in-Chief – On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled that the Boston College Police Department (BCPD) was acting legally when a search was performed on a dorm room, where allegedly found were “cocaine, marijuana and hallucinogenic mushrooms while responding to a report of a weapon,” according to the Associated Press. The search had occurred in 2007 and resulted in two students facing drug trafficking ...
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CannaMart-Centennial Court Case Could Determine Whether Municipalities Can Ban Medical Marijuana Providers
20 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
Denver Daily : Medical marijuana advocates believe that today's court hearing in Centennial could shape the future of the booming medical marijuana industry in Colorado. In October the City of Centennial revoked the business license of CannaMart after learning that the business was a medical marijuana dispensary. In turn, two caregivers and three patients from the dispensary sued the city in hopes of having the decision overturned. The ...
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