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A study in the August edition of The Journal of School Health finds that the generations old theory of a “gateway drug” effect is in fact accurate for some drug users, but shifts the blame for those addicts’ escalating substance abuse away from marijuana and onto the most pervasive and socially accepted drug in American life: alcohol.
Activism

Oregon could well be the third state to end up with a marijuana legalization initiative on the ballot after supporters of the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA) said they had handed in more than 165,000 signatures by today's deadline. Marijuana regulation and legalization initiatives have already qualified for the ballot in Colorado and Washington.

Georgia's new welfare drug testing law was supposed to go into effect July 1, but that didn't happen. According to a spokesman for Gov. Nathan Deal (R), the governor still supports the law, but will hold off on implementation until a legal challenge against a similar bill next door in Florida is resolved.
Medical

Israel has become a world leader in the use of medical marijuana. More than 10,000 patients have received government licenses to consume the drug in order to treat ailments such as cancer and chronic pain.
Activism

CANNABIS CULTURE - Cannabis Day, the annual combo celebration of marijuana and Canada's birthday held every July 1st at the downtown Vancouver Art Gallery, was a smoky success again in 2012. View photo galleries of the high-profile public party and protest on Cannabis Culture.
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