No, Marijuana Is Not Actually “As Addictive As Heroin”
You may have read this week that a new "20-year research study" on marijuana use "finally demolishes claims that smoking marijuana is harmless,"
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Most People With Addiction Simply Grow Out of It: Why Is This Widely Denied?
The idea that addiction is typically a chronic, progressive disease that requires treatment is false, the evidence shows. Yet the "aging out" experience of the majority is ignored by treatment providers and journalists.
One in Twenty California Adults Have Used Medical Marijuana. 92 Percent of Those Patients Said It Helped
Long-term public health data shows medical marijuana's prevalence in California for the first time.
Does Using Marijuana as a Teen Make You Dumber?
Major advocates on both sides of the marijuana legalization debate agree that teens shouldn't use marijuana, but
Tasmanian Health Minister Michael Ferguson Backs Cannabis Trials
After rejecting an application for a trial two months ago, Michael Ferguson tells an inquiry he would support a clinical trial
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Marijuana Compound May Slow, Halt Progression of Alzheimer’s
Neuroscientists found that extremely low doses of a compound found in marijuana may slow or halt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
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DEA Ratifies Spike in Marijuana for Research
Production is going from 46.3 pounds to 1,433 pounds – but it’s unclear where the extra pot is going.
As Marc Emery Returns to Canada, U.S. Scientists Still Face Obstacles Researching Medicinal Marijuana
After serving a five-year prison sentence for selling marijuana seeds to U.S. customers, Vancouver's Marc Emery is expected to cross the border back into Canada on Tuesday (August 12).
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Forget Colorado, New Survey Shows Rhode Islanders Use the Most Marijuana
This may shock you, but Colorado and Washington residents don’t use the most weed (if you’re measuring by the percent of state residents who regularly use marijuana.) Rhode Islanders do.
Independent Think Tank: Marijuana Legalization in Colorado Is a Success
The Brookings Institution said Colorado's system addresses “key concerns."
