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Jacksonville Beach leaders make moves to completely ban medical marijuana dispensaries in the city 11/08/2017 “My job is to represent the people of Jacksonville Beach and as I mentioned during the council meeting, 81 percent of the people may have voted for medical marijuana. But it wasn’t 81 percent of Jacksonville Beach residents looking to put a dispensary in Jacksonville Beach,” Mayor Charlie Latham said. |
Ban, Florida Ban | |
UConn Study: Teenage Pot, Alcohol Use Can Reduce Success Later In Life 11/08/2017 This study found that chronic marijuana use in adolescence was negatively associated with achieving important developmental milestones in young adulthood. |
youth, chronic | |
Lessons Leraned Colorado and Washington 11/05/2017 |
Colorado, Washington | |
Treatment of acute cannabinoid overdose with naloxone infusion 11/01/2017 The overlapping endocannabinoid and endogenous opioid systems may explain this patient's response to therapy, and this synergistic relationship is discussed. |
opioid, synergistic | |
MARIJUANA AND MENTAL HEALTH 11/01/2017 |
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Smoking cannabis 'damages lungs' 10/16/2017 Even after less than six years of smoking the drug, the ill effects were already being seen on their breathing, according the research presented at the British Thoracic Society (BTS) winter meeting. |
smoking, lungs, second hand smoke | |
Exclusive: Traffic fatalities linked to marijuana are up sharply in Colorado. Is legalization to blame? 10/03/2017 The number of drivers involved in fatal crashes in Colorado who tested positive for marijuana has risen sharply each year since 2013, more than doubling in that time, federal and state data show. A Denver Post analysis of the data and coroner reports provides the most comprehensive look yet into whether roads in the state have become more dangerous since the drug’s legalization. |
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Committee Opinion No. 722: Marijuana Use During Pregnancy and Lactation 10/02/2017
There are insufficient data to evaluate the effects of marijuana use on infants during lactation and breastfeeding, and in the absence of such data, marijuana use is discouraged. Notably, 34–60% of marijuana users continue use during pregnancy, with many women believing that it is relatively safe to use during pregnancy and less expensive than tobacco It is difficult to be certain about the specific effects of marijuana on pregnancy and the developing fetus, in part because those who use it often use other drugs as well, including tobacco, alcohol, or illicit drugs, and in part because of other potential confounding exposures. Marijuana smoke contains many of the same respiratory disease-causing and carcinogenic toxins as tobacco smoke, often in concentrations several times greater than in tobacco smoke. Studies of marijuana exposure during pregnancy are potentially subject to reporting and recall bias, often relying on self-reported habits, including frequency, timing, and amount of marijuana use. women using marijuana at least weekly during pregnancy were significantly more likely to give birth to a newborn less than 2,500 Several studies noted statistically significantly smaller birth lengths and head circumferences as well as lower birth weights among exposed offspring |
Pregnancy, ACOG, 2022 Marijuana | |
Sarasota plotting workaround to comply with state law for medical pot dispensaries 09/28/2017 City leaders felt treating dispensaries as they do pharmacies would allow them across large swaths of the city, so they voted to outright ban them until planners could devise an alternative. City leaders got their first glimpse at that alternative Monday night and unanimously endorsed a plan to craft rules that they call a kind of “middle ground” between the ban and current pharmacy rules. |
Florida Ban, sarasota, Ban | |
Venice wants to ban medical marijuana dispensaries 09/26/2017 Council members cite lack of local control as reason. The city of Venice will ban medical marijuana dispensaries within city limits, because current state statutes do not allow any form of local regulation above those placed on pharmacies. |
Florida Ban, Ban, Venice, City Council | |
Marijuana in the Workplace 09/26/2017 Drug Free America and National Drug-Free Workplace Alliance |
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U.S. Attorney says “Just say no” as at least 58 Summit County residents OD during third week in September 09/26/2017 “The best long-term solution is prevention,” Sessions said. “The best action is not to start. Just say no.” Those three words — embraced by First Lady Nancy Reagan in the 1980s to discourage young people from using recreational drugs — are back. On Friday, as Summit County released its latest overdose numbers for the past seven days — 58 residents sought help in emergency rooms after overdosing — U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions dredged up the slogan during an address to law enforcement in Pennsylvania. “The struggle to overcome addiction can be a long process – and it can fail. Tragically, it often does fail,” he said, according to a written copy of his remarks released by his office.
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Sessions | |
Musician befriends the driver who left him paralyzed 09/26/2017 A native of New Mexico, Markowski, 23, started doing drugs while living and working in Germany. First, smoking marijuana, then snorting methamphetamine. |
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Kentucky judge dismisses challenge of medical marijuana ban 09/26/2017 Kentucky's ban on medical marijuana has survived an initial test in court, with a judge ruling Wednesday that the state has a good reason to "curtail citizens' possession of a narcotic, hallucinogenic drug." Kentucky's ban on medical marijuana has survived an initial test in court, with a judge ruling Wednesday that the state has a good reason to "curtail citizens' possession of a narcotic, hallucinogenic drug." |
Ban, workplace, drug free workplace | |
Another View: Side effect? Legalized pot corelating with more traffic deaths 09/03/2017 The Post reported a 40 percent increase in the number of all drivers, impaired or otherwise, involved in fatal crashes in Colorado between 2013 and 2016. That’s why the Colorado State Patrol posts fatality numbers on electronic signs over the highways. |
Colorado, Fatalities, car crashes | |
Substance abuse rarely starts with opiate use on its own 09/02/2017 We therefore must educate our youngsters, parents and educators before any use of marijuana or alcohol begins. We then must identify those individuals for whom marijuana or alcohol use has become problematic, getting them into an effective program of treatment before they progress to more dangerous alternatives. |
School, opioid, opinion | |
Kissimmee officials have voted to ban medical marijuana dispensaries 08/28/2017 Kissimmee commissioners voted 4 to 1 to ban the dispensaries from opening in town. They don’t believe there is room to regulate effectively the way the law is currently written. |
Ban, Kissimmee, City Council, Florida, Florida Ban | |
1. Florida Counties and Cities Banning Marijuana Dispensaries, 2. Articles of Florida Cities Banning Dispensaries 08/28/2017 Updated information on Florida counties and city councils banning 'medical' marijuana dispensaries. |
Ban, Florida Ban | |
Palmetto just says “No” to medical marijuana dispensaries 08/28/2017 “There are too many unknowns,” said Commissioner Tambra Varnadore. “I don’t have a problem with the use of it, but there are so many rumors out there that it would be potentially abused, so I would rather wait. I feel if our citizens need one, then we can deal with it down the road.” |
Manatee, Pametoo, Ban, Florida Ban | |
Tampa Will Finally Get Medical Marijuana 08/25/2017 Two local mothers showed up at the pow-wow to voice their concerns about an influx of dispensaries. One of the mothers, Teresa Miller, believes cannabis acts as a gateway drug. |
Tampa City Council, miller, zoning | |
Exclusive: Traffic fatalities linked to marijuana are up sharply in Colorado. Is legalization to blame? 08/25/2017 The number of drivers involved in fatal crashes in Colorado who tested positive for marijuana has risen sharply each year since 2013, more than doubling in that time, federal and state data show. A Denver Post analysis of the data and coroner reports provides the most comprehensive look yet into whether roads in the state have become more dangerous since the drug’s legalization. |
Colorado, car crashes, Fatalities | |
Medical marijuana gets green light in Tampa, Video 08/25/2017 Snelling argued that not everyone using medical marijuana is severely ill, with symptoms like insomnia, mood swings and chronic itching qualifying for the drug. She said she is worried misuse will be widespread. |
Tampa City Council, miller, video | |
Medical marijuana gets the green light in Tampa 08/25/2017 Two local mothers spoke out against the plan at Thursday night's meeting. |
Tampa City Council, miller, zoning | |
Indian River County approves ban on medical marijuana dispensaries 08/21/2017 Indian River County joined many governments across the state banning dispensaries rather than accepting them as pharmacies, the only other option allowed in a state law adopted this summer. |
Indian River, Ban, County commissioner, Florida Ban | |
Florida school districts still unsure of how to handle medical marijuana 08/21/2017 The Leon County School District says, for the time being, they wont allow school nurses to administer the medication or hold medical marijuana in schools until the district gets more guidance from the state and DOE. |
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Clearing the Smoke: Workplace Safety Issues Clouded by Medical Marijuana 08/21/2017 Marijuana’s Negative Effects |
drug free workplace, construction, workplace, Business, Employees, OSHA | |
Secondhand Pot Smoke Just As Bad For Heart As Tobacco 08/21/2017 The main finding was that when rats were exposed to secondhand smoke from marijuana for one minute, their arteries became less efficient at carrying enough blood for at least 90 minutes, whereas similar exposure to secondhand smoke from tobacco caused impairment that fully recovered within 30 minutes (exposure to clean air in the exposure chamber did not cause impairment). (It is important to understand that arteries of rats and humans are similar in how they respond to tobacco smoke, so the response of rat arteries to marijuana smoke is expected to be a valid indication of how human arteries respond to marijuana smoke.) |
study, second hand smoke | |
Opioid crisis declaration by President Trump welcomed in Florida 08/13/2017 The largest increases in opioid-related deaths in Florida from 2014 to 2015 were from the following drugs: Buprenorphine (up 102 percent), heroin (up 74 percent), fentanyl (up 69 percent), codeine (up 57 percent), and Oxymorphone (up 42 percent). |
opioid | |
Many Americans are too drugged-out to work 08/07/2017 : A "clear, steady upward trend in illness/disability as reason for not working among prime-age adults. And even more striking, the level and trend are very similar for men and women, even though most of the attention on this issue is going to men." |
workplace | |
Driver Arrested for Vehicular Homicide in Crash That Killed Centralia Teen 08/03/2017 “The facts of the accident included Mr. Siegler being the driver of a vehicle while under the influence of marijuana,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. “He subsequently crossed the center lane of travel striking another oncoming vehicle. |
Oregon, car crashes, Fatalities | |
Legal marijuana in Visalia? It won’t ever get my vote 08/03/2017 Crime is common near pot shops, including assaults, robberies and shootings. On July 19, a security guard was killed and three other men were shot at a pot shop in L.A. during an attempted robbery. Gangs and drug dealers don’t view marijuana dispensaries as pharmacies. Rather, they see them as rival drug dealers. |
crime, california, denver | |
Benefits and Harms of Cannabis in Chronic Pain or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review 08/01/2017 "We found no observational studies that met inclusion criteria, but a growing body of cross-sectional literature suggests negative opioid-related correlates among individuals who use cannabis and opioids concurrently. These include opioid misuse;9,10,99,133 a greater number of opioid refills;99 a longer duration of opioid use; a higher dose of opioid medication prescribed;9 and endorsement of using opioids and other pain medications without a prescription.134" |
Veterans, opioid, study | |
Drugged driving crashes surging across Michigan 07/26/2017 Drug users now cause almost as many traffic deaths in Michigan as drunken drivers, a trend police blame on prescription drugs, the opioid epidemic and the easy availability of marijuana, medical and otherwise. |
Michigan, Fatalities, car crashes | |
Marijuana Overdoses 07/26/2017 As we keep saying, marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them. |
Overdoses, Family Council | |
Cognitive control in young adults with cannabis use disorder: An event-related brain potential study. 07/26/2017 Abstract Contemporary models of substance use disorders emphasize the role of cognitive control, which has been linked to difficulties in resisting the use of substances. In the present study, we measured two aspects of cognitive control, response inhibition (operationalized by a Go/NoGo Task) and performance monitoring (operationalized by an Eriksen Flanker Task), in a group of young cannabis-use disorder (CUD) patients and compared these functions with two control groups (i.e. a group of cigarette smokers and a group of non-smokers). We employed both behavioural and electrophysiological measures. The results indicate that CUD patients displayed reduced NoGo-P3 event-related potentials compared with non-smoking controls, but not compared with smoking controls. In addition, CUD patients were slower on Go trials than both control groups. No other between-group electrophysiological or behavioural differences were observed. These results seem to suggest that CUD patients have problems related to response inhibition, but performance monitoring seems relatively unaffected.
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CUD, Cannabis-use disorder, study | |
Pattern of marijuana use during adolescence may impact psychosocial outcomes in adulthood 07/26/2017 "Though the results do not show a direct causal link, it's important to note that even though most people think marijuana isn't harmful, it may have severe consequences for some people's functioning, education and mood," Forbes said. "While that may seem unimportant at age 20, the level of education you receive will likely have a huge effect on your quality of life and socioeconomic status later in adulthood." |
science daily | |
These college students lost access to legal pot — and started getting better grades 07/25/2017 The research on more than 4,000 students, published in the Review of Economic Studies, found that those who lost access to legal marijuana showed substantial improvement in their grades. Specifically, those banned from cannabis cafes had a more than 5 percent increase in their odds of passing their courses. Low performing students benefited even more, which the researchers noted is particularly important because these students are at high-risk of dropping out. The researchers attribute their results to the students who were denied legal access to marijuana being less likely to use it and to suffer cognitive impairments (e.g., in concentration and memory) as a result. |
academics, Netherlands, access, college graduation, education | |
Parents of Plant High School student who died of heroin use now meeting with state attorney 07/21/2017 They say they took their daughter to counseling, rehab summer camps, anything to help with her marijuana use and mental health struggles. The day before her overdose, she had passed two drug tests. Her parents thought they had finally turned a corner. |
overdose, tampa | |
Judges’ views on marijuana legalization look like the public’s—with one significant exception 07/20/2017 A sample of the comments (all left anonymously):
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judges, National Judicial College, Drug Court | |
Cannabis-Induced Psychosis: A Review 07/14/2017 Reports have shown a staggering increase in cannabis-related emergency department (ED) visits in recent years. In 2011, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) estimated a total of 1.25 million illicit-drug–related ED visits across the US, of which 455,668 were marijuana related.2 A similar report published in 2015 by the Washington Poison Center Toxic Trends Report showed a dramatic increase in cannabis-related ED visits.3 In states with recent legalization of recreational cannabis, similar trends were seen. |
cannabis-induced psychosis, Psychosis | |
Collier County set to decide whether to ban medicinal marijuana shops 07/10/2017 "It's tied our hands in my opinion," said Commissioner Penny Taylor, who said she wants to ban dispensaries from Collier County. "It's just the lack of local control. We have certainly the folks that need this for their illness, but we have the whole community at large to think about. That’s the big picture." |
Collier, Ban, Amendment 2, Florida Ban | |
School Of Public Health Study Finds Use Of Marijuana Increases Risk Of Metabolic Syndrome School Of Public Health Study Finds Us 06/29/2017 “Duration of marijuana use seems to be a significant factor associated with metabolic syndrome,” the researchers said. |
study, Georgia State University, Metabolic Syndrome | |
2017 SB 8-A Medical Marijuana Bill in Florida 06/28/2017 |
Florida, 2017 Legislation | |
Gifford youth sentenced to 50 years in prison for fatal shooting 06/25/2017 “His consistent use of marijuana affected his brain structure,” Gomez-Mallada said. But Cox ruled: “The court finds there is little possibility of rehabilitation. The defendant is a danger.” Marshall’s accomplice, Henry, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and is scheduled for sentencing in July. |
Teen, Fatalities | |
Hamilton County coroner: ‘We have seen fentanyl mixed with marijuana’ 06/23/2017 She did not specify how many cases involved marijuana mixed with a synthetic opiate. |
fentanyl | |
HIGH CLAIMS Legalizing recreational marijuana is linked to increased crashes 06/22/2017 After retail marijuana sales began in Colorado, the increase in collision claim frequency was 14 percent higher than in nearby Nebraska, Utah and Wyoming. Washington's estimated increase in claim frequency was 6.2 percent higher than in Montana and Idaho, and Oregon's estimated increase in claim frequency was 4.5 percent higher than in Idaho, Montana and Nevada. |
HLDI, Colorado | |
Freshman Year Alcohol and Marijuana use Prospectively Predict Time to College Graduation and Subsequent Adult Roles and Independ 06/19/2017 Abstract Objective This study examined how freshman year substance use prospectively predicted time to college graduation, and whether delayed graduation predicted postponed adoption of adult roles and future substance use. Participants Participants were part of a longitudinal study that began in 2004. The first analyses focused on freshman year (N = 2,050). The second analyses corresponded to a subset of participants at age 27 (N = 575). Methods Measures included self-reported substance use, adult role adoption, and university reported graduation dates. Results Results indicated that frequent binge drinking and marijuana use during freshman year predicted delayed college graduation. Those who took longer to graduate were more likely to have lower incomes and were less likely to obtain a graduate degree. Taking 5-6 years to graduate was associated with greater likelihood of alcohol-related problems. Conclusions Findings support the importance of interventions during freshman year of college to decrease substance use and promote timely graduation.
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college graduation, alcohol | |
As thanks for medical marijuana bill, John Morgan to hold fundraiser for Richard Corcoran 06/19/2017 “John is an old friend who shares the same values [of] trying to hold government accountable and make it more efficient,” Corcoran said. “We share that mission.” |
Morgan | |
After vote, up to 19 dispensaries can open in Hillsborough Co. 06/08/2017 Several other residents spoke in favor of more government regulations on medical marijuana dispensaries. Ellen Snelling said she voted against Amendment 2, which was overwhelming approved by voters in 2016. |
County commissioner, Snelling, zoning | |
Hillsborough Commission votes to increase number of medical marijuana dispensaries to approximately 19 06/08/2017 “The pill mills were everywhere,” said Teresa Miller. We had our van stolen from our front yard one Saturday night, and it was abandoned in Brooksville with drugs in it. I don’t want this to happen again, and I don’t want that type of clientele walking through our neighborhood again.” |
County commissioner, miller, zoning | |
Teen Pot Use Linked to Illegal Drug Use by Age 21, Study Suggests 06/07/2017 In the new study, researchers analyzed data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a long-running study in the U.K. that has followed women and their children. The study began when the women were first pregnant, all in 1991 or 1992. |
study, longitudinal, UK, gateway | |
Patterns of cannabis use during adolescence and their association with harmful substance use behaviour: findings from a UK birth 06/07/2017 Conclusions One-fifth of the adolescents in our sample followed a pattern of occasional or regular cannabis use, and these young people were more likely to progress to harmful substance use behaviors in early adulthood. |
study, longitudinal, PubMed | |
The Illusion of Marijuana As Medicine 06/07/2017 First, dosing of smoked marijuana remains unpredictable. And although much of the medical marijuana debate centers on the effects of single exposures, insufficient information exists regarding the effects of repeated exposures. Approximately 10% of people routinely using marijuana become addicted, with a higher incidence amongst adolescents. Tolerance and down-regulation of receptors have been documented with repeated marijuana use. A marijuana withdrawal syndrome has also been recognized, as has an association with psychosis. |
Doctors, bullying | |
Marijuana Legalization and the Effects on Child Health and Safety 06/05/2017 Aside from the changes to criminal law, legalization has implications for school safety policies, child abuse and neglect statutes, child care center regulation, advertising restrictions, substance abuse programs, employment law, traffic offenses, banking, state revenue, ports of entry and federalism, among many others. |
Colorado, policy, Children | |
Mental health, addiction often a dual fight 06/05/2017 According to the Journal of American Medical Association, 50 percent of the people who have a severe mental condition also have a substance abuse problem. JAMA also found that 37 percent of alcoholics have a mental illness, as do 53 percent of drug addicts. |
mental health, Dual diagnosis | |
R.I. officials say girl, 2, nearly died after ingesting edible marijuana 06/03/2017 Authorities said a toddler nearly died from eating edible marijuana. The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families on Friday announced the 2-year-old girl had almost died Thursday and had been admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. |
Rhode Island, edibles, hospital | |
Unattended 11-month old infant drowns in Pueblo; Baby-sitter arrested by police 05/25/2017 She said she only smoked marijuana about four hours before putting the girls in the bathtub after taking a nap at around 3:30 p.m., the affidavit states. |
child abuse, Colorado | |
Teen Drug Use Number One Health Problem: Study 05/25/2017 But he was also the teen who began smoking marijuana at 14 before turning to oxycontin two years later. He wrecked his mother's car while driving stoned, pilfered money from his friends, dropped out of high school and spent three weeks in jail after his parents turned him in for stealing their credit cards. |
Consequences, pathway, gateway | |
Miami Beach Wants Ultrastrict Medical Pot Rules: "Odor Management," 21-and-Up Patients, and Visitor Logs 05/21/2017 Commissioners will consider banning anyone under 21, requiring dispensaries to keep visitor logs and extensive surveillance cameras, and even imposing "odor maintenance plans" on the three dispensaries the city plans to allow in designated zones. |
zoning, moratorium, Miami, Florida | |
Legalized marijuana turns Colorado resort town into homeless magnet 05/21/2017 The town suddenly became a haven for recreational pot users, drawing in transients, panhandlers and a large number of homeless drug addicts, according to officials and business owners. Many are coming from New Mexico, Arizona and even New York. |
Colorado, homeless, zoning, crime | |
Utah's Sheriff Association 2017 Position Paper 05/20/2017 “So called medical marijuana in other states has become a farce and a sham. The average user of smoked medical marijuana has no chronic illness and is a white male in his mid-30s with a history of drug and alcohol abuse. . . In the last 20 years and due to market demand, constant genetic engineering has increased THC potency in marijuana plants, and extraction-concentration methods are becoming extremely popular and widespread. become addicted.”Marijuana is the 2nd leading cause of impaired driving arrests. One in six adolescents trying marijuana will become addicted. |
Utah, postition statement, Sheriff, Black Market, youth usage, zoning, dropout | |
Hillsborough Commissioners consider limiting medical marijuana dispensaries to 13 countywide 05/19/2017 |
County commissioner | |
2017 County Commision Recommendations 05/18/2017 We want to prevent what happened with Big Pharma from happening with Big Marijuana in Florida. We want to avoid the pill mill scenario we experienced several years ago. Given the number of people dying in our state from opioid abuse be it heroin or prescription drugs we do not want to add fuel to this fire by inadequately regulating ‘medical’ marijuana dispensary zoning, licensing and locations. |
2017 Legislation, Testimony, County commissioner, Tampa City Council | |
Miami attorney compares legalizing medical marijuana to legalizing pedophilia 05/18/2017 The position that medical marijuana dispensaries are prohibited due to the conflict in federal law is not unique. Coral Gables, for instance, holds the same opinion. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article151193... |
zoning, Miami, dispensaries, pot shops | |
The Role of the Physician in “Medical” Marijuana 05/15/2017 All cannabis‐based and cannabinoid medications should be subjected to the rigorous scrutiny of the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory process. This process provides important protections for patients, making medications available only when they: 1) are standardized by identity, purity, potency and quality; 2) are accompanied by adequate directions for use in the approved medical indication; and 3) have risk/benefit profiles that have been defined in well‐controlled clinical trials. |
asam, Potency, cannabis | |
Minnesota’s medical marijuana providers have lost a combined $11 million 05/15/2017 “It’s not the job of the state government to create conditions in which private companies can be profitable for selling marijuana.” Therefore regulate marijuana like it was a medicine with strict guidelines similar to the FDA process! |
Minnesota, regulations | |
Dangers of Marijuana Experienced Firsthand 05/15/2017 We should approach mass marijuana production and distribution as we would any other large-scale public health problem. We should do what we can to limit exposure, and we should provide clear, unbiased education. In the case of prevention efforts being unsuccessful, we need to provide immediate treatment and assistance in stopping use. If we are going to use this as a medication, then we should use it as we use other medications. It should have to undergo the same scrutiny, Food and Drug Administration approval, and regulation that any other medication does. Why are we allowing a pass on a medication that very likely would carry with it a black-box warning? |
Colorado, Doctors, Roberts, black box warning | |
Do Floridians want hard-liquor in our grocery stores and gas stations? 05/10/2017 DO FLORIDIANS NEED INCREASED ACCESS TO HARD LIQUOR?
PLEASE NOTE those states allow hard liquor in grocery stores have very strict and enforced DUI laws. Floridians do not want or need HB-81. HB-81 takes away the added security system that separate stores provide with camera systems and ability to card everyone who enters their store AND hard-liquor will be available 24/7. |
HB-81, 2017 Legislation | |
Insurer Refuses to Cover Marijuana Candy Murder 05/09/2017 Kirk’s children are seeking damages for negligence, failure to warn, wrongful death, deceptive trade, strict liability, breach of implied warranty, misrepresentation and consumer law violations. They are represented by Gregory Gold, of Greenwood Village. |
edibles, infused, Fatalities | |
ER Visits for Kids Rise Significantly After Pot Legalized in Colorado 05/07/2017 The number of teenagers sent to emergency rooms more than quadrupled after marijuana was legalized in Colorado — mostly for mental health symptoms, researchers reported Thursday. |
emergency room | |
Counseling Parents and Teens About Marijuana Use in the Era of Legalization of Marijuana 05/07/2017 Pediatricians are in a unique position to provide parents and teenagers with accurate information and counseling regarding the consequences of marijuana or cannabis use by children, teenagers, and adults. A number of strategies can be used to counsel families about preventing use and to intervene if marijuana is being used either recreationally or medically by the families for whom they provide medical care. |
talking points, pediatricians, parents, Side-Effects | |
Marijuana contributed to Wyoming triple fatal crash 05/07/2017 The driver, 18-year-old Darion Wheeler died from head and chest trauma. Coroner Stratmoen released toxicology results and determined Wheeler had “Cannabis by-product levels that were higher than 10 times the limit that is considered impaired driving by studies from the National institutes of Health and the Highway Traffic Safety Administration.” |
Wyoming, Fatalities | |
Nashua man charged with DUI after rollover 05/07/2017 Couture blamed "black ice" despite the nearly 50 degree weather at the time, according to the release. Police said the traveled portions of Pelham roads were clear of snow and ice. Couture admitted to smoking marijuana before driving and performed field sobriety tests.
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car crashes | |
2017 5 4 Tampa City Council 05/03/2017 My property value will decrease if a pot dispensary locates next door or in close proximately. I already have camera and locked gate on my commercial property but believe I will need at least two full-time security guards. This product is cash only sales. I am concerned about the new cliental wandering through our neighborhoods. As a small business owner, the increase security and insurance costs are going to greatly impact our profit and discourage us from expanding. |
2017 Legislation, Tampa City Council | |
Study shows link between maternal marijuana use and low birth weight 05/01/2017 In a new study, researchers in London, Ontario found that women who used marijuana while pregnant were almost three times more likely to have an infant with low birth weight than women who did not use marijuana. |
Pregnancy | |
Cannabis Use and Risk of Prescription Opioid Use Disorder in the United States 04/26/2017 Cannabis use appears to increase rather than decrease the risk of developing nonmedical prescription opioid use and opioid use disorder. |
psychiatryonline, opioid | |
Tampa extends moratorium on new local rules for medical marijuana dispensaries 04/20/2017 “Instead of people seeing this as a medicine, a lot of people see it as a big business,” anti-drug activist Teresa Miller said. “And it will change our landscape if we end up with pot shops on every corner.” |
miller, Tampa City Council, zoning, Amendment 2 | |
‘Medical’ marijuana is incompatible with mental health promotion 04/20/2017 Similarly, it can be anticipated that if introduced, the indications for the use of medical cannabinoids would expand well outside of the initial indications. Hence, the medical profession cannot justify the use of medical cannabinoids that would be associated with an iatrogenic risk of serious adverse psychological events. The use of medical cannabinoids for any purpose, including research under closely observed conditions, is incompatible with mental health promotion. |
Research, mental health | |
Kicking Pot To The Curb 04/15/2017 Through his research, he believes there may be a link between chronic use of marijuana — especially when started at a young age — and Alzheimer’s. |
alzheimers, Fortanasce, Legatus | |
Say no to booze in groceries 04/14/2017 Ask any Florida legislator if their phone has been ringing off the hook from constituents who can't get enough vodka or rum, and they would have to say "no." Then why are they pushing hard liquor into our grocery stores without public input or backing? |
HB-81, alcohol, 2017 Legislation, miller | |
SUPPLEMENT to- The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado: The Impact, Volume 4, September 2016 04/10/2017 |
Colorado, rmhidta | |
Health Policy A-2 Recomendations 04/02/2017 Medical Marijuana is a very political, emotional and complex topic. Now that amendment 2 has passed implementing it as a medication seems to be even more contentious. I am sure we can all agree the goal, as with any medication, is to provide guidelines to make it as safe and beneficial as possible while at the same time preventing abuse or misuse. Attempting to regulate prescription medications has proven to be very difficult and the lack of strict guidelines led to over prescribing, wide-spread misuse, addiction and overdose problems that devastated families and communities throughout our nation. |
2017 Legislation | |
SAM-What Employers and Businesses Should Know about Marijuana 03/31/2017 Marijuana legalization also involves significant downsides to existing businesses. As marijuana use has increased in states that have legalized its use, so has use by employees, both on and off the job. Large businesses in Colorado now state that after legalization they have had to hire out-of-state residents in order to find employees that can pass a pre-employment drug screen. |
SAM, Employer, Business | |
Utah getting toughest drunken driving limit in the US 03/27/2017 |
Utah, BAC | |
Highland County coroner: Marijuana is ‘gateway to hell’ 03/18/2017 “It’s a craze, not an epidemic,” he said, adding that “epidemic” implies something beyond people’s control. |
coroner, gateway, Fatalities | |
Marijuana use and physical dating violence among adolescents and emerging adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. 03/18/2017 Findings suggest that marijuana use is associated with a 54% increase in the odds PDV (physical dating violence) victimization, and a 45% increase in the odds of perpetration. CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that dating violence is a correlate of marijuana use, and that association is strongest among adolescents (vs. emerging adults) and girls (vs. boys). |
meta-analysis, PDV, adolescent, Studies, Research, ncbi | |
Long lasting effects of chronic heavy cannabis abuse. 03/18/2017 The existence of hallucinations, delusions, and organic brain dysfunction in heavy cannabis users seems to be associated with cannabinoid levels in hair. The continuation of persistent symptoms 3 months after the discontinuation of cannabis abuse, was a remarkable finding. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: We provide evidence that chronic and heavy cannabis abuse results in long-lasting brain dysfunction in all users and in long-lasting schizophrenia-like psychotic symptoms in more than half of all users. These findings suggest a reevaluation of the current classification of cannabis as a "soft narcotic" which erroneously, therefore, is typically considered harmless. (Am J Addict 2017;XX:1-8). |
ncbi, chronic, impaired, delusions, Long-term, Studies, Research | |
County bans marijuana facilities in unincorporated areas 03/16/2017 "I think it's really important to remember that marijuana of any kind is illegal under federal law," Board Chairwoman Dianne Jacob said. "There have been comments made by the new administration in Washington that signs may point to action being taken in the near future to support federal law." |
Ban, San Diego, california | |
Medical marijuana business in New York is a bust so far 03/12/2017 |
new york | |
Letter: Marijuana availability and increased use directly harms our children 03/12/2017 Adolescent marijuana use has significantly increased in our state post-legalization, as has been documented in numerous studies. Ask any teenager and they will tell you that marijuana use is rampant in our local high schools, which is obviously not surprising given its widespread availability and the perception of its safety. While we can debate the effects on adults, marijuana use clearly has a detrimental impact on a teenager. Read more here: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article13776... |
adolescent, legalization, opinion | |
Saturday's letters: It's the pill mill problem all over again 03/12/2017 The state capital may be in Tallahassee, but the pot shop capital for the South may soon become Tampa. Hillsborough County commissioners stuck down a provision that would have limited the number of marijuana dispensaries/pot shops. What does that mean for citizens living in unincorporated Hillsborough? |
opionion, miller, pot shops | |
Carol Falkowski: Marijuana and adolescents: Caution 03/05/2017 Everyone should be concerned: Voters, not medical practitioners or scientists, have been able to determine medical practice. |
Public Health, Brain, Long-term, short-term, Falkowski | |
Washington Poison Center Toxic Trends Report* 2016 Annual Cannabis Report 03/03/2017 The Washington Poison Center (WAPC) experienced another year of increased calls on marijuana exposures and poisonings. In 2016, there were 286 calls related to marijuana exposures*. Over 42% (n=120) of the total calls were regarding individuals 13-29 years who had been exposed to some form of marijuana. Highest marijuana exposure rates in 2016 were King, Spokane, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. |
2016, Washington, poisoning | |
Washington Poison Center Toxic Trends Report* 2016 Annual Opioid Report 03/03/2017 The Washington Poison Center (WAPC) saw a slight increase in calls regarding opioid exposures in 2016 (n=1,696) compared to 2015 (n=1,672). Of the calls received, over 70% (n=1,199) of the exposures occurred in individuals 20 years of age or older. |
2016, Washington, opioid | |
Medical marijuana: Irresponsible medical care? 03/02/2017 Illness should continue to be treated by health professionals employing scientific evidence. This is responsible policy. It is not appropriate or medically justified for family physicians to refer patients to medical marijuana clinics; instead, they should inform their patients that medical treatment must be based on scientific evidence. |
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Marijuana Money - Is money influencing some Florida lawmakers to limit the market? 03/02/2017 But the complex details on how to get that done is now being hashed out in Tallahassee and as we uncovered, some key lawmakers in Florida's weed wars are already seeing the green from it. |
follow the money | |
HB 81 CB 106 - Hard Liquor in our Grocery Stores- Who is crying they need more alcohol 03/02/2017 Please review the following information to better understand how alcohol misuse impacts our families:
Consequences
Cost of Alcohol Abuse:
2. Teen Theft
Doubly illegal: Qualitative accounts of underage alcohol access through theft
3. Florida Ranks 3rd in the Nation for DUI Fatalities
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2017 Legislation, HB-81 | |
Cannabis use disorder and suicide attempts in Iraq/Afghanistan-era veterans 03/01/2017 This study of 3,233 veterans in a cross-sectional, multi-site study by the VA found that cannabis use disorder (CUD) was significantly associated with both current suicidal ideation and lifetime suicide attempts compared to veterans with no lifetime history of CUD. |
Veterans, suicide, science direct | |
Medical marijuana: Fungal, bacterial contaminants found, dangerous for immunocompromised patients 02/27/2017 UC Davis physician researchers have found that medical marijuana contains multiple bacterial and fungal pathogens that may cause serious and even fatal infections. They warn that smoking, vaping or inhaling aerosolized marijuana could pose a grave risk to patients, especially those with leukemia, lymphoma, AIDS or conditions requiring immune-suppressing therapies. |
contaminated, UC Davis, study | |
GA Senate Lowers MM Potency 02/19/2017 "THC is an addictive drug," said Sen. William Ligon (R-Brunswick) during floor debate. Its detractors in the Senate say it’s also a danger – not only to its users but also to the state of Georgia. |
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