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Drug czar: Teen pot use could fuel opioid abuse 10/11/2014 Teen, youth, opioid, abuse
Morgan Touts Medical Marijuana 10/11/2014 Morgan, follow the money
Commentary from Florida’s Representative to the National D.A.R.E. Youth Advisory Board 10/11/2014 youth, addiction
Sheriff Kevin Rambosk, Collier County SPEAKS OUT against Amendment 2 10/11/2014 video, law enforcement, Sheriff

Medical marijuana vacation destination?  Is this what we want in Florida?  Will it be safe at our amusement parks?
11 Odd Facts About Marijuana 10/10/2014 heart, animals, hemp

Previous research has found that marijuana can increase heart rate and blood pressure, which could tip a vulnerable individual over into heart attack territory
Susan Latvala: Amendment 2 threatens our communities 10/10/2014 OpEd, Children, community, County commissioner
Medical pot's negative impacts 10/09/2014 Amendment 2, opinion
Will Weatherford on Amendment 2: 'De Facto Legalization of Marijuana' 10/09/2014 Amendment 2, political
Marijuana Farms Are Poisoning This Mink-Like Animal With Rodenticide 10/08/2014 poisoning, monk, farms
What has research over the past two decades revealed about the adverse health effects of recreational cannabis use? 10/07/2014 Studies, Research, recreational
The terrible truth about cannabis: Expert's devastating 20-year study finally demolishes claims that smoking pot is harmless 10/07/2014 Brain, Studies
Times recommends: Vote no on St. Petersburg Charter amendment 10/06/2014 amendment, vote no
Times recommends: Vote no on Amendment 2, medical marijuana 10/03/2014 amendment, vote no
Adam Putnam and Florida Chamber Take Aim at Amendment 2 10/02/2014 amendment, putman, agriculture, Business, tourism
Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops-AMENDMENT 2 Concerns Require a Closer Look October 1, 2014 10/01/2014 religious leader, church, amendment, Bishops, vote no
Medical Marijuana- Can we call this Medicine? 10/01/2014 Pharmacists, Motycka, vote no
Workforce Drug Test Positivity Rate Increases for the First Time in 10 Years, Driven by Marijuana and Amphetamines, Finds Quest 09/30/2014 workplace, Business, drug testing
Tribune editorial: Voters should reject the medical marijuana amendment 09/30/2014 vote no, amendment
Two polls show support for legal marijuana waning in Colorado, nationally 09/30/2014 Colorado, legalization
Is Florida Trading Pill Mills for Pot Shops? 09/30/2014 pot shops, SOS
WFTV: We Were Wrong 09/30/2014 Morgan
Medical marijuana: 3 things employers need to know 09/30/2014 workplace, Business
Young adult sequelae of adolescent cannabis use: an integrative analysis 09/30/2014 Studies, young adults, usage
Amendment 2 on Medical Marijuana Garners New Opposition 09/29/2014 Amendment 2
Cops: Student shared pot-laced lollipops with pals 09/29/2014 Connecticut, pot candy, lollipop, Children
Pastor's Blog: About Medical Marijuana 09/28/2014 catholic, religious leader, church, amendment

Let’s call a spade a spade.  Don’t be fooled to think you are helping the sick by voting for this when, in fact, you would just be making marijuana accessible to virtually everyone.  
Sheriff Don Eslinger: Amendment 2 puts families and communities in danger 09/26/2014 amendment, youth, Florida
On Pot Vote, Think of Kids, Teens 09/26/2014 church, religious leader, amendment
Easing of marijuana laws worries road safety advocates 09/25/2014 nationally, highways, safety, car crashes
Florida Sheriffs Association and Florida Physicians Discuss Negative Impact of Marijuana and Edible Products 09/25/2014 amendment, Sheriff
Baptist Convention: RESOLUTION TO OPPOSE THE LEGALIZATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA 09/24/2014 religious leader, church, amendment, vote no
First Baptist Convention RESOLUTION TO OPPOSE THE LEGALIZATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA 09/24/2014 Resolution, Amendment 2, opposed, church
Survey: Support for legal weed drops 7 points in the past year 09/24/2014 Gallop, legalization
Grand jury opts not to indict NASCAR's Tony Stewart in fatal incident 09/24/2014 Death, impaired

20-year-old Ward “was under the influence of marijuana” at the time of the Aug. 9 race at levels “enough to impair judgment.”
Marijuana edibles popularity concerns doctors 09/22/2014 edibles, candy, legalization, Children
Legalized marijuana draws homeless Texans to Colorado 09/22/2014 homeless, Colorado-0

"We were averaging 190 people a night. Now we are averaging 345 people a night," said Murray Flagg, the Salvation Army Intermountain Divisional secretary for social services.
Dr. Drew on marijuana: “It acts like an opiate and causes severe addiction” 09/19/2014 addiction, youth, Dr. Drew
Stoners on the job: Nearly 10% of Americans went to work high 09/18/2014 video, workplace, Business
August Alsina Still Hospitalized With Seizures; Had Marijuana in His System 09/17/2014 seizure, knockout
Correlation is not Causation. But it's also not not Causation. How today's Dope Apologists are just like Big Tobacco apologists 09/15/2014 tobacco, causation
Medical Matters: The health and social benefits of abstaining from cannabis 09/15/2014 health, youth, Studies, dropout

The large meta-analysis – a study of combined previous research – showed that people who are daily users of cannabis before the age of 17 are more than 60 per cent less likely to complete secondary school or to complete a degree compared with those who have never used the drug.
Marijuana Use For Alleged Depression and Anxiety Can Still Get You Fired In Florida 09/15/2014 Business, depression, anxiety
Welfare recipients can use debit cards for marijuana 09/13/2014 welfare, debit cards, food stamps
Florida Taxwatch 2014 Voter Guide 09/13/2014 voters, amendment, vote no
Second Nursery Challenges Marijuana Rule 09/13/2014 Growers, Charlotte's Web, Dept. of Health

But some growers object to a Department of Health plan that offers details about how the law would be carried out. In its challenge,...
International Drive Chamber Resolution 09/12/2014 Resolution, amendment, vote no
John Morgan- Two Faces 09/12/2014 Morgan
Teens who Smoke Cannabis Daily 'Seven Times More Likely to Commit Suicide' 09/12/2014 youth, suicide

Teenagers who start smoking cannabis daily before the age of 17 are seven times more likely to commit suicide, a study has found.
Marijuana Infused Frozen Pizza Is Every Lazy Stoner’s Dream Come True 09/12/2014 edibles, pizza, infused
Employers grapple with possibility of legal medical marijuana 09/12/2014 Business, Employer, drug free workplace
Study: Teens who smoke weed daily are 60% less likely to complete high school than those who never use 09/12/2014 youth, dropout, high school, addiction, suicide

Teenagers who smoke marijuana daily are over 60 percent less likely to complete high school than those who never use. They're also 60 percent less likely to graduate college and seven times more likely to attempt suicide.
Ex-Florida Supreme Court justices against amendment for medical marijuana 09/09/2014 judges, supreme court, vote no, amendment
Former justices: Why voters should reject medical marijuana amendment 09/07/2014 amendment, vote no, judges, legalization
Workers' Comp Must Cover Medical Marijuana 09/05/2014 Business, workplace, drug testing, insurance

Is this what Floridians want?
Workers' Comp Must Cover Medical Marijuana 09/05/2014 Business, workman's comp, insurance, Medical
Lawyers, not doctors, push medical pot: My Word 09/04/2014 Doctors, amendment
Bishop Robert Lynch- Going to Pot ! Really? 09/04/2014 amendment, Bishop Lynch, religious leader, church
MGH findings on pot addiction complicate legalization debate 09/03/2014 Studies, addiction, legalization
D.A.R.E. America Position Paper on Marijuana Legalization 09/01/2014 Resolution, position paper, legalization, DARE
John Morgan Unplugged 09/01/2014 File 'Yes on 2' Campaign Chairman, John Morgan, Unplugged and Uncensored with subtitles Morgan, video

John Morgan "Unplugged" after a debate in Polk County.
Bob Gualtieri, Drug Free America worry about broad medical marijuana language 08/21/2014 Doctors, amendment
Pandora’s ganja box 08/21/2014 OpEd, Death
Marijuana and the Workplace 08/18/2014 workplace, Business, Employer

The Marijuana Report
2nd lawsuit claims unfair San Diego pot laws will cause undue pollution 08/15/2014 Business, Environment, zoning
Greed merchants growing like weeds around Amendment 2 08/15/2014

Unfortunately, like its role model in tobacco, smoked marijuana continues to increase mortality rates, whether the deaths are from vehicular crashes, suicide or respiratory disease, according to the Journal.
 
 
FORMER GOVERNOR JEB BUSH JOINS COALITION AGAINST AMENDMENT 2 08/14/2014 Bush, amendment, vote no
Bill Bennett: This notion that marijuana isn't that harmful is just plain wrong 08/14/2014 harm, Colorado-0, youth
August 2014- Legalization of MJ Impact Colorado 08/13/2014 Colorado-0, youth, car crashes 2, Death, exposure, alcohol
Trial lawyers or physicians 08/11/2014 Calvina, lawyer
Pot studies suggest regular use is bad for teen brains 08/09/2014 Teens, Brain, Studies
Medical Marijuana User Sues Company That Fired Her 08/08/2014 Business, Employer
Marijuana’s Buzzkill DNA: Biotech Researcher Finds Medical Pot Laced With Feces 08/08/2014 feces, Medical
Traffic Fatalities of Marijuana-Positive Drivers On Rise In Colorado 08/08/2014 Colorado-0, traffic, Fatalities
Colorado lawsuit alleges cannabis overdose from fairground candy 08/08/2014 Colorado-0, candy, Death, overdose
Inside Colorado’s flourishing, segregated black market for pot 08/08/2014 Colorado-0, Black Market
Rubio comes out in limited support of medical marijuana 08/08/2014 vote no, rubio
Pueblo West marijuana dispensary robbed 08/06/2014 Colorado, crime
Marijuana Linked to the Death of Two Young Men in Germany 08/06/2014 Death, heart
Florida police chiefs urge Floridians to vote against medical marijuana legalization 08/06/2014 vote no, safety, Police
UF to say no to pot, even if marijuana amendment passes 08/05/2014 UF, vote no, university
Where Americans smoke marijuana the most 08/05/2014 youth, usage, map
Doctors' lobby officially opposes marijuana amendment 08/05/2014 Doctors, vote no
A Kansas foster father was high on marijuana when he left a 10-month-old girl in a hot car, where she died, prosecutors said Fri 08/04/2014 Death, baby
Medical marijuana a no-go for Mass. college students living on campus 08/04/2014 college, vote no
5 things you won’t see in Florida’s medical marijuana regulations 08/04/2014 amendment

The things you won't see in the law are:

  • Suggestions on addressing the local zoning regulations. “We can’t fix local zoning, so that has to be negotiated at the local level,” ... Read More
Medical marijuana laws in 50 states: investigating the relationship between state legalization of medical marijuana and marijuan 08/01/2014 Research
Birth outcomes associated with cannabis use before and during pregnancy. 08/01/2014 Pregnancy, Research
2014- Colorado Impact Study- Driving Impaired Section 08/01/2014 car crashes 2, impaired, Colorado-0

Overall, traffic fatalities in Colorado decreased 14.8 percent, from 2007 to 2012. During the same five years in Colorado, traffic fatalities involving operators testing positive for marijuana increased 100 percent.

In 2007, Colorado traffic fatalities involving operators testing positive for marijuana represented 7.04 percent of the total traffic fatalities.  By 2012, that number more than doubled to 16.53 percent.
At Colorado’s borders, a dividing line over marijuana 07/30/2014 Colorado-0, Business

We have to pay overtime, pay the prosecutor, pay to incarcerate them, pay for their defense if they’re indigent. Colorado’s taxing it, but everybody else is paying the price.”
Marijuana and Mental Illness 07/30/2014 mental health

Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in America: approximately one in 10 adult Americans report having used marijuana in the past year. In recent years, laws addressing the use and possession of marijuana have been changing, and many states—including Colorado, California, Massachusetts and others—have passed regulations either legalizing marijuana for... Read More

Florida Medical Marijuana Dangerous? Calvina Fay Claims Legal Weed Amendment Is Really Recreational Marijuana 07/30/2014 youth, amendment
Legal pot blamed for some of influx of homeless in Denver this summer 07/30/2014 addiction, Colorado-0
Opponents continue to slam Amendment 2, allowing medical pot 07/30/2014 amendment
Bad Science: The Marijuana Experiment Has Failed 07/30/2014 Colorado-0
Deputies: Adults smoking pot while pit bulls kill 4-year-old boy 07/30/2014 Death, neglect
I-Team: Driver in fatal hit-and-run smoked marijuana 07/30/2014 Fatalities, car crashes
Marijuana Legalization Would Be 'a Health Catastrophe' 07/30/2014 amendment
Pot Legalization vs. Science 07/30/2014 legalization, Research
The Devastation That’s Really Happening in Colorado 07/30/2014 Colorado-0
Denver Crime Rate up almost 7% 07/30/2014 Colorado, crime

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