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Florida Medical Marijuana Dangerous? Calvina Fay Claims Legal Weed Amendment Is Really Recreational Marijuana [1]

07/30/2014

youth [2], amendment [3]
Legal pot blamed for some of influx of homeless in Denver this summer [4]

07/30/2014

addiction [5], Colorado-0 [6]
Opponents continue to slam Amendment 2, allowing medical pot [7]

07/30/2014

amendment [3]
Amendment 2 is backdoor to legalize pot [8]

07/28/2014

amendment [3], Florida [9]
New York Times Calls for Legalization of Marijuana, ASAM Strongly Objects [10]

07/28/2014

 Stuart Gitlow, MD, president of ASAM and a board-certified addiction medicine specialist, called the paper’s stance “irresponsible” and “ignorant of the facts” that clearly place marijuana on the continuum of psychoactive drugs that trigger addiction and lifelong chronic brain disease.

Doctors [11], Medical [12], vote no [13], addiction [5]
Patrick Kennedy: Legalizing pot endangers children [14]

07/28/2014

youth [2], Brain [15]
Comparing Alcohol and Marijuana: Seriously [16]

07/27/2014

alcohol [17], Research [18], youth [2]
Institute for a Drug-Free Workplace [19]

07/26/2014

The impact of employee marijuana use is seen in the workplace in lower productivity, increased workplace accidents and injuries, increased absenteeism, and lower morale. This can and does seriously impact the bottom line.

drug free workplace [20], workplace [21], Employees [22], Business [23]
Denver Crime Rate Up Almost 7 percent [24]

07/23/2014

Other information:  http://drthurstone.com/the-big-deal/neuroimages/ [25]

crime [26], denver [27], Colorado [28]
GW Pharmaceuticals Closes U.S. Public Offering; Cannabis-Based Medicines Progress [29]

07/19/2014

Charlotte's Web [30], gw pharm [31], epilepsy [32]
Co-occurring Disorders [33]

07/16/2014

The coexistence of both a mental health and a substance use disorder is referred to as co-occurring disorders.

mental health [34], Co-occuring [35], substance abuse [36], SAMHSA [37]
Voters in two states to consider legalizing recreational pot in 2014 [38]

07/16/2014

youth [2], addiction [5]
Down the Rabbit Hole [39]

07/16/2014

harm [40], Myth [41]
Florida 'medical marijuana' measure would legalize recreational pot smoking [42]

07/14/2014

legalization [43], recreational [44]
Devestation- What is really happening in Colorado [45]

07/10/2014

Colorado-0 [6]
Trends in fatal motor vehicle crashes before and after marijuana commercialization in Colorado [46]

07/07/2014

Colorado-0 [6], car crashes [47], Fatalities [48]
NIDA review summarizes research on marijuana’s negative health effects [49]

07/07/2014

addiction [5], youth [2], Effects [50]
The Marijuana Report [51]

07/07/2014

Research [18], national [52], Studies [53], article [54]
Legalise cannabis – and children will pay the price [55]

07/07/2014

The emerging marijuana industry in Colorado is trying to appeal to teenagers by offering cannabis-infused soda, chocolate taffy and jujubes.

youth [2], mafia [56], Potency [57], Colorado [28], edibles [58]
Medical Marijuana as a new herbalism (Part 1) [59]

07/07/2014

Gorbski [60], Studies [53], Research [18]
Child Proof Pot [61]

07/05/2014

One such statistic is a spike in calls to poison control centers. According to the National Poison Data System, calls about accidental ingestion of marijuana in children 9 and younger more than tripled in states that decriminalized marijuana before 2005. In states that enacted legalization from 2005 to 2011, calls increased nearly 11.5 percent per year. Over the same period in states without decriminalization laws, the call rate stayed the same.

youth [2], Children [62], poisoning [63], emergency room [64]
Clearing the air around marijuana use [65]

07/02/2014

addiction [5], faith-based [66], Side-Effects [67]
Marijuana- 2014 Dr. Madras Presentation [68]

07/01/2014

madras [69], opioid [70], Pregnancy [71], youth [2], powerpoint [72], Brain [15]
This July 4th party has “lots of free bud” and a marijuana-filled piñata [73]

06/29/2014

“I can share my personal weed with somebody, no problem,” said Taijeron. “But we can’t sell it or exchange money for marijuana.”

Business [23], addiction [5]
Six Ways Science Says Marijuana May Hurt Your Health [74]

06/29/2014

addiction [5], heart [75], car crashes 2 [76], Impairment [77], Death [78], Brain [15]
Amendment is not needed for medical marijuana [79]

06/27/2014

amendment [3], Charlotte's Web [30]
Marijuana Legalization Undermines Obama Administration’s Health Goals [80]

06/26/2014

In reality, less than one out of every 200 inmates in a state prison system is incarcerated due to first-time marijuana use or possession. And many of those who are incarcerated have pled down from more serious charges. The fact is most inmates are incarcerated for multiple, non-marijuana drug offenses, often involving trafficking or violence.

Two 24-Week Phase 3 Studies of Lumacaftor in Combination with Ivacaftor Met Primary Endpoint with Statistically Significant Impr [81]

06/24/2014

Cystic Fibrosis [82], FDA [83], Research [18]
tudy finds genetic links between schizophrenia and cannabis use [84]

06/24/2014

Schizophrenia [85]
Don't be Doped, Smoking Pot is NOT medicine. [86]

06/23/2014

risks [87], youth [2]
Pope Francis Condemns Legalization of Marijuana [88]

06/20/2014

Francis told members of a drug-enforcement conference meeting in Rome on Friday that even limited attempts to legalize recreational drugs “are not only highly questionable from a legislative standpoint, but they fail to produce the desired effects.”     Unless of course the desired effect is to get High.

legalization [43], Pope [89], church [90], amendment [3], religious leader [91]
New pot delivery phone app as easy as ordering a pizza [92]

06/20/2014

Washington [93]
Dumb and dumber? Teen marijuana use linked to lower IQ in later life [94]

06/20/2014

youth [2], IQ [95]
Charlotte’s Web law far different from Amendment 2 [96]

06/19/2014

Charlotte's Web [30], Potency [57]
NIDA review summarizes research on marijuana’s negative health effects [97]

06/19/2014

The scientists focus on marijuana’s harmful effects on teens, an age group in which the brain rapidly develops, which is one factor that could help explain increased risks from marijuana use in this population. Research suggests that marijuana impairs critical thinking and memory functions during use and that these deficits persist for days after using. 

youth [2], NIDA [98]
NIDA review summarizes research on marijuana’s negative health effects [49]

06/19/2014

The reviewers consider areas in which little research has been conducted. This includes possible health consequences of secondhand marijuana smoke; the long-term impact of prenatal marijuana exposure; the therapeutic potential of the individual chemicals found in the marijuana plant; and effects of marijuana legalization policies on public health.

Research [18], Studies [53], addiction [5], second hand smoke [99], chemicals [100]
Medical marijuana in Oregon: State program prone to exploitation, abuse, report says [101]

06/17/2014

“Liquid THC production - - and incidence of butane hash oil lab explosions -- is expected to rise as the market expands for marijuana edibles and demand increases for product that has a strong psychoactive effect,” the report notes.

Oregon [102], abuse [103], Black Market [104], THC [105]
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2014/06/16/state-report/10643165/ [106]

06/17/2014

Oregonians legalized medical marijuana in 1998. The program was sold to voters as a modest one with plans to add about 500 patients per year. But today's Oregon Medical Marijuana Program has more than 60,000 patients who carry permission to own double the number of plants and more than five times the amount of smokeable product than was originally envisioned.

Oregon [102], Medical [12], patients [107]
OREGON HIDTA PROGRAM [108]

06/14/2014

Oregon [102], HIDTA [109]
Medical marijuana laws in 50 states: investigating the relationship between state legalization of medical marijuana and marijuan [110]

06/13/2014

States that legalized medical marijuana had higher rates of marijuana use. Future research needs to examine whether the association is causal, or is due to an underlying common cause, such as community norms supportive of the legalization of medical marijuana and of marijuana use.

legalization [43], youth [2], Studies [53], Research [18]
Drug-free workplace and medical marijuana [111]

06/13/2014

THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SMOKED POT AND WHAT THEY (PRO-POT ADVOCATES) CALL "MEDICAL" MARIJUANA.    High at work ..
Last month, a state judge directed an employer and insurer to reimburse an injured worker for medical marijuana prescribed to relieve pain resulting from a lower back injury.   
 

drug free workplace [20], workplace [21], insurance [112], legalization [43]
Republicans jump into Florida campaign against medical marijuana [113]

06/13/2014

Finally someone is more concerned about the health & safety of our communities than being politically correct.   THIS TAKES COURAGE. 

legalization [43], safety [114], health [115], political [116]
Republicans jump into Florida campaign against medical marijuana [113]

06/11/2014

amendment [3]
Editorial: Not your father’s marijuana [117]

06/11/2014

The paper points out that the potency of marijuana has increased fourfold since the 1980s and can hardly be compared to the less harmful drug millions of pot smokers used decades ago.
And opponents point to Colorado and Washington, where the passage of medical marijuana in 2000 and 1998, respectively, were followed by the passage of recreational marijuana laws in 2012.

Potency [57], recreational [44]
Pot for Pups [118]

06/08/2014

Kramer said he receives anecdotal stories from people who claim to have treated their pets with medical marijuana.

“There is nothing that says it’s illegal and there’s no statute saying it’s legalized,” Kramer said.

pets [119]
Debbie Wasserman Schultz feels heat for vote on medical marijuana issue [120]

06/07/2014

"I have concerns that it is written too broadly and stops short of ensuring strong regulatory oversight from state officials," she said. "Other states have shown that lax oversight and ease of access to prescriptions can lead to abuse, fraud and accidents. Also, given Florida's recent history in combating the epidemic of 'pill mills' and dubious distinction as having among the highest incidents of fraud, I do not believe we should make it easier for those seeking to abuse the drug to have easy access to it."

recreational [44], pill mills [121]
Smoking marijuana as a teenager lowers IQ for LIFE, scientists warn [122]

06/07/2014

The damaging effects remain even if the person stops smoking the drug
·         Teenagers are at particular risk because their brains are still developing
·         Smoking cannabis affects critical thinking and memory
·         Researchers warn that stronger varieties today are causing more damage 

Studies [53], Brain [15], youth [2], Impairment [77], memory [123]
Colorado the new ‘black market’? Pot legalization causing headaches for surrounding states [124]

06/06/2014

"One of the [arguments] for legalizing marijuana [in Colorado and Washington state] ... was to reduce the black market," said Tom Gorman, who heads a multi-state task force called the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. "In fact, the legalized marijuana has become the black market for other states."

Colorado-0 [6], Black Market [104]
Winter Haven man arrested for throwing crying baby [125]

06/06/2014

“This is just another example of marijuana abuse linked to child abuse,” says Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.

Death [78], abuse [103]
Man's fertility, Research finds.... [126]

06/05/2014

health [115], men [127], Research [18]
NIDA review summarizes research on marijuana’s negative health effects [49]

06/05/2014

The authors review literature showing that marijuana impairs driving, increasing the risk of being involved in a car accident and that these risks are further enhanced when combining marijuana with alcohol.

health [115], car crashes 2 [76], Impairment [77], Research [18]
Marijuana Is Now Big Business [128]

06/05/2014

Business [23], workplace [21], Colorado-0 [6]
Big Tobacco Planned Big Marijuana Sales in the 1970s [129]

06/05/2014

legalization [43], tobacco [130]
Don't Harsh Our Mellow Dude [131]

06/04/2014

No telling the potency of the "candy" this unsuspecting person consumed.  How many children are innocently eating this dangerous drug?

Colorado-0 [6], edibles [58], unintended consequences [132]
Seattle pot co-op sued by Hershey's for trademark infringement [133]

06/04/2014

video [134], candy [135], Washington [93]
Medical marijuana in Florida [136]

06/04/2014

History [137]
Mike Milburn: Be wary of marijuana legalization [138]

06/03/2014

In spite of the widespread effort to normalize marijuana, Montana knows firsthand the societal problems it can cause.
By 2011, Montana had the sixth-highest rate of youth marijuana use in the country and the fourth-highest rate of youth addiction.
I heard of growers destroying neighborhoods, reducing the values of homes through the foul language, harassment and stench of crowds at the dispensaries. Parents complained that kids could not play in their own yards. Multiple dispensaries set up near schools, targeting our youth.

legalization [43], Montana [139], addiction [5]
Study finds medical pot farms draining streams dry [140]

06/01/2014

Wildlife biologists noticed streams running dry more often over the 18 years since the state passed Proposition 215... “We knew people were diverting water for marijuana operations, but we wanted to know exactly how much,” said Scott Bauer, the department biologist who studied the pot farms’ effects on four watersheds. “We didn’t know they could consume all the water in a stream.”

california [141], Water [142], Environment [143]
Considering Cannabis: The Effects of Regular Cannabis Use on Neurocognition in Adolescents and Young Adults. [144]

06/01/2014

In this review, we will provide a detailed overview of studies outlining the effects of regular (at least weekly) cannabis use on neurocognition, including studies outlining cognitive, structural and functional findings. We will also explore the public health impact of this research.

Neurocognition [145], adolescent [146], youth [2]
Less than 5 percent of medical marijuana users have cancer or AIDS, opposition group says [147]

05/30/2014

Evidence does suggest fairly strongly that the people who use medical marijuana for cancer or AIDS is a small percentage of all users.

amendment [3], cancer [148], AIDS [149]
'Vote No on 2' Group Is Actually Helping the Amendment Work [150]

05/29/2014

amendment [3]
Deadly Impact of Medical Marijuana in Colorado [151]

05/28/2014

video [134], statistics [152], crime [26], Colorado [28], Death [78]
Counties sue narcotics makers, alleging 'campaign of deception' [153]

05/28/2014

Claims that "marijuana" is this miracle drug may be next!

Rx Drugs [154], california [141]
John Morgan on Charlotte’s Web: ‘It’s the beginning of the beginning’ [155]

05/28/2014

John Morgan and other attorneys will be ready to represent patients that may be denied adequate access to medical pot. Drug Free Workplaces- Beware!

follow the money [156], insurance [112], Business [23], drug free workplace [20]
More Colorado drivers in fatal car crashes testing positive for marijuana [157]

05/27/2014

Colorado-0 [6], car crashes [47], Fatalities [48]
Colorado's unregulated marijuana grow sites persist despite legal 'green rush' [158]

05/23/2014

Down in Colorado's Front Range, the cluster of towns and cities that cling to the eastern edge of the Rockies, the scent of what has been dubbed a commercial “green rush” is hanging in the air – literally. On the road in from Denver airport, several of the state's estimated 800-900 legal growers have taken advantage of cheap warehouse space to open sophisticated indoor facilities, whose odour is clearly discernible by passing motorists.

Environment [143], Colorado-0 [6]
Teen Gunman in North Park Marijuana Dispensary Robbery Charged With Murder [159]

05/22/2014

Kurese Bell, 17, who is being charged as an adult, faces life in prison if convicted.

crime [26], california [141]
New Mexico court upholds insurance coverage for medical marijuana [160]

05/21/2014

insurance [112]
Problems With the Medicalization of Marijuana [161]

05/20/2014

Because regulatory standards of the production process vary by state, the composition, purity, and concentration of the active constituents of marijuana are also likely to vary. This is especially problematic because unlike most other prescription medications that are single active compounds, marijuana contains more than 100 cannabinoids, terpenoids, and flavonoids that produce individual, interactive, and entourage effects.

No other prescription medication is smoked; concerns remain about the long-term risks of respiratory problems associated with smoking marijuana, which are a subject of active investigation.
5 THCis already available in a pill approved by the FDA, yet this form seems to be less desirable to those seeking medical marijuana; this may in part be because its euphoric effects are not immediate and cannot be reliably controlled, unlike smoked marijuana. 6

The current system of dispensing marijuana does not safeguard adequately against the potential for diversion and abuse.

 

Doctors [11], treatment [162], youth [2], Medical [12]
Base Amendment 2 vote on fact, not emotion [163]

05/18/2014

The Brevard County Medical Society (BCMS) opposes Amendment 2, the constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana for medical conditions; and further, the BCMS supports and adopts the following policy statements from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM):  Read Article for details.

Doctors [11]
Base Amendment 2 vote on fact, not emotion [163]

05/18/2014

addiction [5], Doctors [11], amendment [3]
Palm Bay man charged in pedestrian death [164]

05/16/2014

A blood sample was taken from Asker after a police investigator detected marijuana impairment.

Impairment [77], Death [78], DUI [165], pedestrians [166], Fatalities [48], car crashes [47]
Marijuana use involved in more fatal accidents in Colorado [167]

05/15/2014

They reported that Colorado underwent a significant increase in the proportion of drivers in a fatal motor vehicle crash who were marijuana-positive after the commercialization of medical marijuana in the middle of 2009. The increase in Colorado was significantly greater compared to the 34 non-medical marijuana states from mid-2009 to 2011.

Colorado-0 [6], impaired [168], car crashes 2 [76], Fatalities [48]
5 Ways to Accurately Cover Marijuana Policy Issues in the Media [169]

05/15/2014

At least two deaths have already been attributed to legal marijuana cookies in Colorado [170], and poison control centers continue to report increasing calls related to the drug. [171]

Media [172], legalization [43], addiction [5]
Marijuana Lab [173]

05/14/2014

lab [174], fire [175], grow sites [176]
Marijuana on the move from Colorado; official says Centennial State now pot source much like Mexico [177]

05/13/2014

"It's absolutely getting worse," said Tom Gorman, head of the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area -- the agency that helps to halt drug transactions.

Colorado-0 [6]
Study shows medical marijuana grows drying local watersheds [178]

05/09/2014

An aerial view of a medical marijuana grow. Researchers used both satellite and field studies to determine how many grows and plants were in four local watersheds. (Submitted by California Department of Fish and Wildlife Scientist Scott bauer)

Environment [143], Water [142], california [141]
Legalized pot use vs. employer drug testing [179]

05/07/2014

Coats was angry because Dish Network fired him in 2010 after his random drug test came back positive for traces of pot.

Business [23], attorney [180], legalization [43]
Gaetz hopes medical marijuana law will cool public's ardor for legal pot [181]

05/07/2014

Legalization for treatment to include adults with cancers, Parkinson’s disease, ALS and MLS.
Florida no longer needs Amendment 2. 

Florida [9]
Explosion at marijuana grow house in Boca Raton prompts evacuation [182]

05/06/2014

Deputies said the couple appeared to be extracting oil from marijuana.   
This is the process Charlotte's Web marijuana will undergo to extract the oil. 
 

grow sites [176], explosion [183], Florida [9]
Colo. lawmakers get blunt, move to tighten marijuana rules after two deaths [184]

05/06/2014

State legislators said they were concerned by testimony from Children’s Hospital Dr. Michael DiStefano, who said that seven children had been treated since January for symptoms related to marijuana intake. Between 2005 and 2013, that number was six.

Children [62], Death [78]
Hash oil explosions rise with legalized marijuana [185]

05/06/2014

The opening months of Colorado's first-in-the-nation recreational marijuana industry have seen a rise in fiery explosions and injuries as pot users try to make the drug's intoxicating oil in crude home-based laboratories. Since Jan. 1, when sales began, the state's only certified adult burn center has treated 10 people with serious injuries they suffered while making hash oil, compared with 11 in 2013 and one in 2012.

hash oil [186], Colorado-0 [6]
Colorado's High Burns Loews [187]

05/04/2014

Lowe’s doesn’t want people acutely or sub-acutely under the influence of marijuana operating forklifts, using circular saws, cutting ceramic tiles, driving company trucks — or cleaning its toilets. And no, the company isn’t interested in lowering its hiring standards, either, said Amy, the friendly and always-approachable manager at my favorite Lowe’s store....  “We’re trying to find the best people to hire, and it’s really hard these days,” Amy the manager told me....However, one thing is certain: Lowe’s isn’t the only Colorado employer struggling to find drug-free workers to fill decent jobs.

Colorado [28], Employer [188], drug testing [189]
Florida Senate Approves Medical Marijuana Bill [190]

05/02/2014

 

A strain of low-THC marijuana would be legal in Florida for medical use under a bill passed by the Legislature.
THERE IS NOT NEED FOR AMENDMENT 2!
 

Florida [9], Medical [12]
Northwest High Density Trafficking Area Washington 2012 [191]

05/01/2014

Washington [93], Studies [53]
Medical marijuana may treat MS symptoms, ineffective for other brain disorders [192]

04/29/2014

Through their analysis, they found that medical marijuana can help alleviate some symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), but the drug was not very successful at treating drug-induced movements from Parkinson’s disease. Additionally, there was insufficient evidence to support whether or not marijuana can treat motor problems in Huntington’s disease, tics in Tourette syndrome, or seizures in epilepsy.

Multple Sclerosis [193]
Pot-Booze Combo More Dangerous for Teen Drivers Than Alcohol Alone [194]

04/28/2014

Teens who drank and smoked pot at the same time were 90 percent more likely to get a ticket and 50 percent more likely to be in a wreck.
 

car crashes 2 [76], alcohol [17], pot [195]
3 hurt in explosion at marijuana-grow facility [196]

04/24/2014

Investigators say the explosion happened Wednesday while the people were using butane to extract the intoxicating chemical THC from the marijuana plant.

Colorado-0 [6], Danger [197]
Sheriffs take lead against legalizing medical pot [198]

04/24/2014

Don't Let Florida Go To Pot

Florida [9], Sheriff [199]
Marijuana, crash played role in missing teen’s death [200]

04/24/2014

Teens [201], Death [78]
Colorado fourth-graders sell and swap grandparents’ pot at school [202]

04/24/2014

A couple of 10-year-old Colorado kids were caught making marijuana deals at school — selling and swapping legally purchased pot they pilfered from their grandparents’ stash, a school district official said Wednesday.
A fourth-grade boy brought a small amount of leafy marijuana on Monday to Monfort Elementary School in Greeley, Colo., and sold it to three classmates on the school playground.
 

Colorado-0 [6]
Potential for heart attack, stroke risk seen with marijuana use [203]

04/23/2014

heart [75], Death [78], Studies [53], risks [87]
The Truth About Marijuana: Health Risks Trivialized (Op-Ed) [204]

04/23/2014

Although 95 percent of the complications due to drug use are not captured in this data, the link to cardiovascular disease was clear: The death rate due to cardiovascular disease from marijuana use was as high as 25.6 percent.

heart [75], OpEd [205]
The Truth About Marijuana: Health Risks Trivialized (Op-Ed) [204]

04/23/2014

Although 95 percent of the complications due to drug use are not captured in this data, the link to cardiovascular disease was clear: The death rate due to cardiovascular disease from marijuana use was as high as 25.6 percent.

heart [75], OpEd [205]
Supporters Mobilize For Florida Medical Marijuana Initiative [206]

04/19/2014

Basically what this amendment is doing is legalizing pot. Really it's a facade to say it's medical marijuana. That's not the end game of this movement," he said. "Marijuana use is harmful, addictive and is a gateway drug."

Florida [9]
MacKinnon: Medical pot push driven by profit [207]

04/19/2014

Does nobody else see the multiple flaws and outright dangers associated with such an amendment? Does anyone else not recognize the fact that “medical marijuana” is a fantasy created for profit?

ballot [208], Colorado-0 [6], Medical [12], chemicals [100], follow the money [156]
Marijuana firm buys Manatee buildings for possible grow facility [209]

04/18/2014

follow the money [156], grow sites [176]
How A Medical Marijuana Measure Could Boost Florida Democrats [136]

04/18/2014

I thought 'medical' marijuana was a health issue.  If you don't think its about recreational  legalization and getting vote... think again.
"We want to be able to have our stereotypical, lazy pothead voters to be able to vote from their couch," said Ben Pollara, a Democratic fundraiser and campaign manager for the United for Care group, which also plans to get voters to the polls on Election Day.
Organizers of the medical marijuana effort plan to raise and spend $10 million on their campaign, with much of the money devoted to a turnout operation aimed at registering voters to cast absentee ballots.

voters [210], political [116]
Metro: Marijuana impairment rising among drivers [211]

04/17/2014

During the last three years, Metro's forensics lab screened 4,500 blood samples for marijuana with the bulk of those being impaired drivers.
Metro said marijuana is dangerous because it slows down mental reactions and a driver's judgment of time and distance. Statewide records from 2002 to 2012 show 45 percent of drivers who were impaired by drugs had marijuana in their system.

car crashes 2 [76], impaired [168], Las Vegas [212]
Cannabis Use Is Quantitatively Associated with Nucleus Accumbens and Amygdala Abnormalities in Young Adult Recreational Users [213]

04/16/2014

Studies [53], Medical [12], Brain [15], youth [2]

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[32] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/epilepsy
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[34] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/mental-health
[35] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/co-occuring
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[37] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/samhsa
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[44] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/recreational
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[52] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/national
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[56] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/mafia
[57] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/potency
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[65] http://catholicphilly.com/2014/07/think-tank/commentaries/clearing-the-air-around-marijuana-use/
[66] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/faith-based
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[71] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/pregnancy
[72] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/powerpoint
[73] http://www.thecannabist.co/2014/06/25/marijuana-pinata-speak-easy-vape-lounge-colorado-springs/14722/
[74] http://time.com/2933349/marijuana-pot-danger-health-effects-science/
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[78] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/death
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[91] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/religious-leader
[92] http://rt.com/usa/167212-seattle-pot-delivery-app/
[93] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/washington
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[100] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/chemicals
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[102] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/oregon
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[105] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/thc
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[112] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/insurance
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[131] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/opinion/dowd-dont-harsh-our-mellow-dude.html?_r=2
[132] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/unintended-consequences
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[135] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/candy
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[151] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGE57SKiWMk&list=UUg9f7kHutH1xAFO_ZIRPmrg&index=2
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[154] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/rx-drugs
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[172] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/media
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[174] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/lab
[175] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/fire
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[179] http://www.marketplace.org/topics/business/legalized-pot-use-vs-employer-drug-testing
[180] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/attorney
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[185] http://www.dailydispatch.com/NationalNews/2014/May/06/Hash.oil.explosions.rise.with.legalized.marijuana.aspx
[186] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/hash-oil
[187] http://drthurstone.com/lowes-careers-in-colorado/
[188] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/employer
[189] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/drug-testing
[190] http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Florida-Senate-Approves-Medical-Marijuana-Bill-257693621.html
[191] https://fortress.wa.gov/cjtc/www/images/docs/Northwest HIDTA MJ Report 2012 UNCLAS.pdf
[192] http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/04/28/medical-marijuana-may-treat-symptoms-ms-ineffective-for-other-brain-disorders/
[193] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/multple-sclerosis
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[196] http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/9news-evenings/2014/04/23/explosion-marijuana-grow/8059633/
[197] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/danger
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[199] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/sheriff
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[201] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/teens
[202] http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/04/24/colorado-fourth-graders-sell-and-swap-grandparents-pot-at-school/
[203] http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-heart-attack-stroke-marijuana-20140423-story.html
[204] http://www.livescience.com/45074-marijuana-cardiac-health-risks.html
[205] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/oped
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[210] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/voters
[211] http://www.8newsnow.com/story/25269474/metro-marijuana-impairment-rising-among-drivers
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