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Putting lipstick on the medical pot pig 01/23/2015 Don’t bother putting lipstick on this pig. There’s a saying that no matter how often one stirs a bucket of crap, it’s still a bucket of crap.	Morgan, OpEd
Marijuana: Bill Calls For Grants to Colorado Counties to Offset Legal Pot Impact 01/23/2015	Colorado-0, impact, cost
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies 01/23/2015	Colorado, regulation
Denver 8th Graders Use 350% Higher than National Average 01/22/2015 Where do the students get their marijuana? 38% reported they got from a friend who obtains it legally, 23% reported from their parents, 22% from the black market, 9% from medical marijuana dispensaries, 4% from medical marijuana cardholders, 3% from retail marijuana stores.	youth, Colorado-0, denver, usage, increase
Colorado Starting Over On Medical Marijuana Rules 01/20/2015	Colorado-0, rules
WY Governor Ponders Lawsuit, Furious at Feds for Not Enforcing Marijuana Laws 01/19/2015	Wyoming, governor, law enforcement
National Survey on Drug Use and Health Comparison of 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 01/18/2015 Shows that Colorado 12 to 17 age group, 18 to 25, 26+ are significantly higher than US average for past 30 day marijuana use and all showed increased rates between 2011-12 and 2012-13	Survey, SAMHSA, usage
Trends in Use of and Attitudes Toward Marijuana Among Youth Before and After Decriminalization: The Case of California 2007-2013 01/16/2015 These results provide empirical evidence to support concerns that decriminalization may be a risk factor for future increases in youth marijuana use and acceptance.	youth, trends, case, decriminalization, california
American Academy of Pediatrics Reaffirms Opposition to Legalizing Marijuana for Recreational or Medical Use 01/15/2015 · “Making it more available to adults – even if restrictions are in place – will increase the access for teens. Just the campaigns to legalize marijuana can have the effect of persuading adolescents that marijuana is not dangerous, which can have a devastating impact on their lifelong health and development.” · For adolescents, marijuana can impair memory and concentration, interfering with learning, and is linked to lower odds of completing high school or obtaining a college degree. It can alter motor control, coordination and judgment, which may contribute to unintentional deaths and injuries. Regular use is also linked to psychological problems, poorer lung health, and a higher likelihood of drug dependence in adulthood.	youth, AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics, usage
Monitoring Health Concerns Related to Marijuana in Colorado: 2014 01/15/2015 Appendix Changes in Marijuana Use Patterns, Systematic Literature Review, and Possible Marijuana-Related Health Effects	Colorado, health, Pregnancy, youth, Report, Statistical Reports
Trends in use of marijuana and attitudes toward marijuana among youth before and after decriminalization: The case of California 01/14/2015 In 2012 and afterwards California 12th graders as compared to their peers in other states became (a) 25% more likely to have used marijuana in the past 30 days, (b) 20% less likely to perceive regular marijuana use as a great health risk, (c) 20% less likely to strongly disapprove of regular marijuana use, and (d) about 60% more likely to expect to be using marijuana five years in the future. Analysis of 10th graders raises the possibility that the findings among 12th graders may reflect a cohort effect that was set into place two years earlier.	IJDP, youth, trends
Money influences election outcomes 01/11/2015	legalization, follow the money, Infographics, elections
Cannabis Has Medical Value; Medical Marijuana is a Fraud 01/05/2015 But having medical value” isn’t the same thing as “being a medicine.” A medicine is a material of known chemical composition and dosage that has been shown in clinical trials to be safe and effective in the management of some condition in some patient population. By that standard, natural cannabis can’t be a medicine, simply because natural cannabis varies so widely in its chemical content: not only from one strain to another, but from one plant to another and even from one bud to another from the same plant. “Blow some weed” is not a prescription. That’s the reason that “rescheduling” cannabis to recognize its medical value is a non-starter legally; rescheduling needs to follow clinical research, and would apply only to specific products, not to the plant generically.	cannabis, Fraud, Rx Drugs
Marijuana use increases in Colorado, according to new federal survey 01/04/2015 A study commissioned by Colorado's Marijuana Enforcement Division this year found that people who use marijuana almost every day account for about 22 percent of cannabis users in Colorado but consume nearly 67 percent of the marijuana used. Other studies have warned about a possible uptick in heavy marijuana use.	Colorado, Colorado-0
Colorado estimates state annual pot consumption at 130 metric tons 01/04/2015	Colorado, Colorado-0, usage
2014 Florida Traffic Crash Report 01/01/2015	Florida, car crashes
2014 Marijuana Use In Colorado 01/01/2015 1 in 3 users are daily users Black adults in Colorado are using at almost 50% higher than the state average for adults; Hispanics have the lowest use rates Low income Colorado adults are using at higher rates than the state average Almost a third of 18-24 year olds are using marijuana Almost a third of gay and lesbian adults are using marijuana - more than twice the state average for adults Almost 1 in five reported driving after using marijuana	Colorado, usage, youth, Impairment
Amendment 2- Florida 01/01/2015	Amendment 2, Florida
Behavioral Health Trends 2014 Survey 01/01/2015 Marijuana Use As noted in the illicit drug use section, an estimated 22.2 million Americans aged 12 or older in 2014 were current users of marijuana. This number of past month marijuana users corresponds to 8.4 percent of the population aged 12 or older. The percentage of people aged 12 or older who were current marijuana users in 2014 was higher than the percentages from 2002 to 2013. This rise in marijuana use among those aged 12 or older may reflect the increase in marijuana use by adults aged 26 or older and, to a lesser extent, increases in marijuana use among young adults aged 18 to 25 compared with the percentages of young adults who reported marijuana use in 2002 to 2009.	SAMHSA, health trends, alcohol, illicit drugs
Monitoring the Future Survey, Overview of Findings 2014 12/31/2014 http://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/monitoring-future/monitoring-future-figures-2014	monitoring the future, perception, harm, Statistical Reports
2014 Washington State Traffic Safety Annual Report 12/31/2014	Washington, traffic, safety, Report
Marijuana use rises in states with legalization 12/27/2014	usage, youth, increase
Medical Marijuana May Worsen PTSD Symptoms, Increase Violence. Medscape. Dec 15, 2014. 12/16/2014	Research, PTSD, Veterans, Studies
Vaping Commentary 12/10/2014	Vaping, IBH
Study: Women Age 30-50 Key to Pot Legalization Triumphs 12/09/2014	voters
Boulder skier dies after suspected collision with tree at Eldora Mountain Resort 12/09/2014	Death, Colorado-0, Colorado
Survey: Local teens smoking pot increased 12/09/2014	Florida, Teens, youth
Parents May Overestimate Marijuana's Effects on Kids' Seizures 12/08/2014 But these results should be taken with a grain of salt, Hussain said. "This is generally a pretty desperate group of patients and parents, and I think they are highly invested in the belief and the hope that these cannabis extracts are truly effective," he said.	Charlotte's Web, epilepsy
How Marijuana Affects the Brain 12/07/2014 “It’s a natural plant! What’s the big deal?” —A common declaration among youth who believe that the effects of marijuana are harmless and that the substance shouldn’t be regulated. Regardless of public opinion, the science is clear: Regular recreational use of marijuana during adolescence is harmful to the brain, which isn’t fully developed until the age of 25.	Infographics, Brain, youth
Chastened Morgan to Try Again 12/06/2014 Medicine or $$$ either way the people lose.	Morgan, money
Police: Both Drivers In Double Fatal Crash Were High 12/03/2014	Colorado-0, denver, car crashes, Fatalities
Marijuana Harmfulness to Youth Wellness 12/01/2014	youth, adolescent, ATTC, Harmless
Myth: Legalization of Marijuana in Other Countries Has Been a Success 11/28/2014	Myth, legalization, youth, harm
Marijuana: The Myths Are Killing Us 11/28/2014	Myth
Marijuana: The Myths Are Killing Us 11/28/2014	youth, legalization, Myth
Monitoring the Future- Perception of Harm 11/16/2014 Most Marijuana Use Begins in Adolescence: 78% of the 2.4 million people who began using in the last year were aged 12 to 20. As perception of harm decreases, teen marijuana use increases. Every Day, 3,287 Teens Use Marijuana for the First Time	monitoring the future, perception, youth
Attorney John B. Morgan, Esq., Mayor of Orlando's Shadow Gov't 11/14/2014 Attorney John B. Morgan, Esq., Mayor of Orlando's Shadow Gov't Does this sound like someone who is concerned about your family member or sick people? Sounds more like someone who wants legalize marijuana at all costs to our families, youth, highways, and communities.	Morgan, video, youtube
ABORTION, MINIMUM WAGE, POT AMONG ISSUES FACING VOTERS ON ELECTION DAY 11/06/2014	Amendment 2, miller
Medical marijuana amendment fails; conservation passes 11/05/2014	vote no, education
Where Americans Smoke and Grow Marijuana (Maps) 11/05/2014	map, usage
Tampa Florida Pastor Compels Florida Citizens to Vote 'NO' on Amendment 2 11/03/2014 Pastor Aubrey Shines encourages Florida voters to vote against the legalization of Medical Marijuana in the upcoming election. #no2pot	religious leader, Aubrey Shines
Portugal decriminalised drugs. Results? Use by teens doubled in a decade with nearly a fifth of 15 and 16-year-olds using drugs 10/31/2014	Portugal, Teens, youth, usage, Studies
The Florida Osteopathic Medical Association Opposed to Amendment 2 Initiative 10/31/2014	Doctors, Resolution
Prosecutors urge others to oppose marijuana 10/30/2014	Arizona, youth, usage
Legally High 10/29/2014	Colorado, abuse
Florida Chamber of Commerce 10/27/2014 Flyer http://www.flchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/Flyer_FL-Chamber-Joins-Dont-...	vote no, chamber of commerce
Editorial Boards Against Amendment 2 10/26/2014 Tampa Bay Times - http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/times-recommends-vote-no-on-amendment-2-medical-marijuana/2200610 · Tampa Tribune - http://tbo.com/list/news-opinion-editorials/tribune-editorial-voters-should-reject-the-medical-marijuana-amendment-20140928/ · The Florida Times Union: http://members.jacksonville.com/opinion/editorials/2014-10-17/story/our-view-proposed-constitutional-amendments · News Herald of Panama City - http://www.newsherald.com/opinions/editorials/our-view-amendment-review-no-on-no-2-1.381290 · Northwest Florida Daily News - http://www.nwfdailynews.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-amendment-review-no-on-no-2-1.382032 · Bradenton Herald – http://www.bradenton.com/2014/10/09/5403902/bradenton-herald-editorial-board.html · The Ledger (Polk County) - http://www.theledger.com/article/20141009/EDIT01/141009307/1036/edit?p=3&tc=pg · Daytona Beach News-Journal - http://m.news-journalonline.com/article/20141012/OPINION/141019882/1027?Title=Amendment-2-Medical-Marijuana-Blurring-the-line-on-pot- · Fort Myers News-Press – http://www.news-press.com/story/opinion/2014/10/11/medical-marijuana-many-holes-vote/17126791 · Pensacola News Journal - http://www.pnj.com/story/opinion/editorials/2014/10/16/editorial-amendment/17379047/	News
Appeals court: Medical pot users can get unemployment 10/24/2014	unemployment, Business, lawyer
Neuronal substrates and functional consequences of prenatal cannabis exposure 10/23/2014 Therefore, disrupted temporal and/or spatial precision of cannabinoid receptor activation, especially due to in utero cannabis exposure, can destabilize finely tuned signalling networks resulting in altered brain circuit formation and sensitivity to secondary insults.	Pregnancy
Harris Rosen and Amendment 2 - Central Florida Spotlight 10/22/2014	Rosen, Amendment 2, Business, news video clip, Haridopolos
Summit County marijuana shops react to proposed limits on edibles 10/19/2014 OVERCONSUMPTION OF MARIJUANA THROUGH EDIBLES IS AN ISSUE FOR PEOPLE OF ANY AGE, KIDS OR ADULTS, SAID DAWN MLATECEK, OWNER OF THE FRISCO DISPENSARY HERBAL BLISS, WHERE EDIBLES MAKE UP 30 TO 40 PERCENT OF SALES. SHE CAN’T BELIEVE LOOKALIKE PACKAGING WENT AS FAR AS IT DID. “THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY WHO NEED TO REALIZE THAT ALTHOUGH THAT’S FUNNY AND IT’S COOL, THERE IS A DOWNSIDE TO THAT,” SHE SAID. “WE’RE SEEING IT RIGHT NOW.”	edibles
Everything you need to know about marijuana edibles 10/19/2014 A single 50 milligram inhalation of high-potency cannabis oil (a “dab”) can deliver a dose equal to over four joints of Mexican commercial weed from the Seventies. 2 mg: threshold of psychoactivity for infrequent users. Very little to no impairment. 2.5 mg: most report psychoactivity equal to a glass of wine or a beer. Doses in this range are popular for social anxiety, encouraging the munchies, and focus. 5 mg: nearly all occasional users will note significant psychoactivity. Significant appetite stimulation. Mild psychoactivity, akin to two to three glasses of wine. 10 mg: Strong psychoactivity for most occasional users. Significant distraction from pain. This dose is often recommended by physicians to stem nausea from chemotherapy. 15 mg: Most occasional users report uncomfortable levels of psychoactivity at this dose. Regular users of cannabis do not. 1000 mg: the most potent edible available in California dispensaries. This is ten times the maximum THC content of the edibles permitted by law to be sold in	edibles
Brad King: Do not let the ‘Colorado Calamity’ spread to Florida 10/18/2014	Colorado, OpEd, Amendment 2, crime, youth, emergency room, highways, car crashes, Fatalities
Alaska should not rush into pot legalization 10/17/2014	OpEd, Alaska, crime
Florida’s Amendment 2 insults our intelligence 10/16/2014	OpEd, Florida Courier
Sheriff Gee: Why parents should be alarmed about Amendment 2 10/14/2014	OpEd, Sheriff, Children, youth
Three Studies Shed New Light on the Effectiveness of Cannabis in Epilepsy 10/14/2014	Charlotte's Web, Studies
Epilepsy Studies 10/14/2014	epilepsy, Charlotte's Web, Death
Long-term effects of marijuana use on the brain 10/13/2014	Long-term, Side-Effects, Brain, Research, Studies
Religious Leader Statements 10/13/2014	religious leader, position paper
FAADA Statement on Medical Marijuana 10/12/2014	Resolution, position paper
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 Medical marijuana vacation destination? Is this what we want in Florida? Will it be safe at our amusement parks?	video, law enforcement, Sheriff
11 Odd Facts About Marijuana 10/10/2014 Previous research has found that marijuana can increase heart rate and blood pressure, which could tip a vulnerable individual over into heart attack territory	heart, animals, hemp
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
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
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
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 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.	catholic, religious leader, church, amendment
On Pot Vote, Think of Kids, Teens 09/26/2014	church, religious leader, amendment
Sheriff Don Eslinger: Amendment 2 puts families and communities in danger 09/26/2014	amendment, youth, Florida
Florida Sheriffs Association and Florida Physicians Discuss Negative Impact of Marijuana and Edible Products 09/25/2014	amendment, Sheriff
Easing of marijuana laws worries road safety advocates 09/25/2014	nationally, highways, safety, car crashes
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 20-year-old Ward “was under the influence of marijuana” at the time of the Aug. 9 race at levels “enough to impair judgment.”	Death, impaired
Baptist Convention: RESOLUTION TO OPPOSE THE LEGALIZATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA 09/24/2014	religious leader, church, amendment, vote no
Marijuana edibles popularity concerns doctors 09/22/2014	edibles, candy, legalization, Children
Legalized marijuana draws homeless Texans to Colorado 09/22/2014 "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.	homeless, Colorado-0
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

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