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In Oregon and Denver, where marijuana is legal for recreational use, activists are now pushing toward a psychedelic frontier: “magic mushrooms.” Groups in both states ...
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WESTMINSTER, Calif. — After Yarly Raygoza attended the drug prevention program at the Boys & Girls Club here last year, she used what she learned ...
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An experimental, marijuana-based drug has been found to successfully reduce seizures in children with Dravet syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy. Manufacturer GW Pharmaceuticals announced Monday ...
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College students who smoke marijuana appear more likely than their peers to skip classes — which eventually leads to poorer grades and later graduation, a ...
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For the first time, more U.S. high school seniors are smoking pot than tobacco, a new survey shows. Daily marijuana use remained relatively stable at 6 ...
Read More »Powerful New Pot May Harm the Brain
Smoking high-potency marijuana might damage nerve fibers that connect the brain’s two hemispheres, a new study reports. MRI scans of nearly 100 people — including ...
Read More »Marijuana Use Doubles Among Americans in Past Decade
As laws and attitudes about marijuana have relaxed in the past decade, the number of Americans who say they smoke pot has more than doubled, ...
Read More »‘Tweeners’ Who Think Pot Is Cool More Likely to Drink and Drive Later
“Tweeners” who think marijuana is acceptable may be more likely to drive drunk or ride with a drunk driver when they reach high school, a ...
Read More »Teens Unfamiliar With Harms of E-Cigarettes, Marijuana
Teens may have a firm grasp on the dangers of smoking cigarettes, but they appear less clear about how using marijuana or electronic cigarettes might ...
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