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Biden Moves to Relax Federal Weed Restrictions

TIME HAS COME TODAY – March 7, 2024 - President Joe Biden reiterated that nobody should go to prison for cannabis use, and touted his administration’s moves to evaluate whether federal marijuana restrictions s... Read More...

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Daily Cannabis Users 25% More Apt to Heart Attack

WEEKLY OK? – March 11, 2024 - Given that their findings link cannabis usage to cardiovascular disease, however, the researchers suggested that doctors screen patients for cannabis use and advise them to not smoke it,... Read More...

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Gangsters, Money & Murder: How Chinese Organized Crime Is Dominating America’s Illegal Marijuana Market

GREED and VICIOUSNESS – March 14, 2024 - It seemed an unlikely spot for a showdown between Chinese gangsters: a marijuana farm on the prairie in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma. On a Sunday evening in late Novembe... Read More...

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Cannabis Use Yields Risk of Heart attack and Stroke

AND CANCER TOO? – Feb. 24, 2024 - For daily cannabis users, for example, odds of a heart attack were 25% higher compared to non-users and 42% higher for stroke. For now, the study “adds to the growing literatu... Read More...

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Cannabis May Be Gateway OUT of Drug Addiction

COULD BE, WHO KNOWS... – Feb. 19, 2024 - New research has found that daily users of crystal methamphetamine who turned to cannabis to manage their cravings used the stimulant drug less, especially female... Read More...

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Is Marijuana Bad for Health?

YOU’LL FIND OUT – March 2024 - In addition to minor side effects that many users joke about—such as short-term memory loss—recent studies have linked marijuana to adverse health outcomes involving the lungs, heart, b... Read More...

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Marijuana Use Increases Asthma Risk

VIDEO – WEED=WHEEZE – Feb. 2, 2024 - “In the first nationally representative study of cannabis use and asthma in the U.S., a consistent positive linear relationship (dose-response) was observed between frequency of... Read More...

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How Marijuana Affects Health

NOT GOOD – Jan. 23, 2024 - Common effects of using the drug include feeling elated, increased appetite, experiencing relaxation and having difficulty thinking due to distorted perceptions. Additionally, patients can ... Read More...

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What Is ‘California sober?’

NO COKE, NO VODKA, NO ACID – Jan. 12, 2024 - Journalist and author Michelle Lhooq described getting “California sober” by quitting every substance except marijuana and psychedelics in a 2019 Vice article. Tell... Read More...

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More Teens Suffering From Psychosis Who Love Marijuana

TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING – Jan. 10, 2024 - When Braxton Clark was in high school, he used marijuana to control his emotions. At 17, he used it every day. When he was 18, he had a psychotic episode after usin... Read More...

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Marijuana Use Increasingly Linked to Psychosis

JUST ONE EXAMPLE – Dec. 27, 2023 - Nearly one in five Americans aged 12 and older used marijuana in 2021, and more than 16 million meet the criteria for a diagnosis of cannabis use disorder. “There is a lot of... Read More...

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Breaking Down the Science and How To Detox From THC

START TODAY – Dec. 2023 - In this article, we will break down the science behind THC detox, making it simple and easy to understand. You’ll learn why detoxing from THC is crucial for certain situations and how... Read More...

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Snoop Doggy Dupes His Dope Fans & The Media

Nov. 20, 2023 - Yep, it was just a marketing stunt. : It was just revealed that he's partnering with the smoke-free fire pit brand Solo Stove. Snoop is now the brand's official "smokesman." Perfect for the ... Read More...

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Snoop Dogg Says He’s ‘Decided To Give Up Weed’

AMENDS TIME? – Nov. 16, 2023 - Many were shocked by Snoop Dogg’s announcement as the entertainer has been very vocal over the years about his love of cannabis. He even turned his passion into a business in 201... Read More...

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Cannabis Use Eschewed By Younger Teens

GAMING INSTEAD? – Nov. 10, 2023 - In 2021, 52 million people aged 12 and older in the US used cannabis, roughly 1 in 5 people in this age group. Those figures have been inching upwards over the last few decade... Read More...

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A Hazy Issue for Couples: One’s on Pot, the Other Isn’t

CHEECH WITH NO CHONG? – Oct. 26, 2023 - ith recreational marijuana now legal in more than 20 states, a joint or cannabis gummy has become as routine as a glass of chardonnay in some quarters. But as the drug enters t... Read More...

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Marijuana Use Elevates Risk of Heart Attacks and Strokes by 60%

VIDEO – THE ULTIMATE BOTTOM – Sept. 28, 2023 - New research from the University of Calgary shows that people addicted to marijuana are more likely to suffer heart attacks, strokes or other cardiovascular episodes c... Read More...

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How Smoking Weed Affects Your Health

VIDEO – IT AIN’T GOOD – July 29, 2023 - Beyond the relief and euphoria that cannabis can offer, there’s pushback to the legalization trend: experts say there’s increasing evidence of long-term harms. Canna... Read More...

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Surprising Demographic Now Using Weed The Most

EVERYONE NEEDS A GIGGLE – Aug. 19, 2023 - The numbers of older Americans trying pot increased further to 35% in 2021, the researchers noted, because the survey methodology changed during the pandemic. In the slight... Read More...

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Ecuador is Hooked on Dangerous Drugs

BORDERLINE – Aug. 24, 2023 - Teenage drug users play games and sports to improve social and behavioural skills. The Puyo centre has 42 beds with separate wings to treat boys and men. Some of the teenagers, many from ... Read More...

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Potent Marijuana Makes Teens Sick

NO LONGER A SACRAMENT – Aug. 14, 2023 - But despite these dangers, the potency of the products currently on the market is largely unregulated. In 1995, the average concentration of THC in cannabis samples seiz... Read More...

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Marijuana Is Getting Out of Hand

IT’S A DRUG – Aug. 17, 2023 - Whenever attention is paid to these problems, marijuana advocates reflexively swat them away. This is understandable: It took decades to dispel stereotypes about the drug and to persuade... Read More...

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Toking While Pregnant Gets Three Alabama Women Locked Up

LEGALIZE IT – Aug. 4, 2023 - Etowah County arrests and jails more moms for drug use during pregnancy than any other county in the state. Critics say the policy has gone too far, entrapping women who sued befor... Read More...

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Marijuana Addiction is Real

SO IS MARIJUANA ANONYMOUS – July 31, 2023 - Darren Weiss, president of Verano, a cannabis company operating in 13 states, agreed that public health and industry officials should not dismiss the potential for cannabis... Read More...

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Cannabis Use Linked to Epigenetic Changes

NOT GOOD – July 21, 2023 - “We observed associations between cumulative marijuana use and multiple epigenetic markers across time,” says Lifang Hou, a preventative medical doctor and epidemiologist from Northwestern ... Read More...

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Legalized Weed Forces Canine Cops Into Retirement

INNOCENT FOR INDICA – July 24, 2023 - The legalization of marijuana in Minnesota marked the end of an era for the canine officers of the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office. Jango, a 9-year-old German shepherd, and Co... Read More...

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Cannabis, Depression, and Bipolar Disorder

HIGH > LOW – June 30, 2023 - Few studies have as massive a sample of individuals being studied as Jefson’s n of over 6 million. But what does this study really tell us? From the outset, Jefson only looked at diagn... Read More...

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Ron DeSantis Launches Anti-Marijuana Crusade

ARREST CHEECH and CHONG – July 4, 2023 - At the same time, DeSantis also took action against hemp. He signed SB 1676, a bill he championed that revises Florida’s hemp regulations and inserts new language that bars th... Read More...

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RFK Jr. Pledges To Legalize Marijuana And Psychedelics

STAY OUT OF DALLAS – June 29, 2023 - He also expressed his intent to federally tax both substances and use the revenue to create “healing centers” in rural areas for the millions of U.S. citizens who suffer from drug... Read More...

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Getting The Smell of Marijuana Out of Your Home

SEND THE CHILDREN TO BOARDING SCHOOL – July 6, 2023 - The scent of marijuana tends to be strongest just after smoking. To cover that smell, try lighting candles or incense, Reynolds says. She also has less tra... Read More...

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