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68% Of Adults – A Record HIGH – Support Legalizing Marijuana

LISTEN – CHEECH AND CHONG AGREE –   Nov. 4, 2021 - States began passing laws to legalize the medical…

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F.D.A. Authorizes E-Cigarettes for U.S. Market for First Time

NO BRIBES HERE! –    Oct. 12, 2021 - The watershed decision could pave the way for authorization of some…

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L.A. to Dismiss 60,000 Marijuana Convictions

IT’S ABOUT TIME –    Sept. 27, 2021 - About 20,000 of the convictions expected to be expunged under Gascón’s…

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Evidence Exposes Harms of Smoking Ban in Drug Treatment

WHO FUNDED THE STUDY? –   Sept. 27, 2021 - The study also found that 46 percent of participants reported…

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Chantix Causes Cancer But Don’t Stop Using It

DANGEROUS CHOICES –   Sept. 18,  2021 - Chantix was approved by the FDA in May 2006 as a prescription…

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Stores Have More Time to Submit Cigarette Warnings

COUGH UP A LUNG ON US? –    Sept. 1, 2021 - Manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers that create their own…

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Young Cannabis Users Twice as Likely to Have Heart Attacks

ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG –    Sept. 7, 2021 - The study did not research how cannabis affects heart…

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Philip Morris Wants to Sell Medicine To Treat Cigarette Caused Lung Disease

LISTEN – FROM SELLING DRUGS TO SELLING MEDICINE –    Sept. 2, 2010 - All cigarette companies know the industry…

3 years ago

New NY Governor Makes Marijuana Industry High Priority

PROHIBITION ENDING –   August 25, 2021 - A wholesale tax will be charged based on potency — a cent…

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Luring Its Youth Into Tight Grip Of Addiction

KASHMIR BLUES –    August 18, 2021 - That first encounter with charas happened on a day Murad would never…

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Nicotine addiction explained — and how medications can help

NOT TOO KOOL –  July 27, 2021 - Addiction is now understood to be a chronic neurological disorder that, like…

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Vaping During Pregnancy Could Raise Odds for ‘Preemie’ Babies

Little eJimmy, eBritany, eBobby, eJennifer –  July 13, 2021 - “The take-home message is that it’s best to abstain from…

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U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson out of event at Tokyo Olympics after failing drug test

RUNNING ON INDICA –    July 2, 2021 - “I want to take responsibility for my actions,” Richardson told NBC…

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Years of Smoking Weed May Leave You Gasping…for Words

IF YOU CAN STILL EVEN SPEAK –    June 21, 2021 - During the follow-up, participants were given standard cognitive…

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Cannabis Use May Be Linked with Suicidal Thoughts, Plans, Attempts in Young Adults

DYING TO STOP –    June 24, 2021 - Cannabis use has been associated with a higher likelihood of thinking…

3 years ago

Cannabis Addiction Has Drug Pushers (Big Pharma) Searching For Quitting Pill

LISTEN – OR MARIJUANA ANONYMOUS FOR A DOLLAR –  June 8, 2021 - They’re among a handful of companies seeking…

4 years ago

As THC potency grows, the seeds of destruction are planted for kids.

IF WEED ONLY KNOWN BETTER –  May 13, 2021 - Children, she said, are coming into the E.R. with a…

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Gen ‘Z’ depression rates double as alcohol use and smoking rates fall

KIDS NEED A DRINK? –  April 28, 2021 - The study comparing millennials with Generation Z  found rates of depression…

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FDA’s Comic Attempt to Terrify Teen Vapers

SMOKE GETS IN THEIR EYES –  April 7, 2021 - “No one noticed at first,” the comic reads in the…

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Teenage Brains Especially Vulnerable to Marijuana

ACTUALLY A NO BRAINER –  March 29, 2021 - The new study, published in JAMA Pediatrics and led by a…

4 years ago

Virginia Has Legalized Marijuana

LISTEN – SLIMS OUT - BLUNTS IN –  April 8, 2021 - Michael Wilson at United Food and Commercial Workers…

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Teenage Brains Especially Vulnerable to Marijuana?

SHE’S NINETEEN –  March 29, 2021 - Adolescents and teenagers who experiment with marijuana and prescription drugs are more likely…

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New York State of Mind…Altering Substances

MORE THAN A SPIKE LEE JOINT –  March 31, 2021 - Anyone with a previous marijuana conviction that would now…

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New York Reaches Marijuana Legalization Deal

CENTRAL PARK TO LEVITATE IN 2022 –  March 25, 2021 - The legislation sets a goal of having 50 percent…

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Lighting Up Later in Life

SINSEMILLA FOR SENIORS - INDICA FOR ADULTS –  March 21, 2021 - Last spring, an analysis based on the National…

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Mexico Legalizes Marijuana

VIVA LA HIERBA! –  March 10, 2021 - MEXICO CITY — Lawmakers in Mexico approved a bill Wednesday night to…

4 years ago

Grad pens book on addiction struggles

GIVE HIM AN A+ –  March 5, 2021 - He started writing that book in March 2020 and finished it…

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Tobacco Giant Bets $1.4 Billion on Influencers to Boost Sales

BLOWING SMOKE –  Feb. 20, 2021 - According to a wide-ranging report by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, it has…

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FDA Can Save Lives if it Wanted to By Targeting Tobacco Addiction

SMOKESCREEN –  Jan. 25, 2021 - The Biden administration has a chance to embrace this agenda after Trump’s FDA abandoned…

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Kehlani Shares Her “personal ex-smoker experience” After 3 Years of Weed Abstinence

STILL EXHALING –  Jan. 25, 2021 - On Sunday, the R&B singer revealed she gave up the green and the…

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