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The Way You Use Weed Could Be A Red Flag For Addiction

OR GREEN FLAG – Aug. 24, 2026 - People who use weed in nearly every form — smoking, vaping, eating and dabbing — are nearly three times as likely to get stoned every day or have cannabis use disorder, researchers rep... Read More...

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‘I tried weed aged 12 – it led to an 18 year $500-a-day drug habit’

FROM ZERO to HERO – Aug. 11, 2026 - Joanna Warner, 43, was taken on shoplifting trips by her alcoholic father from age seven and began drinking alcohol and smoking cannabis aged 12, after she says she was given it by... Read More...

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ER Visits for ‘Scromiting Weed Disorder’ Up 400%

REGURGITATION NATION – Aug. 11, 2026 - Some regular tokers are being hit with debilitating stomach pain, severe nausea and constant vomiting mixed with screaming — the nickname is “scromiting.” The scary symptoms are... Read More...

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Marijuana Use Tops Cigarettes in US

VIDEO – Don’t Bogart That Joint My Friend – Aug. 10, 2026 - In 2025, 43.8 million Americans (ages 12 and up) used marijuana regularly, compared to 36.1 million Americans who smoked cigarettes, according to the 2025 N... Read More...

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This Marijuana Disaster Rivals Big Tobacco

DOPE = DOPEY? – July 29, 2026 - The DEA should not reschedule marijuana. Evidence proves it’s unsafe. It wrapped up an 11-day hearing on whether marijuana should be rescheduled, or reclassified, as a less dangerous s... Read More...

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The Science of Cannabis and Sleep

CHRONIC DREAMS – July 23, 2026 - For years, while he regularly smoked cannabis, his dreams seemed to disappear. Then, last summer, he quit. Soon afterward, his nights became populated by a vivid nocturnal world unlik... Read More...

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I Smoked Pot For 20 years – This is What I Wish I Knew at 13

NOT TO? – July 14, 2026 - When I was a teenager in Upstate New York, I passed joints the way other kids passed notes in class. Friday nights behind the bleachers with my friends was the only place I could exhale, an ... Read More...

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Over $104 million worth of illegal cannabis seized in massive California bust

WTF? – July 9, 2026 - Law enforcement seized more than 63,000 pounds of illegal cannabis valued at over $104 million. They removed nearly 90,000 cannabis plants, confiscated 17 firearms and $220,923 in cash and arres... Read More...

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Virginia to Start Selling Sticky Weed in Marijuana Stores

VIVA LA REVOLUTION – June 29, 2025 - Five years after becoming the first Southern state to legalize possession of marijuana, Virginia has approved a legal way to sell it to recreational users. State budget legisla... Read More...

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State Could Become First to Reverse Cannabis Legalization

WTF? – June 29, 2026 - Per the report, citing information from The Boston Globe, anti-marijuana activists said they’ve collected enough signatures to force a referendum that would once again put the issue on the ball... Read More...

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Gov. Newsom Announces $227M to Combat Cannabis Activity & Protect California Communities

HE’S IN THE WEEDS – June 25, 2026 - California remains a national leader in implementing a comprehensive approach to cannabis legalization that prioritizes public safety, consumer protection, environmental stewardshi... Read More...

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7 Takeaways From Newest Research on Cannabis Brain

EXHALE ALREADY – June 18, 2026 - The question is becoming more urgent as cannabis use rises, particularly among younger adults, who tend to use it most heavily and are the most likely to experiment with increasingly ... Read More...

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Attorney General Objects To Trump Reclassifying Marijuana As Medicine

ME TOO! – June 4, 2026 - Days before President Donald Trump sparked the reorganization with an order late last year, the American Journal of Preventive Medicine published a study concluding that commercialization of ... Read More...

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5 Ways Daily Cannabis Use Affects Your Body and Mind?

POT LUCK – May 27, 2025 - Young adults 19 to 30 are nearly three times as likely to use cannabis daily than drink alcohol daily, while adults ages 35 to 50 use both about equally. And as daily cannabis use becomes mo... Read More...

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Four Ways Pot Rewires Teenagers’ Brains

ONE HIT AT A TIME – May 18, 2026 - Accumulating research on cannabis use among teenagers suggests it may alter their brain’s structure in measurable ways. Findings reported in June 2021 in JAMA Psychiatry suggest tha... Read More...

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Is Cannabis Safe After 65?

OR BEFORE 65? – May 15, 2026 - Experts warn the risks may be underestimated. Stanford Medicine specialists say modern cannabis can increase the chances of heart problems, falls, memory issues, dangerous drug interact... Read More...

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Medical Marijuana Gets Rescheduled; Recreational Use Treated Like Heroin Under Federal Law

SERIOUSLY CONFUSING? – April 23, 2026 - ‘Historic’ shift Moving a limited number of products from Schedule I, which includes drugs such as heroin and cocaine, to Schedule III, which includes highly regulated prescrip... Read More...

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22 Buddhist Monks Arrested After Record Drug Bust

BUSTED! – April 27, 2026 - Twenty-two Sri Lankan monks returning from Thailand were arrested at the main international airport with a record 242 pounds of powerful cannabis. "Each carried about five kilos of the narc... Read More...

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Ways Cannabis May Affect Your Aging Brain

“Why did I come into this world?” – April 14, 2026 - Marijuana use seems to be more popular (or at least more openly talked about) than ever. Regardless of whether you’re on the gummy bandwagon, you might wonder how ... Read More...

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Cannabis is NOT an effective treatment for mental health conditions!

AIN’T MEDICINE – Mar. 16, 2026 - Researchers concluded there was “very little evidence for its efficacy” in treating anxiety, anorexia nervosa, psychotic disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder or opioid use disord... Read More...

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‘California Sober’ People Reaching Record HIGHS

ALPHA CENTAURI? – Mar. 7, 2026 - Those who don’t like to drink booze but still need a buzz at the end of a long week are increasingly embracing the “California sober” lifestyle, which shuns alcohol and embraces canna... Read More...

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How I Broke Free of Cannabis

ONE GUMMY AT A TIME? – Jan. 13, 2026 - By Susan Shapiro - Guest contributor - Some people have luck cutting down slowly. Since smoking the drug is the most toxic, according to Harvard Medical School, experts recommen... Read More...

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Marijuana Is Now a Less Dangerous in America

VIDEO – A MEDICAL MARVEL? – Dec. 18, 2025 - In an executive order Thursday that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research, a major shift in federal drug policy that... Read More...

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Bombshell Weed Study Says Risks of Medical Marijuana Outweigh Benefits

IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD – Dec. 13, 2025 - High hopes for medical cannabis are going up in smoke. “While many people turn to cannabis seeking relief, our review highlights significant gaps between public perception and ... Read More...

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Marijuana Can Decrease Alcohol Consumption

GO FOR IT – Dec. 4, 2025 - The study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry in November, is one of the first to isolate how an individual’s alcohol consumption is acutely affected by their consumption of ca... Read More...

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Smoke it! NEVER Vape Cannabis

Rasta Mon NOT Gimmick Man – Dec. 3, 2025 - Studies have indicated that the side effects and health risks from cannabis are different depending on whether you smoke or vape it. … vaping might sound like the safer opti... Read More...

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It’s possible to get addicted to pot?

HOOKA FOREVER – Nov. 22, 2025 - Dr. Smita Das often hears the same myth: You can’t get hooked on pot. “Cannabis is definitely something that someone can develop an addiction to,” said Das, an addiction psychiat... Read More...

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Recriminalizing Most Hemp Products

DE-LEGALIZE IT – Nov. 13, 2025 - Donald Trump has signed a spending bill that includes provisions to ban most consumable hemp products. Hemp advocates have said the ban will apply even to nonintoxicating CBD products... Read More...

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Why I Quit Smoking Weed

BECAUSE I COULD – Nov. 6, 2025 - I’ve always been good at quitting obligations (see: piano lessons, ballet classes, infinite sports teams, and, in one memorable instance, a babysitting job that would have required me... Read More...

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Those Who Use Weed Before 15 Will Have Trouble Later

UNLESS THEY QUIT – Oct. 29, 2025 - Teens are also more likely to develop mental and physical health problems in young adulthood compared to their peers who did not use the drug in adolescence. Early, frequent cannabi... Read More...

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