Marijuana addiction is real, and rising
By CHRISTINE VESTAL | Tribune News Service SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — For as long as most residents can remember, smoking marijuana has been a part of life here. The [...]
By CHRISTINE VESTAL | Tribune News Service SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — For as long as most residents can remember, smoking marijuana has been a part of life here. The [...]
By ERROL LOUIS President Ronald Reagan often told a joke about a psychologist who takes a little boy into a room that is piled to the ceiling with manure. To [...]
Highlights •Many adolescents are exposed to medical marijuana (MM) advertising. •MM advertising exposure may contribute to increased marijuana use and consequences. •Regulations for marijuana advertising are needed, similar to [...]
By Martin Kaste On a big-sky plateau on the eastern slope of the Cascades, a 10-acre parcel of land has been trashed by illicit pot farmers. Abandoned equipment rusts [...]
By Felice J. Freyer Dr. Nora D. Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, was in Boston on Thursday to speak at a symposium sponsored by Boston [...]
By Rachael Rettner Many marijuana dispensaries recommend marijuana products for treating pregnant women's morning sickness, even though marijuana use in pregnancy is linked with health problems for newborns, according to [...]
Smoking during pregnancy has well-documented negative effects on birth weight in infants and is linked to several childhood health problems. Now, researchers at the University at Buffalo Research Institute [...]
By Nick Wing A large percentage of marijuana users around the world report signs of dependence, even as cannabis appears to be one of the safest and most commonly [...]
By Amy Taxin CARPINTERIA, Calif. — This picturesque coastal town cradled by mountains and sandy shores is a scene out of a Southern California postcard. Residents of Carpinteria say they [...]
By STEPHEN ADAMS and MARTIN BECKFORD Cannabis is responsible for 91 per cent of cases where teenagers end up being treated for drug addiction, shocking new figures reveal. Supporters of the drug [...]