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CNN: Pot Smokers Fight Stereotypes
CNN covers stories of cannabis consumers that fight stereotypes and dispel the stigma surrounding cannabis.
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Study: Student Drug Testing Programs Don’t Work
The imposition of student drug testing programs is not effective in limiting students’ consumption of controlled substances, according to survey data.
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Scientists Explain Why Marijuana Users Never Overdose
Leaf Science reports a study that found a hormone released when THC is used also inhibits THC receptors, explaining why marijuana users never overdose.
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It’s Not an Opinion, Marijuana Is Less Dangerous
Fusion examines the media's tendency to refer to the fact that marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol as some unproven claim by legalization proponents.
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Could You Lose Your Job for Smoking Legal Pot?
The Daily Beast reports a Colorado case that may finally protect employees from being fired for off-job, legal pot use.
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It Is Immoral to Cage Humans for Smoking Marijuana
Conor Friedersdorf gives a great explanation of why it is immoral to cage humans for smoking marijuana.
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Raw Story: Colorado Lets You Smoke Pot, Your Boss Might Not
Raw Story's Travis Gettys explains that while Colorado lets you smoke pot, employers still have the right to fire employees for it.
Prohibitionist Crusaders React to Teen Drug Use Survey
Resident breastplate-nipple Gil Kerlikowski and Prohibitionist Jr. Woodchuck Kevin Sabet have reacted in truly glorious form to the new teen drug use survey
The Media and Drugs: A Long Way Still to Go
The news for 2013 was good, at least overall. Use of most drugs was steady or even declined. One press release noted that youth cigarette smoking declined!
Teen Drug Use Survey Figures Spark Marijuana Debate
All of the numbers are above the historic lows in teen drug use reported at the end of the Reagan-Bush era in the early 1990s, but well below the historic highs.
Above the Influence? How About the Truth RE: Marijuana
I recently found myself perusing the cannabis page at Above The Influence. While I generally support the intention behind what they are trying to do...
Susan Sarandon is Candid About Her Marijuana Use
Susan Sarandon, respected actress and member of MPP’s VIP Advisory Board, confessed on Wednesday that she has used marijuana before almost all award shows.
Vaporizers Under Fire in Mainstream Media
A number of recent articles and video news reports use a scare tactic approach to alarm people about the alleged dangers of vaporizers.
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Marijuana Does Not Cause Schizophrenia, Harvard Study Finds
A new Harvard study finds no evidence that marijuana causes schizophrenia.
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Bill Clinton: ‘I Never Denied That I Used Marijuana’
In an interview on Fusion, Bill Clinton denies that he denied using marijuana.
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Study: Ibuprofen May Prevent Marijuana Memory Problems
A new study reveals the cause of marijuana memory problems, and suggests that over-the-counter painkillers can prevent this drawback of a cannabis lifestyle
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Bob Dylan Denied Highest Honor Because of Pot...Until Now
Bob Dylan has until recently been denied the highest honor in French society, the Legion d'Honneur, because of pot.
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The Effect of Cannabis on Newborns and Pregnant Women
The effect of cannabis on newborns and pregnant women are not negative, and may even be positive, according to a study in Jamaica.