Study: Cannabis Associated with Less Risk of Traffic Accident than Various Medicinal Drugs
Danish researchers assessed the risk of a driver being severely injured in an accident after consuming alcohol, illicit drugs, or pharmaceutical drugs
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SSDP Presents Campus Drug Policy Gradebook
SSDP (Students for Sensible Drug Policy) announced their Campus Drug Policy Gradebook last week. The drug and alcohol policies of the top 300 schools...
Drug Treatment Specialists on Cannabis Law: Don't Imprison, Make Us Rich
Drug treatment specialists are fighting to decriminalize small amounts. When someone is busted for possession, they get a new (court ordered) client.
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The Atlantic: If Marijuana is Legalized, Who Will Start Using More of It?
Ethan Nadelmann, the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, doesn't think kids and teens are going to start using marijuana more frequently if the drug is fully legalized across the country. The reason is simple: They can already get pot pretty easily.
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First Large Study of Medical Marijuana Use in Young Adults
The NIH has granted $3.3 million to Drexel University for a five-year study of medical marijuana's impact on drug use and health in young adults.
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Trayvon Martin's Marijuana Use Not Brought Up in Trial
After all the controversy caused by the judges decision about the levels of cannabinoids in Trayvon Martin's system, the defense decided not to bring it up.
Higher Education Potential Indicator of Marijuana Use
A study from Northern Ireland and reveals that marijuana use rates tend to be greater for those engaged in higher education.
Marijuana Use Connection to Mental Illness Is Reefer Madness
the prevalence of schizophrenia and psychoses has remained stable or declined when marijuana use increased significantly among the general populace.
Chronicle Book Review: High Price
High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society, by Dr. Carl Hart - A damned good read.
You Don't Need Prohibition to Help People
Of course, this was achieved without prohibition -- some regulation that has not been without controversy, but without prohibition.
Fail: Drug Czar Tries to Link Marijuana and Crime
The nation’s so-called ‘drug czar’, Gil Kerlikowske, convened a press conference last week to release new government data on drug use in America.
The Results Are In: Clubbers Really Like Drugs
Mixmag teamed up with the Guardian & Gay Times to conduct their annual “Global Drug Survey,” the world’s largest independent survey on which drugs are...
Cannabis FactsLink
UNICEF Study: Nations With More Liberal Drug Laws, Youths Use Cannabis Less
UNICEF's "Report Card 11" found that countries with more liberal drug laws had lower rates of youths who smoked marijuana than nations with stricter...
Russian Bears Are Stealing Jet Fuel To Get High, True Story!
Photographer Igor Shpilenok spent months with these particular gang of bears and says they like getting high so much, they stalk helicopters.
Cannabis FactsLink
Adolescent Alcohol Fear Rising, Marijuana Fear Falling
From 2002 to 2011, adolescents that perceived danger from drinking rose from 38.2% to 40.7%. Perceived danger from marijuana use dropped from 54.6% to 44.8%
Study: Depenalizing Drug Possession Offenses Associated With Lower Drug Usage Among Young People
The elimination of criminal penalties for drug possession offenses is associated with lower overall substance use among young people, according to a study.
Study: Cannabis Retail Outlets Not Associated With Rise In Cannabis Use
The availability of cannabis retail outlets in the Netherlands is not associated with the greater incidences of pot use or an increase in the intensity...
Can You Smoke Like A Patient?
If you’re someone who uses marijuana to “take the edge off”, relax, calm down, or just feel better, you may actually be using it for medical reasons.