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Drug use linked with brain differences in teens

Tuesday, 17 June 2014 07:56 CEST

Teens who have used drugs even just once in their lives have brain characteristics that are different from those who have never used drugs, a new study finds.
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New York: Governor Cuomo wants big changes to medical marijuana bill

Tuesday, 17 June 2014 02:42 CEST

Gov. Cuomo has outlined a series of concerns to lawmakers that must be addressed before he'll even consider signing the bill to legalize medicinal marijuana in New York, the Daily News has learned.
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Black market weed rampant on Colorado public land

Sunday, 15 June 2014 08:56 CEST

Black market marijuana, which many expected to disappear after the substance was legalized, is thriving. It is grown on public land owned by the federal government in the state. Worse it is controlled by Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs).
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Colorado preparing to spend $9 million on medical marijuana research

Thursday, 12 June 2014 14:15 CEST

More than a decade after voters here first said marijuana could be medicine, Colorado is preparing to embark on the largest state-funded effort to study the medical benefits of cannabis.
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U.S: Teens with addiction have few recovery programs

Thursday, 12 June 2014 09:56 CEST

Substance abuse is traumatic for parents, who have trouble accessing treatment for their children. Within the last five years, drug overdoses have become one of the top three killers of 15 to 19 year olds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Even so, the resources for addiction treatment are hard to locate, expensive and rarely meet patients' needs.
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Medical marijuana in Oregon: State program prone to exploitation, abuse, report says

Tuesday, 17 June 2014 07:44 CEST

Marijuana use, cultivation and black market trafficking remain "pervasive" in Oregon, a trend fostered by Mexican drug cartels, Asian gangs and the state's own medical marijuana program,a new law enforcement report concludes.
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Colorado, Washington omitted from CDC analysis

Monday, 16 June 2014 08:09 CEST

The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) produced by the Centers for Disease Control is one of the nation's longest-running and most extensive efforts to monitor health-risk behaviors contributing to the leading causes of death for children and young adults. Drug use — specifically, marijuana use — is tracked. In the CDC's latest report, issued late last week, the two states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use — Colorado and Washington — are not represented. And still other states — such as California, where adolescent marijuana use is pronounced, and Oregon, which is currently considering the legalization of marijuana for recreational use — didn't fully participate in the study, if at all.
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Republicans jump into Florida campaign against medical marijuana

Thursday, 12 June 2014 14:18 CEST

The stakes are getting higher - politically and financially - in Florida's heated campaign over a November referendum to allow doctors to prescribe marijuana. The latest financial reports by the two main groups fighting the legalization of medical marijuana show a total of more than $7.7 million has been raised to oppose the constitutional amendment on the Nov. 4 ballot.
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West Africa should decriminalise drugs - Obasanjo commission

Thursday, 12 June 2014 13:57 CEST

Low-level drug offences should be decriminalised in West Africa, according to a high-level report.
The West Africa Commission on Drugs says drug cartels are undermining the region by using it to transit cocaine.
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Google trends can help track marijuana use and perceptions of risk: Study

Thursday, 12 June 2014 09:52 CEST

The online tool Google Trends may be able to help track the public's use of marijuana, a new study suggests. The researchers say the tool can also be used to gauge growing interest in other drugs. The study found a significant correlation between state Google Trends marijuana search volume and current marijuana use among youth and adults in those states.
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