News tagged with marijuana laws
Study shows medical marijuana laws reduce traffic deaths
A groundbreaking new study shows that laws legalizing medical marijuana have resulted in a nearly nine percent drop in traffic deaths and a five percent reduction in beer sales.
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Feds to stop prosecuting medical marijuana users (Update)
(AP) -- Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Illinois Senate approves medical marijuana bill
(AP) -- The push to legalize medical marijuana in Illinois has taken a big step forward.
May 28, 2009 |
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Commentary calls for awareness of Internet pharmacies' role in prescription drug abuse
Efforts to halt the growing abuse of prescription drugs must include addressing the availability of these drugs on the Internet and increasing physician awareness of the dangers posed by Internet pharmacies. In a commentary ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Survey: Teen pot use rises, alcohol use declines
(AP) -- More teens are turning to pot and see it as less of a risk at the same time alcohol use among the same age group has dipped to historic lows, according to an annual national survey of drug use released Wednesday.
Dec 14, 2011 |
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US governors seek federal marijuana clearance
A pair of US governors have filed a petition asking the US federal government to allow wider use of medical marijuana by authorizing doctors to prescribe it and pharmacies to provide it.
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Tracking how pot dispensaries affect crime
As cities across California struggle with how to handle medical marijuana dispensaries and police agencies blame them for an increase in lawlessness, academics are delving into data to find out whether pot ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2011 |
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New research points to lessons from Dutch cannabis system
The Netherlands’s system of quasi-legal retail marijuana sales – steadily evolving since 1976 – may have modestly increased the number of marijuana users, but does not seem to have intensified their use of ...
Sep 14, 2011 |
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New tests for 'legal marijuana,' 'bath salts' and other emerging designer drugs
Scientists today reported development of much needed new tests to help cope with a wave of deaths, emergency room visits and other problems from a new genre of designer drugs sold legally in stores and online ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Icelanders hand in draft of world's first 'web' constitution
A group of 25 ordinary citizens on Friday presented to Iceland's parliamentary speaker a new constitution draft, which they compiled with the help of hundreds of others who chipped in online.
Jul 29, 2011 |
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Phone apps let users mock the law, but authorities aren't laughing
Want to fool merchants with a fake ID? Hack someone's text messages? Or how about tracking where your co-workers are, without their knowing it? There's an app for that.
Jul 13, 2011 |
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GM marijuana problem growing in Colombia
Greenhouses lined with genetically modified marijuana sit on a mountainside just an hour ride from Cali, Colombia, where farmers say the enhanced plants are more powerful and profitable.
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Drug use tied to fatal car crashes
It's well known that drunk driving can have fatal consequences, but a new study suggests that alcohol is not the only drug that’s a danger on the road.
Jun 23, 2011 |
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