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Illinois Senate approves medical marijuana bill

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The push to legalize medical marijuana in Illinois has taken a big step forward.





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Feds to issue new medical marijuana policy (AP)

Feds to stop prosecuting medical marijuana users (Update)

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 2

(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 ...


Pot and pop: New research finds stronger link between music and marijuana use among teens

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Teens who frequently listen to music that contains references to marijuana are more likely to use the drug than their counterparts with less exposure to such lyrics, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ...


The straight dope: Studies link parental monitoring with decreased teen marijuana usage

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug by adolescents, with almost 42% of high school seniors admitting to having experimented with it. Continued marijuana use may result in a number of serious consequences including ...


The use and misuse of alcohol and marijuana can be traced to a common set of genes

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. Roughly eight to 12 percent of marijuana users are considered "dependent" and, just like alcohol, the severity of symptoms increases with heavier use. ...


Cal medicinal marijuana law upheld

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 07, 2006 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Although marijuana is illegal under federal law, it's still allowed for medicinal purposes in California after a judge refused to overturn the state law.


Weeding out marijuana: Researchers close in on engineering recognizable, drug-free Cannabis plant

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 6

In a first step toward engineering a drug-free Cannabis plant for hemp fiber and oil, University of Minnesota researchers have identified genes producing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive substance in marijuana. ...


Medical marijuana moves mainstream

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

David Goldman has a chronic headache, but help is on the way. A driver arrives at his apartment and rings the doorbell, checks Goldman's ID card, then hands over a small bag of marijuana.


Brain's endocannabinoid signaling pathway kept in check by two enzymes

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team has shown that blocking the degradation of two naturally occurring cannabinoids in the endocannabinoid signaling pathway of the brain produces marijuana-like behavioral effects in mice, according ...


Is cannabis the answer to Booze Britain's problems?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Substituting cannabis in place of more harmful drugs may be a winning strategy in the fight against substance misuse. Research published in BioMed Central' open access Harm Reduction Journal features a poll of 350 cannab ...


Teen attitudes toward smoking linked to likelihood of drinking and using drugs

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created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research by Weill Cornell Medical College researchers looks at the specific ways parents and peers influence teenagers to smoke, drink and use marijuana in combination. Among their findings: attitudes toward smoking influenced ...



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