We have a problem in Pennsylvania. Most of us are personally aware of the devastating impact this epidemic has had on our state. If you don’t have someone who has suffered within your own family, you likely know someone from your high school class or community who is fighting an uphill battle against this devastating […]
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Study: As Pot Prohibition Slowly Becomes Thing of the Past, Consumers Less Likely to Abuse It
The outcome of legalizing marijuana has not had the effect that prohibitionists warned and expected. The behavioral and psychological problems that they feared would follow legalization have not materialized. Read article here: High Times
Study: Medical Marijuana Access Reduces Painkiller Abuse
According to a study published last year in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine, the enactment of statewide medicinal marijuana laws is associated with significantly lower state-level opioid overdose mortality rates. Investigators conducted a… Read article here: High Times
Combination Of Medical Marijuana, Opioids Does Not Increase Substance Abuse Risk
With nearly half of the country having already legalized the use of cannabis for medical purposes, physicians prescribing opioids for pain management have another alternative at their disposal. As medical marijuana laws become more relaxed, practitioners now have the option of treating chronic pain patients with prescription opioids, medical cannabis or both. Among many, however, […]
Anti-Addiction Groups: FDA Policies Contribute to Prescription Painkiller Abuse
Anti-addiction activists are calling for the Food and Drug Administration's top official to step down, saying the agency's policies have contributed to a national epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse. High Times
Stoner Sex: Growroom Abuse, Cup Fever, Higher Learning & Hawaii
Hyapatia Lee answers all of your questions regarding cannabis and sexuality. High Times
Bill to Define Pot Near Kids As Child Abuse
A new bill introduced in the Colorado Senate Health and Human Services Committee last Thursday seeks to circumvent the state's 2012 legalization of recreational marijuana by making it a crime to use or possess pot in front of minors. Senate Bill 2… High Times