(HealthDay)—A new federal report finds that fewer U.S. teens and young adults are indulging in frat-party style drinking because their levels of binge drinking have gone down over the past six years. But not all teens and young adults are …
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Nevada’s on-again, off-again marijuana sales back on
In this June 21, 2017, file photo, a man walks past the Mynt Cannabis Dispensary in downtown Reno, Nev. Nevada regulators reaffirmed Friday, June 23, 2017, that they intend to issue licenses necessary for retailers to begin selling pot for …
Read More »Legalized pot may lead to more traffic crashes
(HealthDay)—Although states where recreational marijuana is legal may have experienced a slight bump in traffic collisions, the good news is that there wasn’t an increase in crash-related fatalities compared to other states, two new studies show. Insurance claims data show …
Read More »Polish lawmakers legalise medicinal marijuana
Poland’s lower house of parliament, which is controlled by the conservatives, on Thursday voted to make medicinal marijuana legal under certain circumstances. The EU member follows in the steps of the Czech Republic, Finland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, as well …
Read More »More questions than answers on legal pot in Nevada
A man walks past the Mynt Cannabis Dispensary in downtown Reno, Nev., Wednesday, June 21, 2017. The Mynt is one of at least four medical marijuana dispensaries in Reno that have received the necessary local licenses and are ready to …
Read More »Identified brain circuitry bridges neural and behavioral roles in PTSD
Regions of the brain associated with stress and posttraumatic stress disorder. Credit: National Institutes of Health Specific cerebral circuitry bridges chemical changes deep in the brain and the more outward behavioral expressions associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which could …
Read More »Marijuana legalization raises the need for more research
Credit: Elena Zhukova At a Paul McCartney concert at San Francisco’s AT&T Park in 2010, Matthew Springer, PhD, wasn’t shocked to be surrounded by a haze of marijuana smoke. He was, however, amazed that the audience tolerated it without complaint. …
Read More »Losing train of thought or it’s hard to multi-task? You may be having one drink too many
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Impairments in processing and using information that help with decision-making and planning simple tasks such as grocery shopping are linked with one’s frequency of alcohol or drug use according to a new study. Researchers at Columbia …
Read More »The US weed rush and white-collar cannabis CEOs
They are bankers, accountants and computer engineers—mainstream in every way but for one respect: their love of cannabis and the desire to make megabucks in a growing US industry. This week in New York, around 120 people took part in …
Read More »Rates of marijuana use, heavy use, and cannabis use disorder depend on where you live
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Adult marijuana use rose significantly in states that passed loosely regulated medical marijuana laws (MMLs) according to a new study by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Medical Center. Highest increases were …
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