Marijuana use may be a cause of high blood pressure, a new study reports. Researchers studied 332 deaths among 1,213 people participating in a larger health study, of whom 57 percent were marijuana users. They had used marijuana for an …
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Tiger Woods Had 5 Drugs in His System After Arrest, Police Report Says
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tiger Woods had the active ingredient for marijuana, two painkillers and two sleep drugs in his system when he was arrested on a D.U.I. charge earlier this year, according to a report released Tuesday by the …
Read More »What Crime Victims Think About Trump’s Criminal Justice Agenda
Sending more people to prison, deporting illegal immigrants, cracking down on marijuana use — those are some of the things the Trump administration has said will make America safer. But what do crime victims think about all this? It is …
Read More »Zach Randolph Arrested on Marijuana Charge Amid Skirmish With Police
LOS ANGELES — Sacramento Kings forward Zach Randolph was arrested on a marijuana charge after several police cars were vandalized when a large gathering became unruly at a Los Angeles housing project, authorities said Thursday. Randolph, 36, a former Knick, …
Read More »The Latest: Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Opening in Hawaii
HONOLULU — The Latest on medical marijuana dispensaries opening in Hawaii (all times local): 3 p.m. A second Hawaii medical marijuana dispensary says it will begin selling cannabis. Dispensary sales of medical marijuana in Hawaii are beginning after patients waited …
Read More »Hawaii Allows First Lab to Begin Testing Medical Marijuana
HONOLULU — Hawaii has approved its first laboratory to begin testing samples of medical marijuana 17 years after use of the drug was legalized in the state. On Monday, the state Department of Health certified Honolulu-based lab Steep Hill Hawaii. …
Read More »Uruguay’s Marijuana Law Turns Pharmacists Into Dealers
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — The rules are a bit of a buzzkill. Drug users must officially register with the government. Machines will scan buyers’ fingerprints at every purchase, and there are strict quotas to prevent overindulgence. But when Uruguay’s marijuana legalization …
Read More »Massachusetts Court Rules for Woman Fired for Medical Marijuana Use
BOSTON — Massachusetts’ top court on Monday ruled that a woman who had been fired for testing positive for marijuana that she had been legally prescribed under state law could sue her former employer for handicap discrimination. The Massachusetts Supreme …
Read More »Smoking Marijuana While Black
New York City was scaling back its stop-and-frisk program even before a federal judge ruled in 2013 that the tactics underlying it violated the constitutional rights of minority citizens. It’s hard not to look at marijuana arrests today without thinking …
Read More »States Keep Saying Yes to Marijuana Use. Now Comes the Federal No.
In a national vote widely viewed as a victory for conservatives, last year’s elections also yielded a win for liberals in eight states that legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use. But the growing industry is facing a federal crackdown …
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