Alcohol, marijuana, and ecstasy each have very different sexual effects, from attraction and desire to sensitivity to sexual dysfunction, finds a study by the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (CDUHR) at NYU Meyers College of Nursing. The findings, …
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Teens Now Prefer Vaping and Marijuana to Cigarettes, According to New Federal Study – News
Cigarette smoking is falling out of fashion among American teens, so much so that vaping and pot are now more prevalent, according to a new government-funded study. Researchers at the University of Michigan surveyed nearly 50,000 students in 8th, 10th, …
Read More »Jury Acquits Colorado Woman for Possessing 30 Pounds of Cannabis – News
On Nov. 29, a Mesa County jury found Brenda Maggio, 60, not guilty of all charges related to marijuana possession over the legal limit and intent to distribute 30 pounds of weed. Her son, Javier, took a plea bargain instead …
Read More »Delaware Cannabis Advocates Expect Recreational Legalization as Soon as Next Year – News
Photo via omersukrugoksu The green rush is moving east. As Massachusetts and Maine continue to try and sort out regulations for voter-approved recreational cannabis sales, and advocates wait with bated breath for more news out of New Jersey and New …
Read More »Political Analyst Believes Republican Tax Reform Bill May Pressure More States to Legalize Cannabis – News
Photo via 401(K) 2012 The GOP’s tax reform bill may be terrible news for the majority of Americans, but there could be a silver lining for the cannabis industry, according to political strategist Bradley Tusk. In a recent op-ed at …
Read More »Cannabis Prohibition in New York Has Everything Working Against It – News
Photo via 400tmax Cannabis prohibition in New York State could have a fast approaching expiration date — if legislators take into account all the factors working against it. According to a recent poll, 62 percent of New York voters think cannabis …
Read More »Cigarette smokers are 10 times more likely to be daily marijuana users
Daily marijuana use has been on the rise over the past decade. Now, a new study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New …
Read More »New York allows PTSD patients to use medical marijuana
(Photo by David Downs) New York military veterans and others diagnosed with post-traumatic stress will now be able to enter the state’s medical marijuana program. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Veterans Day signed legislation that adds PTSD to the list of …
Read More »New York Governor Approves Medical Cannabis as Treatment for PTSD – News
Lead photo via Wikimedia Commons In the midst of the Big Apple’s annual Veterans Day parade down Fifth Avenue, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he had signed legislation granting medical marijuana access for the treatment of post-traumatic stress …
Read More »PTSD and Veterans: New York Vets Can Now Use Medical Marijuana
On Veterans Day, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a legislative package that allows individuals suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to acquire and utilize medical marijuana as a treatment in the Empire State. Effective immediately, the Gov. signed the …
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