Credit: AI-generated image Nearly 1 in 12 newborns in the United States in 2020—or about 300,000 infants—were exposed to alcohol, opioids, marijuana or cocaine before they were born. Exposure to these substances puts these newborns at a higher risk for …
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New study shows number of West Virginia infants exposed to drugs in the womb is 10 times higher than national rate
West Virginia University experts on infant health looked at 34,412 births in West Virginia between 2020 and 2022, analyzing how many newborns were exposed to opioids, stimulants or cannabis in the womb and how those exposures relate to adverse health …
Read More »Virginia Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Legalize Marijuana In 2021
Marijuana reform is on the horizon for Virginia in 2021, as a lawmaker has filed a bill to legalize marijauana in the state for adult use. The new legislation would allow adults twenty-one (21) and older to purchase and possess …
Read More »Researchers show risk-averse teens sway peers to make safer choices
Pearl Chiu and Brooks King-Casas, both associate professors at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, combined brain scans and computational modeling to understand how social peers sway decision-making in teenagers. They examined neural activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and found …
Read More »Former Chewing Gum Mogul Brings Branding Know-How to Florida Medical Marijuana Business
William Wrigley Jr. II, whose great-grandfather made chewing gum a cornerstone of American confectionery history, has made a major investment in a company to make medical marijuana someday as mainstream as his family’s famous Wrigley’s Spearmint gum. Wrigley, who retired …
Read More »Man Threatens to Kill Virginia Congressman over Weed Policy
It’s reefer madness in reverse: a Virginia man was arrested for threatening to kill his local congressman over weed. Continue reading at theweedblog.com
Read More »Virginia Man Arrested for Threatening to Shoot Pro-Cannabis Congressman – News
According to court documents, 69-year-old Wallace Godwin was arrested last Friday after telling members of Representative Scott Taylor’s staff that he would bring his gun to an event that the congressman was scheduled to speak at over the weekend. Godwin …
Read More »AP News Briefs: Ohio Docs Can Apply To Recommend MMJ, Virginia Man Threatens to Shoot Congressman
Ohio doctors may now apply to recommend medical marijuana COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s medical board has begun accepting applications from doctors willing to recommend medical marijuana to patients once the state’s program is launched. The State Medical Board of …
Read More »Cannabis Decriminalization Leads to Fewer Arrests and No Increase in Teen Use, New Study Reports – News
Hershey’s Goes After Cannabis Edibles Companies Over Trademark Infringement – News
Last year, the candy industry leader sent cease and desist letters to several canna-businesses, accusing them of ripping off their popular products to market cannabis edibles. Good Girl Cannabis Co., an edible maker in northern California, and Oakland-based dispensary Harborside …
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