Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a law on Monday allowing for the limited use of a special strain of marijuana...
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Drug use linked with brain differences in teens
Teens who have used drugs even just once in their lives have brain characteristics that are different from those who...
Medical marijuana in Oregon: State program prone to exploitation, abuse, report says
Marijuana use, cultivation and black market trafficking remain “pervasive” in Oregon, a trend fostered by Mexican drug cartels, Asian gangs...
New York: Governor Cuomo wants big changes to medical marijuana bill
Gov. Cuomo has outlined a series of concerns to lawmakers that must be addressed before he’ll even consider signing the...
Colorado, Washington omitted from CDC analysis
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) produced by the Centers for Disease Control is one of the nation’s longest-running...
Black market weed rampant on Colorado public land
Black market marijuana, which many expected to disappear after the substance was legalized, is thriving. It is grown on public...
Republicans jump into Florida campaign against medical marijuana
The stakes are getting higher – politically and financially – in Florida’s heated campaign over a November referendum to allow...
Colorado preparing to spend $9 million on medical marijuana research
More than a decade after voters here first said marijuana could be medicine, Colorado is preparing to embark on the...
West Africa should decriminalise drugs – Obasanjo commission
Low-level drug offences should be decriminalised in West Africa, according to a high-level report.The West Africa Commission on Drugs says...
U.S: Teens with addiction have few recovery programs
Substance abuse is traumatic for parents, who have trouble accessing treatment for their children. Within the last five years, drug...