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17.062014June 17, 2014

Rick Scott signs law allowing limited medical marijuana use in Florida

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Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a law on Monday allowing for the limited use of a special strain of marijuana...

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17.062014June 17, 2014

Drug use linked with brain differences in teens

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Teens who have used drugs even just once in their lives have brain characteristics that are different from those who...

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17.062014June 17, 2014

Medical marijuana in Oregon: State program prone to exploitation, abuse, report says

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Marijuana use, cultivation and black market trafficking remain “pervasive” in Oregon, a trend fostered by Mexican drug cartels, Asian gangs...

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17.062014June 17, 2014

New York: Governor Cuomo wants big changes to medical marijuana bill

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Gov. Cuomo has outlined a series of concerns to lawmakers that must be addressed before he’ll even consider signing the...

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16.062014June 16, 2014

Colorado, Washington omitted from CDC analysis

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The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) produced by the Centers for Disease Control is one of the nation’s longest-running...

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15.062014June 15, 2014

Black market weed rampant on Colorado public land

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Black market marijuana, which many expected to disappear after the substance was legalized, is thriving. It is grown on public...

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12.062014June 12, 2014

Republicans jump into Florida campaign against medical marijuana

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The stakes are getting higher – politically and financially – in Florida’s heated campaign over a November referendum to allow...

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12.062014June 12, 2014

Colorado preparing to spend $9 million on medical marijuana research

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More than a decade after voters here first said marijuana could be medicine, Colorado is preparing to embark on the...

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12.062014June 12, 2014

West Africa should decriminalise drugs – Obasanjo commission

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Low-level drug offences should be decriminalised in West Africa, according to a high-level report.The West Africa Commission on Drugs says...

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12.062014June 12, 2014

U.S: Teens with addiction have few recovery programs

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Substance abuse is traumatic for parents, who have trouble accessing treatment for their children. Within the last five years, drug...

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