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12.062014June 12, 2014

Google trends can help track marijuana use and perceptions of risk: Study

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The online tool Google Trends may be able to help track the public’s use of marijuana, a new study suggests....

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12.062014June 12, 2014

Definitive summary of adverse effects of marijuana

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A definitive, comprehensive review of the current state of scientific knowledge on marijuana written by the nation’s leading drug scientists...

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12.062014June 12, 2014

SAM applauds Justice Department, U.S. Sentencing Commission call to reduce sentences for some drug offenders

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The U.S. Justice Department’s support for a reduction in sentences for nonviolent drug offenders is a step in the right...

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11.062014June 11, 2014

New ads target members of Congress who opposed medical marijuana measure

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Medical marijuana advocates are turning up the heat on House lawmakers who last week voted against an amendment to block...

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11.062014June 11, 2014

DEA targets doctors linked to medical marijuana

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US Drug Enforcement Administration investigators have visited the homes and offices of Massachusetts physicians involved with medical marijuana dispensaries and...

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05.062014June 5, 2014

Chicago sues painkiller makers for deceptive marketing

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The city of Chicago has filed a lawsuit against five large narcotics makers alleging they contributed to the country’s prescription...

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05.062014June 5, 2014

National study links marijuana use to adverse effects

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An analysis of studies on the effects of marijuana use published Wednesday June 4 in the New England Journal of...

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05.062014June 5, 2014

Sweden: International scientific conference on cannabis and health

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Report from an international scientific conference on cannabis and health 20-21 November, 2013 (second revised edition)More international news

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04.062014June 4, 2014

Big Tobacco planned big marijuana sales in the 1970s

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Documents buried deep in tobacco company archives reveal a hope and a plan to sell marijuana as soon as legally...

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04.062014June 4, 2014

Don’t harsh our mellow, dude

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The caramel-chocolate flavored candy bar looked so innocent, like the Sky Bars I used to love as a child. What...

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