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Cannabis users are more likely to be in moderate or serious psychological distress, study finds
A study conducted using data from the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health has found that individuals reporting serious psychological distress are more likely to be users of cannabis.
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Cannabis use does not increase actual creativity but does increase how creative you think you are, study finds
A set of studies published in the Journal of Applied Psychology has failed to find evidence that cannabis has creativity-enhancing effects. But the researchers did find that cannabis elicited a sense of joviality, which in turn made cannabis users perceive their own ideas and the ideas of others as more creative.
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Snoop Dogg mocks Biden with "Sleepy Joe OG" weed strain
The package shows a photo of Joe Biden along with the phrase, "You won't even remember what country you are in!"
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Adolescents more vulnerable to cannabis addiction but not other mental health risks
Adolescents are over three times more vulnerable to developing a cannabis addiction than adults, but may not be at increased risk of other mental health problems related to the drug, finds a new study led by UCL and King’s College London researchers.
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Legalizing marijuana lowers demand for prescription drugs, study finds
Story at a glance Cornell University researchers analyzed data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in all 50 states from 2011 to 2019. They found a decline in the volume of pre…
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The House passed it, Americans want it: Why is legal weed still a long shot?
Don't get your hopes up.
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Outdated Cannabis Regulations Are Holding Back COVID-19 Research
We should be exploring all avenues of possible treatment and prevention for COVID-19, but patchwork laws and federal prohibition put up roadblocks.
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Top Reasons Why People Smoke Marijuana
Research findings from four studies on marijuana use are discussed.
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Teens who use cannabis frequently more likely to have premature baby, study suggests
Teenagers who use cannabis frequently may be more likely to have children born preterm, when they become parents up to twenty years later, finds a new University of Bristol-led study. The research, published in Scientific Reports, repeatedly assessed 665 participants in a general population cohort on their tobacco and cannabis use between ages 14 to 29 years, before pregnancy.
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Surgeon general: No 'value' to locking people up over marijuana use
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Sunday said he does not think there is “value” to incarcerating people for marijuana use, as the Senate considers a bill to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level.
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Democrats have a new plan to legalize marijuana federally
On Wednesday, Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a discussion draft of legislation that proposes sweeping reform to marijuana policy in the US. The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act would decriminalize marijuana federally, expunge federal non-violent cannabis convictions (and encourage states to do the same), and create “new grant programs to fund nonprofits that provide services to those adversely impacted by the War on Drugs.”
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English police hunting cannabis farm instead uncover cryptocurrency mine
Officers raid a property near Birmingham suspected of housing a cannabis farm, but find 100 computer units running Bitcoin mining and stealing electricity.
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Smokable Plants You Can Grow That Aren’t Marijuana Part 2
If you’ve started a garden over the past year, you may have fed your family with the produce you’ve grown. But have you smoked any of it?
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Jay-Z Applauds New York's Marijuana Legalization: 'Long Overdue'
“I’ve seen firsthand the harm inflicted for generations against black and minority communities by the war on drugs right here in New York,” rapper says
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Twins study finds no evidence that marijuana lowers IQ in teens
Lower intelligence scores likely due to genes and environment
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Louis Armstrong asked Richard Nixon to carry his bags through customs.
The bags had marijuana in them.
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Survey Finds Majority of Americans View Cannabis As Less Harmful Than Alcohol
As more information becomes available, attitudes toward the potential health implications of cannabis continue to evolve.
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Study Finds Bees Don't Just Love Cannabis — it Can Also Help Save Their Dying Populations
Canna-bees!
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Report: NBA to continue policy of not testing players for marijuana
The NBA chose not to test players for marijuana use in the Orlando restart bubble, now that will continue into the new 2020-21 season.
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U.N. Reclassifies Cannabis as a Less Dangerous Drug
A United Nations commission voted to remove marijuana for medical use from a list of narcotics like heroin.
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