14 Jul 2018

More Senior Citizens Are Using Marijuana Than Ever Before

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More Senior Citizens Are Using Marijuana Than Ever Before | NORML

Older Americans are using cannabis more frequently than ever before, according to a review of demographic data published in the journal Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. A pair of investigators at the University of Florida reviewed 18 peer-reviewed studies published between the years 2000 and 2017 evaluating marijuana use patterns among those ages 50 and older. They reported that […]

More Senior Citizens Are Using Marijuana Than Ever Before | The Daily Chronic

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16 May 2018

Survey: More Than Seven In Ten Practicing Physicians Back Medical Marijuana Option

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Survey: More Than Seven In Ten Practicing Physicians Back Medical Marijuana Option | NORML

NEW YORK, NY — More than seven in ten practicing physicians support allowing qualified patients the option to use cannabis therapeutically, according to survey data published in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. New York University investigators surveyed the attitudes of practicing physicians in New York State. Seventy-one percent of respondents said that cannabis ought to be legal for […]

Survey: More Than Seven In Ten Practicing Physicians Back Medical Marijuana Option | The Daily Chronic

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11 May 2018

Poll: Americans Believe that Alcohol Poses Greater Risks to Health Than Marijuana

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Poll: Americans Believe that Alcohol Poses Greater Risks to Health Than Marijuana | NORML

ASBURY PARK, NJ — By a margin of three to one, Americans say that booze is more dangerous than is marijuana, according to a nationwide Rasmussen Reports poll. Forty-six percent of respondents perceived alcohol to be more dangerous than marijuana, versus only 15 percent of respondents who said that cannabis is most dangerous. Thirty percent of […]

Poll: Americans Believe that Alcohol Poses Greater Risks to Health Than Marijuana | The Daily Chronic

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31 Jan 2018

Poll: Tobacco, Alcohol, Sugar Perceived as More Harmful to Health Than Marijuana

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Poll: Tobacco, Alcohol, Sugar Perceived as More Harmful to Health Than Marijuana | NORML

NEW YORK, NY — Most Americans believe that consuming cannabis poses fewer harms to health than does the consumption of tobacco, alcohol, or sugar, according to the findings of a nationwide Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. Respondents were asked which of the four substances they believed to be “most harmful to a person’s overall health.” Most respondents […]

Poll: Tobacco, Alcohol, Sugar Perceived as More Harmful to Health Than Marijuana | The Daily Chronic

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15 Dec 2017

Teen Marijuana Use Drops in Colorado, Now Lower Than Before Legalization

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Teen Marijuana Use Drops in Colorado, Now Lower Than Before Legalization | Marijuana Policy Project

DENVER, CO — The federal government published survey data Monday that shows the rate of current marijuana use among Colorado teens decreased significantly last year and is now lower than it was prior to the state’s legalization of marijuana for adult use. The rate of past-month marijuana use by individuals ages 12-17 dropped nearly 20% […]

Teen Marijuana Use Drops in Colorado, Now Lower Than Before Legalization | The Daily Chronic

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21 Nov 2017

Report: Domestic Hemp Production More Than Doubles in Past Year

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Report: Domestic Hemp Production More Than Doubles in Past Year | NORML

WASHINGTON, DC — Domestic hemp production increased dramatically from 2016 to 2017, according to data compiled by the advocacy organization Vote Hemp. The group calculates that US farmers cultivated over 23,000 acres of hemp in 2017, up from fewer than 10,000 acres in 2016. Under a 2014 federal law, states may license hemp cultivation as part of a university sponsored […]

Report: Domestic Hemp Production More Than Doubles in Past Year | The Daily Chronic

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20 Nov 2017

Survey: More Than One in Five Military Vets Uses Marijuana Medicinally

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Survey: More Than One in Five Military Vets Uses Marijuana Medicinally | NORML

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — More than one in five military veterans engage in the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes, according to nationwide survey data conducted on behalf of The American Legion. The American Legion is the largest veterans’ advocacy organization in the United States. Twenty-two percent of respondents said they “use cannabis to treat a mental or physical condition.” Thirty-nine […]

Survey: More Than One in Five Military Vets Uses Marijuana Medicinally | The Daily Chronic

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9 Jun 2017

US Marijuana Sales Are Higher Than These 10 Products and Services

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US Marijuana Sales Are Higher Than These 10 Products and Services | Phillip Smith

Marijuana is legal in eight states and the District of Columbia, and medical marijuana is legal in nearly 30 (although often under quite restrictive regulatory schemes). Between the two, legal weed is generating total annual sales of between $ 4 billion and $ 4.5 billion. But legal marijuana sales are dwarfed by sales in the black market, […]

US Marijuana Sales Are Higher Than These 10 Products and Services | The Daily Chronic

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18 Mar 2017

Jeff Sessions Claims Marijuana Only “Slightly Less Awful” Than Heroin

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Jeff Sessions Claims Marijuana Only “Slightly Less Awful” Than Heroin | Phillip Smith

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions once again displayed his ignorance about drugs Wednesday as he claimed that marijuana is “only slightly less awful” than heroin. In the same speech, he acknowledged rising heroin and prescription opioid overdose death levels, but failed to note that no one dies from overdosing on marijuana. Heroin produces physical addiction […]

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30 Jan 2016

This cannabis farm with more than 300 plants has been found in Bristol

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This cannabis farm with more than 300 plants has been found in Bristol
POLICE say that cannabis plants found in a house in St George had a street value of more than £250,000. The Avon and Somerset force said that more than 300 cannabis plants were found during a raid on a house in Fir Tree Lane, White's Hill, yesterday …
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Arrests over £618000 cannabis find in Springburn garage
Two men have been arrested after police seized drugs with a street value of about £618,000 from a garage in Glasgow. About 496kg (1,093lb) of cannabis resin was recovered by officers searching the garage in the Springburn area on Friday morning.
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5 Smartphone Hacks for Better Cannabis Photos
We can all agree that cannabis is an absolutely beautiful plant. However, it can be difficult at times to capture that beauty through photography. Whether you're a consumer who wants to share your gorgeous buds on social media or you're a cannabis …
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