If you want to get stoned legally — at least under state law— in Washington or Colorado next year, you’ll have to do it at home.
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A 6-Year-Old Boy Becomes a Girl: Do Schools Need New Rules for Transgender Students?
Parents of a transgender girl complained when their daughter, born a boy, was told to use the boys’ bathroom
Are Your Fruits and Veggies Bursting with Flavor? Thank the Drought
When temperatures creep into the triple digits and rain is scarce, crops take a toll. Hot, dry weather has been baking farmland in America’s breadbasket since June, decimating crop yields and sending corn prices through the roof. …
Q&A: Understanding the Mindset of a Shooter’s Parents
In the wake of tragedies like the Colo. theater shooting, we often forget that the families of the perpetrators are victims too. A forensic psychiatrist lends insight into the suffering on the other side
How to Talk to Your Kids About the Colorado Theater Shooting
In the aftermath of the deadly shooting spree during a Batman screening in Colorado, kids will have lots of questions about what happened and why. Here’s how parents can help handle their fears
Why an Easter Egg Hunt Brought Out the Worst in Helicopter Parents
Easter egg hunts are for kids. But when pushy parents in Colorado muscled their way in and grabbed all the eggs — for their children, of course — an annual hunt was canceled.
Should Pumping at Work Get You Fired? ACLU Says No
In theory, how a mother feeds her baby is up to her. Breast-feeding? Pumped breast milk? Formula? Maybe some of each, but a woman’s decision should not be dictated by her employer, argues the American Civil Liberties Union …
For ‘Naturopathic Doctors,’ Licensing Is a Tricky Issue
Only 15 states and the District of Columbia currently license naturopaths — requiring practitioners to attend a four-year accredited, specialized school, pass an exam and log a certain amount of clinical training — but with …
America’s 15 Most Active Cities
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have created a fascinating map of the U.S. showing — down to the county level — the geographical distribution of our sloth. But we at Healthland prefer to …