Cuts against many other studies that have showed pot doesn’t have fatal health implications
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This Is Why You Get the Munchies
THC and fasting both trigger olfactory senses, which then causes hunger
Why It’s Still a Big Deal If Your Teen Smokes Pot
With the president coming out in favor of legalization, parents are wondering whether telling their kids not to use marijuana is futile. But some sobering data about the effects of pot on developing brains can help make the case.
60% of High School Seniors Do Not Think Marijuana Is Harmful
A new survey from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that marijuana use among young people is on the rise.
Pot Smokers and Schizophrenic Patients May Share Similar Brain Changes
The latest data suggest that it’s possible to be a pothead.
One Toke, Many Hits: Exercise Could Trigger Additional High for Marijuana Users
Working out could give pot users an extra high — but that may not be as much a boon as users might think.
Viewpoint: How Marijuana Decision Could Signal Turning Point in the U.S. War on Drugs
The war on drugs may have ended today.
Learning from the Netherlands: Colorado and Washington Lay Out Rules for Legal Toking
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.
Viewpoint: From ‘Aggressive’ Trayvon to ‘Laid-Back’ Dzhokhar — Marijuana’s Changing Image
Differences in the way the media have covered Trayvon Martin and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s cannabis use are a troubling reminder of the racism that still largely prevents us from seeing drugs as a health issue
More Kids Accidentally Ingesting Marijuana Following New Drug Policies
Thanks to more relaxed laws for medical marijuana users — and with the first states legalizing recreational pot — Junior may be more likely to ingest marijuana in dangerously high doses.
Majority of Americans Support Legalization of Marijuana
Public support for legalizing marijuana has never been higher, but the latest studies show recreational use is linked with prescription drug misuse.
Pot Is Legal in Washington: Q&A with the Man Who Is Making Weed Legit
Washington state gets ready to regulate legal marijuana with the help of one of America’s top drug policy analysts.
Mark Kleiman is professor of public policy at the University of California in Los Angeles, and co-author of …
A New Marijuana Plant Without the High? It Could Be Good Medicine
The new medical marijuana plant, developed by Israeli researchers, holds promise for treating conditions like anxiety, depression, schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease — without causing the munchies.