Tag Archives: Marijuana

Congress to pick up marijuana legislation in September

(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Congress is preparing to consider marijuana legislation when lawmakers return to Washington in September. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, a Democrat from South Carolina and the highest-ranking Black member of Congress, sent an email to House members Friday stating that the chamber plans to hold a vote on the MORE… Read More: Congress to pick up marijuana legislation in September »

Number of US teens vaping marijuana increased 6% in a year

The number of teenagers vaping marijuana linked to 52 deaths and more than 2,000 illnesses increased 6% in a single year, study finds Between 2017 and 2018, the number of middle and high school students in the US that reported vaping marijuana increased by 5.6%  Nearly half of students who had ever tried vaping had… Read More: Number of US teens vaping marijuana increased 6% in a… »

Is There A Danger In The Use Of Recreational Marijuana?

Recently Michigan became the 10th state to legalize recreational cannabis use. Others will soon follow. A shrewd lobbying campaign has made us more tolerant of marijuana. Is there a downside to this? Yes!   Psychiatrists have reached a consensus that recreational marijuana presents more serious risks than people realize. Research from Finland and Denmark shows… Read More: Is There A Danger In The Use Of Recreational Marijuana? »

Stow man facing jail time for taking FDA-approved medicine containing a medical marijuana compound – News 5 Cleveland

STOW, Ohio — The journey Tyler Donoho has taken from adopted son to older brother and now to having an active warrant for his arrest is a long one. “It just came to a point where we realized traditional medicine wasn’t working,” said Tyler. Court records show Tyler’s doctors have diagnosed him with nine different… Read More: Stow man facing jail time for taking FDA-approved medicine containing… »