Content about Effects of cannabis

03.08.10

Last week Rhode Island became the fifth state this legislative session to introduce legislation seeking to legalize and regulate the adult use, possession, production, and distribution of non-medical marijuana.

03.07.10

One of the best (or worse, it depends on one’s perspective and physical location!) indicators of the total failure of a law, is when it is woefully and subjectively applied.

03.07.10
U.K: Skunk cannabis gang awash with cash left Latest news, comment and reviews from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk | 3/7/2010 | Sandra Laville

03.07.10
USA: K2 incense/spice products and marijuana... Marijuana.com Headline News | 3/7/10 | Ganjika

"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for

03.07.10
Smoking Weed in Rehab is Okay, According to Researcher LA Weekly 3/5/2010 | Dennis Romero

Dr. Drew would keel over at the notion, but a study published Friday in the pro-pot Harm Reduction Journal suggests that it's okay smoke weed while trying to ween yourself off other drugs.

03.06.10
Marathon Hearing In Colorado Produces Pot Bill Rewrite Cannabis Culture | 3/5/2010 | Tim Martin

03.04.10
Rancho Cordova-based insurer launches medical marijuana coverage The Sacramento Bee | 3/2/2010 | Mark Glover

A Rancho Cordova-based insurer Monday launched what it calls the first nationally available insurance coverage designed specifically for the medical marijuana industry.

03.03.10

Greenway University was formed to provide training and education for the medical marijuana/ cannabis industry and as such it holds workshops to help potential

03.03.10

Author’s update: the graphics in the post below have been updated to correct some minor mistakes, such as dated information that left out Rhode Island and Maine’s dispensaries and Oregon’s recent acceptance of Alzheimer’s agitation as a qualifying condition. Also, I have outlined Oregon’s attempt at legalization through the OCTA petition as it could be reasonably said to be as far along or farther along than Washington’s I-1068. I regret my errors.

03.02.10
CA: Pot-smoking young adults aren't doomed to psychosis just yet L.A Times Blogs | 3/1/10| Tami Dennis

03.02.10
MT: City opts for temporary zoning for medical marijuana businesses Bozeman Daily Chronicle Home Page |3/1/10 | Amanda Ricker

Rather than putting an all-out ban on any new medical marijuana businesses, the Bozeman City Commission on Monday night planned to adopt some temporary guidelines while zoning regulations are being established.

03.02.10
DEA Marijuana Seizures Nearly Double Main Justice | 3/1/2010 | Ryan J. Reilly

A chart shows the flow of drugs into the United States (DEA).

03.01.10
Marijuana smoking teens prone to schizophrenia The Times of India | 2/28/2010 | TOI Author

Teens who smoke marijuana are at a greater risk of developing schizophrenia and psychotic symptoms in the future, a new study has found.

03.01.10

Once again members of the mainstream media are running wild with the notion that marijuana use causes schizophrenia and psychosis.

02.28.10
CA: Medical Marijuana News. Cannabidiol Stops The Spread Of Breast Cancer.

Cannabis Examiner / February 27, 9:15 /Dev Meyers

02.28.10
CO: As Springs deals with medical marijuana, residents wait for smoke to clear The Gazette | 2/27/2010 | Bill Radford
02.27.10
AU: Marijuana Use Can Up Psychosis Risk businessweek | 2/27/10 |

Long-term use of marijuana can lead to increased risk of developing hallucinations, delusions and psychosis, a new study shows.

02.27.10

Talk about chutzpah! The United Nation’s Anti-drug agency, International Narcotic Control Board, recently attacked the Parliament-sanctioned Canadian Medical Cannabis Program, oddly looking right past Prohibition-addled but medical cannabis-friendly America.

That’s right.

02.26.10

On arguments for reducing the penalties for possession of cannabis…

A criminal record is a serious matter A criminal record labels a person caught with possessing small amounts of cannabis as a criminal and severely limits their ability to find employment, professional certification and to travel to other countries. Criminalizing a behaviour has a number of effects: it may make it more attractive to some youth, and it may result in the further marginalization of some youth, making it more difficult to help them.

02.26.10

An excellent and thoughtful analysis appears today via Alternet.org. Below is an excerpt. To read the entire story, please visit here.

02.25.10

Hilariously pathetic.

Yesterday, I noted that Transform had found a page on the UNODC site that was remarkably reasonable.

It actually talked about the effects of cannabis laws.

02.24.10

For your entertainment, a letter to the editor by Richard Douglas in California

Marijuana contributes to killings

02.24.10

[Editor's note: This post is excerpted from this week's forthcoming NORML weekly media advisory. To have NORML's media advisories delivered straight to your in-box, sign up for NORML's free e-zine here.]