Study: brains on pot work differently
Chronic marijuana users have less gray matter in the orbital frontal cortex, a region of the brain that the Los Angeles Times accurately describes as “a key node in the brain’s reward, motivation, decision-making and addictive behaviors network.” The...
Gallup: Pot support plummets in 2014
Support for marijuana legalization has plunged 12 percent since 2013, even among self-identified liberals, according to a new Gallup Poll released today. The poll showed support for marijuana legalization stands at 51 percent, and opposition is at 47 percent —...
Nation not going to pot yet
Tuesday was a mixed bag for marijuana — and today showed approval of the drug’s legalization has plummeted 12 percent in the last year. Earlier this week, voters in Alaska, Oregon and the District of Columbia approved recreational use of the drug, while...
The brain on pot
An Oct. 29 report in the New York Times caught our attention. It is written by Abigail Sullivan Moore, co-author of The iConnected Parent: Staying Close to Your Kids in College (and Beyond) While Letting Them Grow Up. The bottom line: “Concerns over...
Death in Ferguson and THC
We have removed the original blog post that was here discussing 18-year-old Michael Brown and marijuana. The article and our intentions were misstated and mischaracterized. In his remarks about the tragic shooting of Michael Brown, President Obama said it best: “Of...Read the book
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