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Colorado’s marijuana troubles grow
The Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area has released its fourth report on the impact of marijuana on the state of Colorado. Problems associated with the drug continue trending in the wrong direction. The agency, also known as RMHIDTA, is part of a...
DEA: Marijuana drug scheduling stays, research expands
After many months of rigorous review that included careful evaluation of the world body of science, the Obama administration's Drug Enforcement Administration announced today that marijuana's Schedule 1 drug classification will remain intact, and the number of sites...
Colorado youth marijuana use IS on the rise
Given that the health of American youth is in question and that so many states base their policies on reports issued by the State of Colorado, it is important to understand what the 2015 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS) actually tells us. The survey's results are...
CDC study omits marijuana states
The marijuana states of Colorado, Oregon and Washington are not included in the 2015 state-level Centers for Disease Control's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) study released today. Those states either did not participate or did not have adequate...
Marijuana study has limitations
The Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), recently published a study claiming a significant drop in marijuana-related problems among teenagers, such as addiction and having trouble at school. As with all review of scientific...
Pueblo docs lead fight against commercial marijuana
The City and County of Pueblo's three largest healthcare providers are backing a ballot initiative to end commercial marijuana for recreational use. Among their physicians' chilling findings: Half of all babies born at one hospital last month tested positive for...
UN supports international drug conventions
During a landmark special session in New York last week, the United Nations reaffirmed its commitment to upholding the international drug conventions that are the cornerstone of world drug policy. It was a resounding defeat for proponents of the legalization of...
CBD for epilepsy treatment shows more promise
The news from London-based GW Pharmaceuticals is worth celebrating: Epidiolex -- purified, pharmacy-grade and nonintoxicating cannabidiol extracted from the cannabis plant -- has both Orphan Drug Designation and Fast Track Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug...
Legal drugs harm poor countries
My friend, George Ochieng Odalo, serves as director of the Slum Child Foundation, a nonprofit organization assisting children living on the streets and in the most unstable households of Nairobi, Kenya. Today, on his first visit to the United States, he will address...
GAO pillories marijuana law enforcement
The U.S. Justice Department has failed to track marijuana's impact on the nation and specific states where the drug has been sanctioned, according to a report examining marijuana law enforcement and released by the independent, nonpartisan Government Accountability...
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