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DEA eases CBD research requirements
Research of cannabidiol, a non-intoxicating component of the cannabis plant, has been made easier because of new regulations released this week by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The federal agency has waived certain registration requirements for researchers...
Colorado leads nation in youth pot use
Colorado now leads the nation in past-month, youth marijuana use -- a dubious distinction the state has earned since voters sanctioned the drug for recreational use in 2012. The findings are based on a report issued this week and based on 2013 and 2014 National Survey...
MTF: Youth marijuana use still stubbornly high
The national landscape of drug use among the nation's middle-school and high-school students is showing both signs of promise and trouble ahead, according to The University of Michigan's annual Monitoring the Future study, released today. A quick background of the...
Epidiolex helping kids with epilepsy
This week's annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society has included the presentation and discussion of several papers about Epidiolex, a purified CBD oil produced by GW Pharmaceuticals. Epidiolex, which is now in clinical trials, is widely considered among...
Helping families face teen addiction
Every week, parents looking for help with issues and problems related to substance use contact us through this website -- so my wife, journalist Christine Tatum, and I have written a book designed to help them act quickly, efficiently and effectively to care for their...
ASAM marijuana policy updated
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) continues to oppose marijuana legalization and recommends that jurisdictions that already have sanctioned the sale of marijuana products prohibit those sales to anyone under age 25, according to its recently updated...
Legal marijuana’s impact on CO troubling
Marijuana-related problems of public health and safety are worsening in Colorado, according to a new federal report released today by the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, or HIDTA. The agency is part of a national network of federal offices charged...
Feds ease rules on cannabis research
The White House today announced its intention to lift a bureaucratic requirement identified as an impediment to scientific research of cannabis. The move is consistent with calls from a group of bipartisan lawmakers and from recommendations issued in May by Smart...
CO adult pot use almost double national average
A new statewide study funded by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment found that 13.6 percent of Colorado adults are regular users of marijuana -- almost double the rate (7.4 percent) of the entire United States, according to recent Health and Human...
SAM: Marijuana research overhaul
Smart Approaches to Marijuana, or SAM, today released a new report, "Researching Marijuana's Potential Responsibly: A Six-Point Plan" and called for a series of recommendations aimed at overhauling how marijuana is researched in the United States. The report -- which...
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Clearing the Haze is a guide designed to help parents determine whether their child may have a substance problem and, if so, how to begin to address it. This book includes the voices and insight of experts in substance abuse counseling, young people in recovery, and parents who have lived the nightmare of adolescent addiction.