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Impacts From Recreational Marijuana in America: May Take a Decade or More To Comprehend

In the June 2020 edition of World Psychiatry (Vol. 19, edition 2), authors W. Hall and M. Lynsky analyze public health data concerning the emerging health impacts stemming from recreational marijuana in the United States since 2012. They examine how marijuana’s legalization has had impacts to increased THC potency levels, decreased product pricing, increases in […]

Smokescreen

From the makers of the video “Chronic State”,  comes another educational video concerning marijuana, legalization and what it could mean to the state of Idaho. This production offers a wide spectrum of knowledge and provides the viewer an understanding into the evolution of marijuana in America, how increased potency is associated to increased risk for […]

Adolescents and Vaping – The CDC Releases a New Study

For nearly a year, public health agencies at the federal, state and local levels have been investigating what has been described as a “national outbreak” of E-cigarette, Vaping Associated Lung Injury (EVALI). EVALI is the inflammation of the lungs, producing pneumonia like symptoms as a result of inhaling the substances found in vape cartridges. For […]

Fact or Fiction – An Educational Video about Marijuana

Marijuana is one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented drugs in America; which is why it’s important to recognize the facts from the fiction. This 12 minute video, divided into 6 sections, will use current research findings to factually address several of the most common misconceptions about today’s marijuana in America.

Rocky Mountain HIDTA Marijuana Impact Report: Vol. 6

September 17, 2019 – Denver, Colorado. The Rocky Mountain HIDTA has released the 2019 edition of their ongoing series examining the impacts seen in Colorado since the legalization of marijuana in that state. Information and data associated to topics of public health, public safety as well as a variety other trends are outlined in this […]

ONDCP Statement on Surgeon General’s Advisory on Marijuana Use

Today, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Jim Carroll released the following statement after Surgeon General Vice Adm. Jerome M. Adams issued an advisory emphasizing the importance of protecting youth and pregnant women from the health risks of marijuana use.

Colorado’s Marijuana Legalization Strengthens Black Market

Some states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use have experienced a surge in the drug’s black market activity. In particular, Colorado has become a haven for underground marijuana cultivation, sale and export, prompting questions about how legalization led to some unforeseen consequences. John Ferrugia of Rocky Mountain PBS has the story.

Surgeon General: “No such thing as Medical Marijuana”

Military Mom Warns About the Dangers of Marijuana

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Illegal Marijuana Growing Poisons Forests in California

A dozen armed officers with the U.S. Forest Service, local sheriff’s office, and other agencies teamed up with Dr. Mourad Gabriel to seize and dismantle an illegal marijuana grow site near Redding, California. At this site—just off Route 36, east of Redding, and down a rocky forest valley—more than 4,000 marijuana plants grow beneath sugar pine and Douglas […]