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Smoking Cannabis and Acquired Impairments in Cognition: Starting Early Seems Like a Really Bad Idea [1] 02/05/2019 |
The authors discovered several interesting things. First, all elements of both alcohol and cannabis use increase annually across the various levels of frequency of use, with the exception of daily alcohol use. Second, the effects of cannabis are considerably greater than those of alcohol. Third, there appear to be both concurrent and lagged effects of cannabis use on several cognitive domains. Thus, use of cannabis has persistent effects that are also exacerbated by continued use. |
psychiatry [2], cognition [3] | |
Are there mortality risks for patients with epilepsy who use cannabis treatments as monotherapy? [4] 02/05/2019 |
Two cases of sudden death [5] are reported in patients whose self-determined seizure management primarily relied on artisanal cannabis [6] therapies. Risks of morbidity [7], mortality and SUDEP in SDTC users need to be further studied. Providers should be aware of the absence of morbidity and mortality data for SDTC in patients with epilepsy [8] may only be due to a failure of reporting. |
epilepsy [9], science direct [10], Death [11] | |
What to know about marijuana withdrawal [12] 01/28/2019 |
Experts define addiction as continued marijuana use despite negative consequences in a person's life, such as issues relating to their family, job, or relationships. |
withdrawal [13], addiction [14], medicine news today [15] | |
Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence [16] 01/28/2019 |
I was surprised, to say the least. I tended to be a libertarian on drugs. Years before, I’d covered the pharmaceutical industry for The New York Times. I was aware of the claims about marijuana as medicine, and I’d watched the slow spread of legalized cannabis without much interest. |
book [17], Berenson [18] | |
Is Marijuana as Safe as We Think? [19] 01/28/2019 |
Given today's concerns about maintaining a healthy body eating organic foods, low carb diets, ... reading all the labels to verify safety and good health, it is ironic the same standards are not demanded by those that consume marijuana. Dog food is safer than marijuana! For example, smoking pot is widely supposed to diminish the nausea associated with chemotherapy. But, the panel pointed out, “there are no good-quality randomized trials investigating this option.” We have evidence for marijuana as a treatment for pain, but “very little is known about the efficacy, dose, routes of administration, or side effects of commonly used and commercially available cannabis products in the United States.” The caveats continue. Is it good for epilepsy? “Insufficient evidence.” Tourette’s syndrome? Limited evidence. A.L.S., Huntington’s, and Parkinson’s? Insufficient evidence. Irritable-bowel syndrome? Insufficient evidence. Dementia and glaucoma? Probably not. Anxiety? Maybe. Depression? Probably not. “dose-response relationship”... non-existent! |
New Yorker [20] | |
Why Marijuana Will Not Fix the Opioid Epidemic [21], Why Marijuana Will Not Fix the Opioid Epidemic [22] 01/20/2019 |
In 2017 Colorado had a record number of opioid overdose deaths from any opioid, including heroin and Colorado has had a medical marijuana program since 2001.6 [23]
There is currently a large and growing body of evidence showing that cannabis use increases, rather than decreases non-medical prescription opioid use and opioid use disorder, based on followup of more than 33,000 people.19 [29] Concurrent use of cannabis and opioids by patients with chronic pain appears to indicate a higher risk of opioid misuse.20 [30] Closer monitoring for opioid-related aberrant behaviors is indicated in this group of patients and it suggests that cannabis use is a predictor of aberrant drug behaviors in patients receiving chronic opioid therapy. |
opioid [31], Finn [32], ncbi [33] | |
Medical Marijuana for Minors May Be Considered Child Abuse [34] 01/20/2019 |
abuse [35] | ||
Governor's Grade by Norml [36] 01/16/2019 |
Not good news! |
norml [37], governor [38] | |
How Marijuana Exposure Affects Developing Babies’ Brains [39], Infographic: How Exposure to Cannabis in Utero Affects Development [40] 01/16/2019 |
Large-scale, longitudinal studies of humans whose mothers smoked marijuana once or more per week and experimental work on rodents exposed to cannabinoids in utero have yielded remarkably consistent intellectual and behavioral correlates of fetal exposure to this drug. Some exposed individuals exhibit deficits in memory, cognition, and measures of sociability. These aberrations appear during infancy and persist through adulthood and are tied to changes in the expression of multiple gene families, as well as more global measures of brain responsiveness and plasticity. Researchers currently consider these perturbations to be mediated by changes to the endocannabinoid system caused by the active compounds in cannabis. |
Pregnancy [41] | |
Polysubstance Use Facts [42] 01/14/2019 |
Whether intentional or not, mixing drugs is never safe because the effects from combining drugs may be stronger and more unpredictable than one drug alone, and even deadly. |
polysubstance abuse [43], CCD [44] | |
What Advocates of Legalizing Pot Don’t Want You to Know [45] 01/04/2019 |
Berenson [18] | ||
2017 Annual Report- Florida Medical Examiner [46] 11/01/2018 |
The seven most frequently occurring drugs found in decedents were ethyl alcohol (5,258), benzodiazepines (5,064, including 1,889 alprazolam occurrences), cocaine (3,129), cannabinoids (2,367), fentanyl (2,088), morphine (1,992), and fentanyl analogs (1,685). Since heroin is rapidly metabolized to morphine, this may lead to a substantial over-reporting of morphine-related deaths as well as significant under-reporting of heroin-related deaths. |
fatal [47], Florida [48], Death [11] | |
Medical Marijuana for Minors May Be Considered Child Abuse [49] 10/01/2018 |
In summary, when approaching how to define the threshold to report a family to a child welfare system, we must first take into account our state laws. Our medical opinion, however, must be directed by many other factors, including an understanding of the circumstances and the motivation of the parent. Child welfare systems rely on medical providers to make clear statements regarding our medical opinion about whether a child has been abused or neglected. This is a powerful role. We might also use this case to advocate for a change in state laws or policies regarding the well-intentioned use of marijuana in dire circumstances such as the ones that this mother faced. |
child abuse [50], Medical [51] | |
Nearly 40 N.J. towns have now banned legal weed. Here's the full list [52] 09/30/2018 |
As state lawmakers continue hashing out a marijuana legalization bill, the list of towns in New Jersey saying no to legal weed just keeps growing. |
New Jersey [53], Ban [54] | |
State agencies issue advisory about marijuana, hemp products [55] 09/28/2018 |
The advisory mentions the following risks: |
TN [56], Public Health [57], Advisory [58] | |
Edibles-Can you tell the Difference [59] 09/28/2018 |
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Tennessee Department of Health issues advisory on Cannabis [60] 09/27/2018 |
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TN [56], Dept. of Health [61] | |
Surgical considerations of marijuana use in elective procedures. [62] 09/25/2018 |
RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: |
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Children of mothers using cannabis may start using it at an earlier age, finds study [63] 09/24/2018 |
When mothers use marijuana during the first 12 years of their child's life, their cannabis-using children are more likely to start at an earlier age than children of non-using mothers, according to a new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. This study is the first to establish a relationship between maternal cannabis use during a child's lifetime and earlier initiation in a nationally-representative, longitudinal cohort and examine the role of race, gender, and other social environmental factors. |
Children [64], parents [65], study [66] | |
Emergency Rooms Seeing Rise In Syndrome Related To Marijuana Use [67] 09/22/2018 |
“Painful cramping, vomiting occurring. It can happen every few weeks, every few months, last a few days and be incredibly uncomfortable,” said Dr. Michael Lynch of the Pittsburgh Poison Control Center at UPMC. |
emergency room [68], Hyperemesis Syndrome [69], Pennsylvania [70] | |
Number of new heroin users drops dramatically, but meth, marijuana use up, survey says [71] 09/16/2018 |
There was more alarming news. Use of illegal drugs, including cocaine, marijuana, and opioids by pregnant women increased significantly between 2015 and 2017. About 7 percent of pregnant women reported using marijuana. Three percent said they used it daily. McCance-Katz says marijuana use is linked to fetal growth problems, preterm births, stillbirths, hyperactivity and impaired cognition in newborns. |
Pregnancy [41], heroin [72], McCance-Katz [73] | |
Doctor: Marijuana, e-cigarettes harmful to teen brains [74] 09/16/2018 |
Marijuana concentrates such as shatter, butter or glass have THC concentrations as high as 90 percent. The same high levels are found in edible cannabis products sold in Colorado, packaged to look like popular candy bars and particularly appealing to children. |
Potee [75], youth [76], cigarettes [77] | |
Effect of cannabis use in people with chronic non-cancer pain prescribed opioids: findings from a 4-year prospective cohort stud [78] 09/13/2018 |
In conclusion, cannabis use is common in people with chronic non-cancer pain who have been prescribed opioids, and interest in medicinal use of cannabis is increasing. We found no evidence that cannabis use improved patient outcomes; those who used cannabis had greater pain and lower self-efficacy in managing pain. Furthermore, we found no evidence that cannabis use reduced pain interference or exerted an opioidsparing effect. |
Lancet [79], study [66], pain [80] | |
Marijuana use is associated with an increased risk of prescription opioid misuse and use disorders [81] 09/13/2018 |
New research suggests that marijuana users may be more likely than nonusers to misuse prescription opioids and develop prescription opioid use disorder. The study was conducted by researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, and Columbia University. |
opioid [31] | |
Warning Letters and Test Results for Cannabidiol-Related Products [82] 09/13/2018 |
Over the past several years, FDA has issued several warning letters to firms that market unapproved new drugs that allegedly contain cannabidiol (CBD). As part of these actions, FDA has tested the chemical content of cannabinoid compounds in some of the products, and many were found to not contain the levels of CBD they claimed to contain. It is important to note that these products are not approved by FDA for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of any disease. Consumers should beware purchasing and using any such products. |
FDA [83], warning [84] | |
The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado: The Impact Volume 5 – 2018, UPDATE [85] 09/12/2018 |
Executive Summary
RMHIDTA has published annual reports every year since 2013 tracking the impact of
legalizing recreational marijuana in Colorado. The purpose is to provide data and
information so that policy makers and citizens can make informed decisions on the
issue of marijuana legalization. This year (2018) RMHIDTA elected to provide an
update to the 2017 Volume 5 report rather than another detailed report.
Section I: Traffic Fatalities & Impaired Driving
x Since recreational marijuana was legalized, marijuana related traffic deaths
increased 151 percent while all Colorado traffic deaths increased 35 percent
x Since recreational marijuana was legalized, traffic deaths involving drivers who
tested positive for marijuana more than doubled from 55 in 2013 to 138 people
killed in 2017.
o This equates to one person killed every 2 1⁄2 days compared to one person
killed every 6 1⁄2 days.
x The percentage of all Colorado traffic deaths that were marijuana related
increased from 11.43 percent in 2013 to 21.3 percent in 2017.
Section II: Marijuana Use
x Colorado past month marijuana use shows a 45 percent increase in comparing
the three-year average prior to recreational marijuana being legalized to the three
years after legalization.
x Colorado past month marijuana use for ages 12 and older is ranked 3rd in the
nation and is 85 percent higher than the national average.
Section III: Public Health
x The yearly rate of emergency department visits related to marijuana increased 52
percent after the legalization of recreational marijuana. (2012 compared to 2016)
x The yearly rate of marijuana-related hospitalizations increased 148 percent after
the legalization of recreational marijuana. (2012 compared to 2016)
x Marijuana only exposures more than tripled in the five-year average (2013-2017)
since Colorado legalized recreational marijuana compared to the five-year
average (2008-2012) prior to legalization.
Section IV: Black Market
x RMHIDTA Colorado Task Forces (10) conducted 144 investigations of black
market marijuana in Colorado resulting in:
o 239 felony arrests
o 7.3 tons of marijuana seized
o 43,949 marijuana plants seized
o 24 different states the marijuana was destined
x The number of highway seizures of Colorado marijuana increased 39 percent
from an average of 242 seizures (2009-2012) to an average of 336 seizures (2013-
2017) during the time recreational marijuana has been legal.
x Seizures of Colorado marijuana in the U.S. mail system has increased 1,042
percent from an average of 52 parcels (2009-2012) to an average of 594 parcels
(2013-2017) during the time recreational marijuana has been legal.
Section V: Societal Impact
x Marijuana tax revenue represent approximately nine tenths of one percent of
Colorado’s FY 2017 budget.
x Violent crime increased 18.6 percent and property crime increased 8.3 percent in
Colorado since 2013.
x 65 percent of local jurisdictions in Colorado have banned medical and
recreational marijuana businesses.
Section IV: Marijuana Industry
x According to the Marijuana Policy Group, Market Size and Demand for
Marijuana in Colorado 2017 Market Update:
o “From 2014 through 2017, average annual adult use flower prices fell 62.0
percent, from $14.05 to $5.34 per gram weighted average.”
o “Adult use concentrate prices fell 47.9 percent, from $41.43 to $21.57 per
gram.”
o “The average THC content of all tested flower in 2017 was 19.6 percent
statewide compared to 17.4 percent in 2016, 16.6 percent in 2015 and 16.4
percent in 2014.”
o “The average potency of concentrated extract products increased steadily
from 56.6 percent THC content by weight in 2014 to 68.6 percent at the
end of 2017.”
x As of June 2017, there were 491 retail marijuana stores in the state of Colorado
compared to 392 Starbucks and 208 McDonald’s.
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Colorado [86], Black Market [87], social costs [88], Fatalities [89] | |
Marijuana Use During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: Implications for Neonatal and Childhood Outcomes [90] 09/08/2018 |
The importance of the published findings and the emerging research regarding the potential negative effects of marijuana on brain development are a cause for concern despite the limited research and are the basis for the following recommendations:
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Pregnancy [41], Breastfeeding [91] | |
Is CBD Oil Harmful or Healing? What No One is Telling You [92] 09/04/2018 |
CBD oil may potentially interact in a negative way with anti-epilepsy drugs. As of now, only in vitro (test tube) observations exist with no living organism testing proving safety. Drugs that may interact include:
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hash oil [93], cbd oil [94], Pregnancy [41] | |
DFAF: The Truth About Marijuana [95] 08/20/2018 |
pathway [96], heroin [72], opioid [31], video [97] | ||
Marijuana and Pregnancy [98] 08/01/2018 |
DFAF [99], Pregnancy [41], Infographics [100] | ||
Canadian firm strikes a deal to enter Florida marijuana market with Ruskin grower [101] 07/31/2018 |
A Canadian love-fest for Florida pot companies continues to blossom with a $93 million deal that includes a Ruskin-based grower yet to begin selling marijuana products. |
follow the money [102], #FakeMedicine [103] | |
Opioid Use During Pregnancy [104] 07/16/2018 |
opioid [31], Pregnancy [41], DFAF [99] | ||
Ex-Drug Czars Bill Bennett, John Walters: Mr. Trump, please don’t legalize marijuana at the federal level [105] 07/12/2018 |
First and foremost, marijuana is already associated with more abuse and dependency (now called substance abuse disorder) than all other illegal drugs combined. Roughly four out of seven problem users [106]of illegal drugs are using marijuana. This is a dangerous blind spot exploited by many legalization advocates (although some [107] of them are now warning about the growing risk of heavy marijuana use under legalization).... |
Bennett [108] | |
Results from the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health [106] 07/03/2018 |
SAMSHA [109] | ||
More Coloradans died last year from drug overdoses than any year in the state’s history. That shows how the opioid epidemic is c [110] 07/03/2018 |
[111]The preliminary figures show that 959 people died in Colorado last year from drug poisoning, a figure that includes both intentional and unintentional overdoses. In 2016, 912 people died. In 2000, for comparison, drug poisonings claimed fewer than 400 lives. |
opioid [31] | |
Marijuana and the Brain [112] 07/02/2018 |
Brain [113], Drug Free America [114] | ||
Cannabis use and driving-related performance in young recreational users: a within-subject randomized clinical trial [115] 07/01/2018 |
We found that among young recreational cannabis users, a regular dose of cannabis had no effect on simple and learned tasks, but its use led to significant impairments on complex and novel driving-related tasks, as well as perceived driving ability and safety, for up to 5 hours after use. The present finding that the first 5 hours after cannabis use affected driving-related performance substantiates the recommendations of Canada’s Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines, which recommend waiting 6 hours after cannabis use before driving.30 [116] |
Canada [117], Research [118], study [66], driving [119], youth [76] | |
Medical Marijuana and Epilepsy [120] 06/13/2018 |
CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS
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Charlotte's Web [121], Epidiolex [122], epilepsy [9] | |
Secondhand marijuana smoke and kids [123] 06/05/2018 |
During the same time period that cigarette smoking around children came down more than 7%, marijuana smoking around children went up nearly 5%. With more and more states legalizing marijuana for recreational use, that number is likely to continue going up. |
second hand smoke [125] | |
DRUG PARAPHERNALIA [126] 05/28/2018 |
Click on link for updated list of drug paraphernalia |
paraphernalia [127] | |
OP-ED: LEGALIZING MARIJUANA PUTS NEW JERSEY ADOLESCENTS AT RISK [128] 05/25/2018 |
When we talk about legalizing marijuana, we must acknowledge that we are talking about legalizing a mind-altering substance that affects the brain by impairing cognition, judgment, and reflexes. We need to discuss the science and data behind the consequences of marijuana consumption on our youth and their developing brains, as this is an issue that is far-too-often overlooked. |
OpEd [129], legalization [130], Consequences [131] | |
Drug Made From Cannabis Plant Gets Backing From FDA Staff [132] 05/22/2018 |
The treatment, which GW Pharma hopes to market under the name Epidiolex [133], is produced in the U.K. from a plant that has been bred to have a high cannabidiol, or CBD, content, Chief Executive Officer Justin Gover said in an interview earlier this month. The chemical is purified and made into a strawberry-flavored oral solution, he said. |
gw pharm [134], Epidiolex [122], seizure [135], FDA [83] | |
The Promise of Vaping and the Rise of Juul [136] 05/22/2018 |
[137]Teens have taken a technology that was supposed to help grownups stop smoking and invented a new kind of bad habit, molded in their own image. “Juul is already a massive public-health disaster—and without dramatic action it’s going to get much, much, much worse.” Winickoff believes that the vape industry is co-opting the national wellness trend—“when, in fact, vaping can cause something called bronchiolitis obliterans, or popcorn lung,” he said. Popcorn lung has been linked to diacetyl, an organic compound that some companies use in their e-liquid, and that has been detected as a by-product of e-cigarette vapor. But diacetyl has also been detected in cigarette smoke, at a level hundreds of times greater, and no feasible amount of smoking has been found to cause popcorn lung. (Juul does not use diacetyl in its liquid, and, in tests, the company has found no measurable amounts of diacetyl in the vapor emitted by its devices.)
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Vaping [138], Juul [139], trends [140], paraphernalia [127] | |
Florida’s medical marijuana program is attracting troubled doctors: ‘It’s like the Wild Wild West’ [141] 05/16/2018 |
"Marijuana doctors were 2.8 times as likely as other doctors to have been disciplined by the Board of Medicine, and 2.4 times as likely to have been charged with a crime. Altogether, 108 of them were responsible for $69.4 million in malpractice judgments and settlements, some for maiming or killing patients. Some of the doctors have been fined, suspended or stripped of their licenses in other states. They’ve misdiagnosed conditions, falsified records and written prescriptions for people they never saw. They’ve been jailed for domestic violence. A few have sexually abused patients, including those as young as 14 and 16." |
PotDocs [142], Florida [48], Malpractice [143] | |
“Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife”, based on results from the Dunedin study [144] 05/16/2018 |
The Netherland’s attempt to divide markets into soft vs. hard drugs by allowing coffee shops to sell cannabis did not result in lower consumption of hard drugs. Overall it has been a social disaster. |
Netherlands [145], madras [146], World Federation Against Drugs [147] | |
Medical Cannabis Adverse Effects & Drug Interactions [148] 05/16/2018 |
DOH [149], powerpoint [150] | ||
Cost of Legalizing Marijuana- Illinois [151] 05/16/2018 |
This report finds that legalization in Illinois, however, would cost at least $670 million, outweighing the projected tax revenue. |
Illnois [152] | |
Recreational Cannabis Legalization and Opioid-Related Deaths in Colorado, 2000-2015 [153] 05/13/2018 |
Note: If you look at the blue bar you will see that opioid deaths have more than quadrupled since medical marijuana was legalized in Colorado (in 2000). And deaths rose from 377 in 2012 (year mj legalized) to 504 in 2016. No evidence that legal marijuana is helping in Colorado- if anything it could be contributing to making the opioid epidemic worse! But the conclusion is not supported by data. This study and others that conclude marijuana helps fight the opioid crisis do not consider the many other strategies that have been implemented to fight opioid abuse, including the PDMP, treatment and Narcan. Nor is there any proof people are substituting marijuana for opioids. And this particular CO research (below) flies in the face of the actual data/ facts! Opioid deaths in Colorado have increased based on the data from Colorado Public Health and Environment Dept. Study's conclusion does not seem to match data. [155]
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opioid [31], Colorado [86] | |
Majority of Dispensary Workers Told Undercover Callers Pregnant Women Could Use Pot [156] 05/09/2018 |
Researchers had two women conduct "mystery caller" phone conversations with employees at 400 dispensaries across the state, telling them that they were eight weeks pregnant and suffering from morning sickness. During the majority of those calls, the employees recommended the women use cannabis products. |
Pregnancy [41], Colorado [86] | |
Florida's young medical marijuana industry takes off [157] 04/28/2018 |
Florida has lowered the original cost of the fee for doctors to be licensed to prescribe medical marijuana to $250 from $1,000 and reduced the training time to two hours from eight. It has increased the number of physicians able to recommend medical marijuana by 48 percent since the beginning of the year. |
Florida [48], money [158], profit [159] | |
SAMHSA Head Stands Firm on Marijuana's Dangers Also says younger generation of providers is key to opioid fight [160] 04/26/2018 |
I'm here to tell you this is not a safe drug," McCance-Katz said during a town hall event at "NatCon18 [161]," the National Council for Behavioral Health's annual conference. |
McCance-Katz [73], SAMSHA [109], opioid [31] | |
Study shows prenatal cannabis use associated with low birth weights [162] 04/23/2018 |
[163]They also discovered that prenatal marijuana use was associated with a 50 percent increased chance of low birth weight regardless of tobacco use during pregnancy. “Growing evidence suggests prenatal cannabis exposure has a detrimental impact on offspring brain function starting in the toddler years, specifically issues related to attention deficit disorder,” Crume said. “But much of the research on the effects of prenatal cannabis on neonatal outcomes was based on marijuana exposures in the 1980s and 1990s which may not reflect the potency of today’s cannabis or the many ways it is used.”
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Pregnancy [41], study [66] | |
Fatal Car Crashes Happen More Often Than Usual on 4/20, Study Finds [164] 04/20/2018 |
(TIME) April 20, also known as “420,” is a day popular with many marijuana [165]smokers who see it as a “national holiday” of sorts and celebrate by getting high. The term “420” originated in the 1970s with a group of California high schoolers who would regularly meet after school at 4:20 p.m. to smoke weed. |
4/20 [166], Fatalities [89], paraphernalia [127], getsmart [167] | |
Colorado governor won't rule out banning marijuana again. Here's why [168] 04/20/2018 |
"Trust me, if the data was coming back and we saw spikes in violent crime, we saw spikes in overall crime, there would be a lot of people looking for that bottle and figuring out how we get the genie back in," he said. "It doesn't seem likely to me, but I'm not ruling it out." |
Colorado [86], governor [38] | |
Medical Marijuana Users are More Likely to Use Prescription Drugs Medically and Nonmedically [169] 04/17/2018 |
Conclusions: Our findings disconfirm the hypothesis that a population-level negative correlation between medical marijuana use and prescription drug harms occurs because medical marijuana users are less likely to use prescription drugs, either medically or nonmedically. Medical marijuana users should be a target population in efforts to combat nonmedical prescription drug use. |
opioid [31], study [66], Research [118] | |
Mood Fluctuation and Psychobiological Instability: The Same Core Functions Are Disrupted by Novel Psychoactive Substances and Es [170] 04/14/2018 |
Many novel psychoactive substances (NPS) have entered the recreational drug scene in recent years, yet the problems they cause are similar to those found with established drugs. This article will debate the psychobiological effects of these newer and more traditional substances. It will show how they disrupt the same core psychobiological functions, so damaging well-being in similar ways. |
Research [118], Psychoactive [171] | |
Drive Baked Get Busted [172] 04/13/2018 |
Florida [48], impaired [174], drugged driving [175] | ||
Substance Use Carries Mental Health Risks—Yes, Even Marijuana [176] 04/13/2018 |
blog [177], Nami [178], SAMHSA [179] | ||
Impact of Marijuana Legalization in Colorado on Adolescent Emergency and Urgent Care Visits. [180] 04/08/2018 |
From 2005 to 2015, 4,202 marijuana-related visits were identified. Behavioral health evaluation was obtained for 2,813 (67%); a psychiatric diagnosis was made for the majority (71%) of these visits. Coingestants were common; the most common was ethanol (12%). Marijuana-related visits increased from 1.8 per 1,000 visits in 2009 to 4.9 in 2015. (p = < .0001) CONCLUSIONS: Despite national survey data suggesting no appreciable difference in adolescent marijuana use, our data demonstrate a significant increase in adolescent marijuana-associated emergency department and urgent cares visits in Colorado. |
Colorado [86], youth [76], emergency room [68] | |
Verbal Memory Performance and Reduced Cortical Thickness of Brain Regions Along the Uncinate Fasciculus in Young Adult Cannabis [182] 04/08/2018 |
Conclusion: This study provides evidence that cannabis use, especially when initiated at a young age, may be associated with worse verbal memory and altered neural development along the UF. Reductions in cortical thickness in regions implicated in memory processes may underlie weaknesses in verbal memory performance. |
youth [76], memory [183] | |
Review of the public health risks of widespread cannabis use [184] 04/08/2018 |
1. Legalizing cannabis has been shown to increase the rates of motor vehicle accidents. |
Pregnancy [41], car crashes [185], mental health [186], pediatrics [187], Long-term [188], Doctors [189], Research [118], second hand smoke [125], smoking [190] | |
‘No such thing as medical marijuana,’ Health Secretary says at Dayton-area visit [191] 04/03/2018 |
Marijuana is the pathway to heroin.... He went on to say, “There is no FDA approved use of marijuana, a botanical plant. I just want to be very clear about that.” Azar was responding to a question from the Yellow Springs News about what role he sees medical marijuana playing as an alternative to opioids for pain relief.
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Azar [192], FakeMedicine [193] | |
Orleck: Medical marijuana expansion a scheme to advance pot commercialization [194] 04/02/2018 |
It is a sham that expands the conditions that qualify an individual for “medical marijuana” to any condition and for any person, no matter of age. It is a scheme to establish a system of “fake” medicine to further the game plan of the marijuana industry for full commercialism that will allow anyone for any reason to buy marijuana for the high they desire and the profit the industry demands. It is now up to the Vermont House to recognize what is happening and stop it before it is too late. |
Vermont [195], Orleck [196], scam [197] | |
Marijuana Bill Would Endanger SC Children, Public Safety [198] 04/01/2018 |
Of course, the Compassionate Care bill is neither compassionate nor caring for the vast majority of South Carolina citizens, but is a poorly veiled attempt to legalize recreational marijuana. |
South Carolina [199], Fraud [200], opinion [201] | |
We can't claim that marijuana is a treatment for opioid addiction without proper evidence [202] 03/10/2018 |
Overall, while less dangerous than opioids by far, and possibly helpful for some conditions, including pain, no findings, to my knowledge, clearly demonstrate that marijuana use positively impacts people with opioid use disorder. Moreover, marijuana use carries risks, including cannabis use disorder, psychosis and cognitive impairment, as well as additive effects when used with other substances, including opioids. |
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Home delivery a big sales driver for Florida medical marijuana companies [203] 03/10/2018 |
Does this sound like medicine? |
Business [204], FakeMedicine [193] | |
U.S. pedestrian deaths remained high in 2017, highway safety group estimates [205] 03/03/2018 |
Kara Macek, spokeswoman for the GHSA, said the organization could point to several possible factors in the high level of fatalities: increased exposure to danger as more drivers hit the road and more people move to urbanized areas, an uptick in distracted driving from cellphone use, or even an increase in accidents in states that have legalized recreational marijuana use. |
car crashes [185], pedestrians [206], Governors Highway Safety Association [207] | |
Pathway to Heroin [208] 03/03/2018 |
heroin [72], addiction [14], study [66] | ||
Big Marijuana moves to exploit the Opioid Epidemic [210] 03/02/2018 |
Marijuana use is associated with an increased risk of prescription opioid use.
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Drug Free America [114], opioid [31] | |
2017 Drugs Identified in Deceaded person by Florida Medical Examiner [211] 02/20/2018 |
The five most frequently occurring drugs found in decedents were ethyl alcohol (5,318), benzodiazepines (5,167, including 1,851 alprazolam occurrences), cocaine (2,882), cannabinoids (2,292), and morphine (2,040). |
Death [11], medical examiner [213], Report [214] | |
Sheriff Grady Judd sounds off on marijuana after roundtable with President Trump [215] 02/14/2018 |
"Every person I've ever asked that has a drug addiction problem, I would ask them intentionally 'what was your drug of choice that set you on this path?' Marijuana. Every time, marijuana," Judd said. |
Sheriff [216], Judd [217], gateway [218] | |
Evidence that medical marijuana outlets sell to other users [219] 02/12/2018 |
“Pharmacies attract people who live in the neighborhood or maybe work nearby. If you need a prescription, you’re not going to go across town to fill it – you’re going to go to the pharmacy closest to where you live. That’s what we should be seeing with medical marijuana dispensaries.” |
Public Health [57], dispensaries [220] | |
Marijuana deals turn deadly for many Minnesotans, even as legal, social attitudes relax [221] 02/12/2018 |
“The violence is there with other drugs, but we don’t see the homicides associated with other narcotics as we do with marijuana,” said Anoka County Sheriff’s Lt. Wayne Heath, commander of the Anoka-Hennepin Narcotics and Violent Crimes Task Force. “No one knows why in marijuana it leads to that extra step.” |
Minnesota [222], homocides [223], crime [224] | |
Effects of Marijuana on Mental Health [225] 02/03/2018 |
2. Marijuana classification... CESAR [226] |
mental health [186], depression [227], anxiety [228], impaired [174], Psychosis [229], suicide [230], Drug Free America [114] | |
Denver doctors say 11-month-old boy’s deadly heart condition was likely related to marijuana [231] 02/02/2018 |
An 11-month-old Colorado boy’s death from a heart condition was likely related to ingestion of marijuana, two Denver doctors have concluded, but the precise link remains unclear. |
denver [232], Colorado [86], Children [64] | |
MARIJUANA, OPIOIDS, AND PAIN MANAGEMENT [233] 02/01/2018 |
“The opioid crisis appears to be worsening where marijuana has been legalized.” - JAMA INTERNATIONAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, 2018 |
opioids [234], opioid [31] | |
LETTERS: Marijuana's impact on developing brain; [235] 01/31/2018 |
Over time, the substance most often found in completed teen suicides is marijuana. Most of these suicides have toxicology results available. It is unclear as to why marijuana is most often present. |
Colorado [86], Teen [236], suicide [230], Finn [32] | |
Cryptococcal meningitis in a daily cannabis smoker without evidence of immunodeficiency. [237] 01/31/2018 |
Cryptococcal meningitis in a daily cannabis smoker without evidence of immunodeficiency. |
Cryptococcal meningitis [238], chronic [239], study [66], PubMed [240] | |
Kratom Information [241] 01/18/2018 |
Is Kratom just a tropical plant? |
kratom [242] | |
Study reveals negative long-term effects of heavy cannabis use on brain function and behavior [243] 01/18/2018 |
Young people with cannabis dependence have altered brain function that may be the source of emotional disturbances and increased psychosis risk that are associated with cannabis abuse, according to a new study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. |
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Owls Dying Near Marijuana Farms (Here's Why) [244] 01/12/2018 |
New research reveals that several species, including the northern spotted owl, are succumbing to rat poison from thousands of "unpermitted private marijuana [245] grow sites" in the northwestern California counties of Humboldt, Mendocino and Del Norte. |
california [246], Environment [247], Owls [248], animals [249] | |
Colorado politicians ignore major pot problems [250] 01/11/2018 |
Hickenlooper, Gardner, and other politicians tell us everything is rosy, but that's not what we hear from educators, cops, social workers, doctors, drug counselors, parents, and others in the trenches of the world's first anything goes marijuana free-for-all. It is not what we see in the streets. |
Colorado [86], Environment [247], crime [224] | |
Rocky Mountain Low: The Downside of Legalized Marijuana [251] 01/10/2018 |
“Every statistical study has seen an increase in marijuana use,” he said. “There has been an increase in youths going to rehab for addiction to marijuana. There have been increases in car accidents. There has been an increase in fatalities related to marijuana. There has been an increase in workplace incidences related to marijuana and a decrease in productivity. And there has been an increase in robberies.” |
NCR [252], denver [232], usage [253], crime [224], homeless [254], car crashes [185], Colorado [86] | |
Despite legalization, California colleges stick to their marijuana bans [255] 01/10/2018 |
UC San Diego — along with every other University of California System institution, all of the California State University System, community colleges and private colleges — does not allow marijuana on university grounds or in campus buildings. |
college [256], california [246] | |
MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS MAY USE LEGAL MARIJUANA TO TAKE OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA [257] 01/10/2018 |
A team of law enforcement agents from the U.S. Forest Service, local police and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hike deep into the Plumas National Forest to help with cleanup and protect scientists who are studying illegal marijuana grow sites. Even after a site has been raided, growers can return. The nets are for helicopters that will lift tons of garbage out of the site. On this reclamation trip, teams ultimately cleaned up about 7 tons of garbage, 4,000 pounds of fertilize, and 4 miles of irrigation tube, and they found the carcasses of three black bears, one grey fox and several rodents and birds. This accounts for just four sites. |
california [246], Black Market [87], Environment [247] | |
California chain of medical marijuana clinics downsizing Florida operations [258] 01/10/2018 |
Tetra Health Care, a California-based chain that hires licensed doctors to write medical marijuana recommendations at six clinics in Florida, is closing all but one to focus on working with state lawmakers to make access easier for patients, a spokeswoman said. |
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Rare And Mysterious Vomiting Illness Linked To Heavy Marijuana Use [259] 01/09/2018 |
But she didn't have cancer. She had an obscure syndrome called cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, a condition only recently acknowledged by the medical community. It affects a small population — namely, a subset of marijuana users who smoke multiple times a day for months, years or even decades.
There's no hard data on the prevalence of the illness. But in California and Colorado, which have loosened marijuana laws in recent years, some emergency physicians say they're seeing it more often. One study in Colorado suggests there may be a link. |
Hyperemesis Syndrome [69], Long-term [188] | |
2016 Florida Traffic Crash Facts [260] 01/09/2018 |
Please note that the 2015 crash report included "alcohol-suspected" crash data. In the 2016 crash report, only alcohol confirmed data is used. Hillsborough is #2 in alcohol confirmed fatalities and Orange County is #1. Hillsborough is #1 in alcohol confirmed crashes AND drug confirmed crashes. :-( |
Florida [48], car crashes [185] | |
"Positive" urine testing for Cannabis is associated with increased risk of traffic crashes [261] 01/08/2018 |
bstract Although recent Cannabis use is widely reported to be associated with drug-related traffic accidents, the evidence that Cannabis users show an increased risk of being involved in road crashes is still not unequivocally proved. The purpose of the present work is to provide an objective assessment of this hypothesis, by comparing the frequency of occurrence of positive urine analyses in drivers involved in traffic accidents (n = 1406) with that observed in a control population undergoing mandatory urine drug testing (n = 1953). Urine analyses for drugs of abuse were performed by screening immunometric techniques followed by confirmation with UHPLC-QQQ MS, adopting a cut-off concentration for THC-COOH of 15 ng/mL. A case was classified as "positive" when a driver admitted to hospital for road traffic injuries showed urine concentrations of THC-COOH higher than the cut-off. All samples showing positive results for any other controlled drug in urine or blood alcohol concentrations >0.5 mg/mL were excluded from the study. Subjects positive to THC-COOH, and negative to all the other tested substances were 116 in Group 1 (8.2%) and 16 in Group 2 (0.8%). Subjects resulting negative to any tested substances were 1290 in Group 1 and 1937 in Group 2. The frequency of THC-COOH detection in the two groups was compared by using the "chi square" test, which resulted = 119.57, i.e. highly significant (P <<< 0.01). The Odds Ratio of the two groups was =10.88, showing a high degree of association between the presence of THC-COOH in urine and the occurrence of traffic accidents (P < 0.0001). The presented data, proving a high degree of association between Cannabis use and the occurrence of traffic accidents with injuries of the driver, support the use of urine testing for Cannabis in the procedures for the issuing of the driving licence, particularly in the case of subjects formerly or presently using Cannabis. This finding looks even more relevant in the present times, because of the increasing success of the policies of legalization of Cannabis for medical and non-medical purposes.
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Research [118], car crashes [185], drug testing [262] | |
12 Arrests Made In Year-Long Pot Dispensary Investigation [263] 01/08/2018 |
DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police have made at least 12 arrests after a year-long investigation into the Sweet Leaf marijuana dispensaries in the Mile High City. Investigators accuse Sweet Leaf of selling amounts of marijuana that exceed the Amendment 64 regulations of no more than an ounce of the drug per sale. |
denver [232] | |
Law Enforcement Backs Sessions’s Ending of Hands-Off Approach to Marijuana [264] 01/07/2018 |
Law enforcement officials applauded Sessions' move.
"We applaud the Attorney General for this action today that brings clarity on enforcement of the law by rescinding a confusing policy brought on by the previous administration that hindered law enforcement. This will allow sheriffs to carry out their mission of upholding the rule of law and keeping their communities safe," said National Sheriffs' Association President Harold Eavenson and Executive Director Jonathan Thompson in a statement. |
Sessions [265], law enforcement [266] | |
Pot is dangerous, not funny -- a doctor tells us why [267] 01/07/2018 |
Marijuana has both short- and long-term effects on the body. |
Samadi [269], harm [270], opinion [201] | |
Marijuana Enforcement- Jeff Sessions [271] 01/04/2018 |
WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice today issued a memo on federal marijuana enforcement policy announcing a return to the rule of law and the rescission of previous guidance documents. Since the passage of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in 1970, Congress has generally prohibited the cultivation, distribution, and possession of marijuana. |
Sessions [265], Attorney General [272] | |
Nonmedical prescription opioids and pathways of drug involvement in the US: Generational differences. [208], PDF [273] 01/01/2018 |
RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: |
gateway [218], initiation sequence [274], ncbi [33] | |
Cannabis Use and Risk of Prescription Opioid Use Disorder in the United States [275] 01/01/2018 |
Conclusions:
Cannabis use appears to increase rather than decrease the risk of developing nonmedical prescription opioid use and opioid use disorder. |
opioid [31], psychiatryonline [276] | |
Morgan County Sheriff Condemns Legalization After Drug-Toting SUV Crashes Into Semi [277] 12/22/2017 |
“Legalization will NOT stop the crimes committed by users who have no jobs to support their habits and prey upon you and I to get that money for their hit/fix.” |
denver [232], Colorado [86], legalization [130], car crashes [185], crime [224] | |
INTERACTIVE MAP: More communities take a stand on marijuana facilities [278] 12/21/2017 |
Community-by-community, residents of Massachusetts are deciding if they want to be able to drive to the corner store to buy marijuana. |
Massachusetts [279], map [280] | |
Oregon schools grapple with medical marijuana [281] 12/19/2017 |
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Monitoring the Future Trends [282] 12/14/2017 |
NIH’s 2017 Monitoring the Future survey shows both vaping and marijuana are more popular than traditional cigarettes or pain reliever misuse |
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South Florida's kratom cocktail bars may see herbal drug outlawed [283] 12/01/2017 |
At low doses, kratom produces stimulant effects, making people more talkative, alert and energetic, according to a DEA fact sheet. At high doses, kratom users can experience the drug’s sedative effects, the report shows. |
kratom [242] |
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