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Vomiting disorder on rise in weed-friendly colorado
(HealthDay)—Long-term heavy marijuana use can cause chronic vomiting and abdominal pain in some people, new research suggests.
Jan 6, 2017
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Pediatrics
Did teen perception, use of marijuana change after recreational use legalized?
Marijuana use significantly increased and its perceived harm decreased among eighth- and 10th-graders in Washington state following enactment of recreational marijuana laws, according to a UC Davis and Columbia University ...
Dec 27, 2016
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Traffic fatalities decline in states with medical marijuana laws
States that enacted medical marijuana laws, on average, experienced reductions in traffic fatalities, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Overall, states that passed ...
Dec 20, 2016
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US women increasingly use pot during pregnancy, study finds
U.S. women are increasingly using marijuana during pregnancy, sometimes to treat morning sickness, new reports suggest. Though the actual numbers are small, the trend raises concerns because of evidence linking the drug with ...
Dec 19, 2016
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Addiction
Teen substance use shows promising decline
The 2016 Monitoring the Future (MTF) annual survey results released today from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reflect changing teen behaviors and choices in a social media-infused world. The results show a continued ...
Dec 13, 2016
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Ophthalmology
Could regular pot smoking harm vision?
(HealthDay)—Smoking pot regularly may be linked to a limited degree of vision impairment, a new French study suggests.
Dec 8, 2016
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Marijuana in Massachusetts—what happens now that it's legal?
Massachusetts voters on Nov. 8 overwhelmingly approved the legalization of recreational marijuana. The new law will take effect Dec. 15, but there are still some questions concerning regulation, possession, and distribution.
Nov 28, 2016
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Weed is winning, but the train could still go off the tracks
Weed is winning in the polls, with a solid majority of Americans saying marijuana should be legal. But does that mean the federal government will let dozens of state pot experiments play out? Not by a long shot.
Nov 28, 2016
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Oregon cities setting rules after opting in to legal pot
Some 30 counties and cities in Oregon approved some type of marijuana businesses in last week's election, and officials in those communities now must establish rules for every step in the production and supply chain.
Nov 18, 2016
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California, Massachusetts approve recreational marijuana
The marijuana legalization movement scored its biggest victory yet Tuesday as voters in California, Massachusetts and Nevada approved recreational pot, making the drug fully legal in the nation's most populous state and giving ...
Nov 9, 2016
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