The Seattle Times calls on raising the age to buy tobacco products from 18 to age 21, but it’s more urgent that “medical” marijuana be added to the substances with age limits. Teen admissions to substance abuse treatment have skyrocketed, and marijuana is the most common substance for which they are seeking treatment. The advent … Continue reading Raise the Age of Medical Marijuana to Save Brains
Most marijuana today is skunk, not the weaker strains of the Woodstock era. It is so potent that a study from London showed that one quarter of new psychosis patients over a seven year period was triggered after using marijuana. Skunk is very different from the less potent marijuana of the 1970s. In fact, it is not … Continue reading Can You Smell a Skunk in the Stinky Claims for Marijuana?
The Other Side of Cannabis: Negative Effects of Marijuana on Our Youth will be screened at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival on Wednesday, March 11, 7 pm. On April 9, the film’s producer will screen a segment from the film and speak at the SAM Summit in Atlanta, as a part of the National … Continue reading The Other Side of Cannabis Screened at SLO Festival
For the state of Washington, we’ve tracked 15 deaths in which marijuana was a direct causal factor, since marijuana possession became legal. In 3 more deaths, it’s likely that pot was a contributing cause. Here’s the tally beginning December, 5, 2012: 3 teens killed in crash by student driver high on marijuana 5 pedestrian … Continue reading 15 Deaths in Crashes, Fires, Shootings Caused by Pot
