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Legalizing marijuana sends a dangerous message to kids
Post Date: 2017-11-08 13:58:32 by Gatlin
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One day during my youthfulness, I was engaging in a joint that I had bought, and suddenly I experienced side effects that weren’t normal. It was obviously laced with something that sent me on a trip that scared me to death. During this event, I asked Jesus to help me and promised to never smoke weed again. He did help me and I never smoked weed again. Now, I’ve had my trials and joys in my life just like everyone else and times where I’ve soared and others that were devastating, but throughout these experiences, I did not turn to marijuana to help or comfort me; I turned to Christ, the One who rescued me. A few weeks back, there was the election where several pot ...
Study: Nearly 70% of online CBD marijuana extracts are mislabeled
Post Date: 2017-11-08 05:49:56 by Gatlin
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With 29 states and the District of Columbia having now legalized medical marijuana, many consumers are trying out various types of extracts containing cannabidiol (CBD)—a relatively safe, non-addictive component of marijuana that does not generate a “high” and has shown potential for treating a variety of conditions, including pain, anxiety, and epilepsy. But those buying CBD extracts online may not be getting what they signed up for, according to new research. In a study of 84 CBD products sold by 31 companies online, blind testing found that only about 31 percent of them contained the amount of CBD listed on the label (within +/- 10 percent). And some of the products ...
With online medical marijuana, it’s buyer beware
Post Date: 2017-11-08 05:41:19 by Gatlin
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(Reuters Health) - People who buy medical marijuana online may not necessarily get exactly what they expect when their package arrives in the mail, new research suggests. Online, almost 70 percent of products made from cannabidiol – a marijuana plant extract also called CBD – had higher or lower concentrations of this drug than the label described, researchers report in JAMA. Too little or too much CBD can be unsafe or ineffective. For the study, researchers searched online for medical marijuana products and bought 84 products marketed as containing CBD from 31 different companies. Roughly one in five of the products also contained THC, the chemical in cannabis that makes gives ...
MARIJUANA: LIKELIHOOD OF GETTING A JOB AND MARRIAGE PLUMMET FOR TEENS WHO SMOKE
Post Date: 2017-11-08 05:35:41 by Gatlin
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Parents, your fears have been confirmed: Drinking alcohol and smoking pot really may affect your teen’s future. The news should really not be a surprise. There’s been ample research—and even more media coverage—on the effects substance use can have on the teenage brain. New research adds to the connection. Researchers at the University of Connecticut studied 1,165 people over the course of their teenage years into early adulthood. Specifically, they wanted to know how heavy drug and alcohol use might impact key adult milestones like working full time, getting married and completing their education. In general, the subjects who used lots of pot as teens were less ...
Police: Mom gave daughter marijuana for anxiety
Post Date: 2017-11-07 07:23:50 by Gatlin
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A South Bethlehem woman is charged after police say she admitted giving her 12- year-old daughter marijuana to treat the girl’s anxiety. Heather M. Bednar, 32, of the 600 block of Aaron Street has been charged with possession with intent to deliver drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, endangering the welfare of a child and corruption of minors. Bednar was sent to Northampton County Jail under $30,000 bail. Poster Comment:Some will say that it’s okay for a mom to give her daughter marijuana anytime she wants to and however much she wants to. Those assholes who say that will be along shortly. 3 … 2 … 1 …
Marijuana 'may be worse than cigarettes for cardiovascular health'
Post Date: 2017-11-07 07:10:09 by Gatlin
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Research suggests that marijuana use may raise the risk of death from hypertension by more than threefold. People who use marijuana may be three times more likely to die from high blood pressure than non-users of the drug, a new study finds. The researchers say that their findings indicate that marijuana use is a greater risk factor for poor cardiovascular health than cigarette smoking. Lead study author Barbara A. Yankey, of the School of Public Health at Georgia State University in Atlanta, and her team recently reported their results in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. High blood pressure, or hypertension, arises when the force of blood pushing against the blood vessel ...
Smoking marijuana is dangerous. It can dull the brain of HIV patients
Post Date: 2017-11-07 06:46:40 by Gatlin
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A new study has showed that more frequent current marijuana use is associated with a measure of cognitive dysfunction. Weed smokers, beware. Previous studies have already linked smoking up to psychological problems and increased risk of stroke and heart failure. Now, a new study has linked marijuana use with cognitive dysfunction in people with HIV infection who have an alcohol or other drug use disorder. While researchers at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH), Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), and Boston Medical Center (BMC) did not detect effects of lifetime cumulative exposure, the study showed that more frequent current marijuana use was associated with a ...
Marijuana use is dangerous, ups risk of stroke and heart failure
Post Date: 2017-11-06 15:48:08 by Gatlin
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Marijuana use may lead to 26% increase in the risk of stroke and a 10% increase in the risk of developing heart failure, an Indian-origin researcher has found. “Like all other drugs, whether they’re prescribed or not prescribed, we want to know the effects and side effects of this drug,” said the study’s lead author Aditi Kalla from Einstein Medical Centre in Philadelphia, US. “It’s important for physicians to know these effects so we can better educate patients, such as those who are inquiring about the safety of cannabis or even asking for a prescription for cannabis,” Kalla said. The study drew data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, which ...
MARIJUANA: WHY DANGEROUSLY POTENT POT IS MAKING PEOPLE LOSE THEIR MINDS AND MEMORIES
Post Date: 2017-11-06 15:05:30 by Gatlin
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High-potency pot is causing psychiatric issues, including addiction and memory problems. New strains of the recreational drug have higher levels of the active chemical and not enough of another compound that keeps the drug safe. And as a new study this week documents, the riskiest pot is coming from the black market— which could be an argument for expanding legalization. The new report, published this week by Manchester Metropolitan University in the U.K., tested 50 samples of cannabis in the city of Manchester. The study was conducted by Volteface, a London-based policy think tank seeking reform for marijuana laws to improve safety of the drug by making it legal, and thus limiting ...
Young adults dependent on marijuana and alcohol less likely to achieve life goals, study finds
Post Date: 2017-11-06 14:27:24 by Gatlin
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New research presented today at APHA's 2017 Annual Meeting and Expo examined the effect of marijuana use and dependence on life achievement in young adults. The study found that young adults dependent on marijuana and alcohol were less likely to achieve adult life goals, defined by the study as educational achievement, full-time employment, marriage and social economic potential. Researchers with UConn Health examined data from the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism, supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Study subjects included 1,165 young adults, whose habits were first assessed at age 12 and then at two-year intervals until they were ...
Smoking marijuana and driving: 33% of teens think it's legal. Some think it isn't dangerous
Post Date: 2017-11-06 01:45:48 by Gatlin
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A third of teens think smoking marijuana and driving is legal, according to a new study. Out of 2,800 teens surveyed, 33% said driving under the influence of marijuana is legal in states where it's recreational. More than 20% of teens reported it's common among their friends. Parent perceptions (1,000 were surveyed) were similar: 27% said it's legal and 14% said it's common among friends. While survey data showed 88% of teens think driving under the influence of alcohol is dangerous, just 68% said driving under the influence of marijuana is dangerous. Liberty Mutual Insurance and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) conducted the surveys in April and May of this ...
Heating Up Marijuana Could Increase Cancer Risk
Post Date: 2017-11-05 14:17:14 by Gatlin
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Researchers say the practice of "dabbing" marijuana may produce cancer-causing chemicals. How much do you know about “dabbing”? The latest trend in marijuana consumption, researchers now say, produces carcinogenic substances. Dabbing uses highly potent marijuana concentrates that are vaporized on a special dabbing rig, similar to a glass water pipe. However, unlike a traditional pipe, dabbing rigs use a small heated surface, called a nail, typically made of glass, metal, or ceramic. The user applies the marijuana concentrate, or dab, to the nail, releasing vapors that they inhale. Marijuana concentrates are often extracted using butane, resulting in a final product ...
Marijuana products don’t cure cancer, FDA warns
Post Date: 2017-11-05 08:56:58 by Gatlin
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With no official, FDA-approved word that weed can cure, treat or prevent diseases, four companies are under fire from the agency for implying that cannabis-infused products will cure cancer. This cannabis can’t. The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on marijuana supplements that claim to cure cancer. Four companies were the center of an FDA news release on Wednesday which stated that the companies were “illegally selling products online that claim to prevent, diagnose, treat, or cure cancer without evidence to support these outcomes.” The companies, Greenroads Health, Natural Alchemist, That’s Natural! Marketing and Consulting, and Stanley Brothers Social ...
Another Denver Marijuana Grow Issues Pesticide Recall
Post Date: 2017-11-04 10:58:12 by Gatlin
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Another medical marijuana cultivation has seen its products recalled because of potentially unsafe pesticide residues, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue. Issued in ordinance with the Colorado Department of Agriculture and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the recall was levied on Denver cultivation Tree of Wellness Inc., which does business as the Colorado Springs medical dispensary Tree of Wellness. "Affected products include marijuana flower, trim, concentrates, and infused- products. Consumers who have these affected products in their possession should return them to the medical center from which they were purchased so they can be properly disposed ...
Marijuana use holds three-fold blood pressure death risk: study
Post Date: 2017-11-04 08:03:28 by Gatlin
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LONDON (Reuters) - People who smoke marijuana have a three times greater risk of dying from hypertension, or high blood pressure, than those who have never used the drug, scientists said on Wednesday. The risk grows with every year of use, they said. The findings, from a study of some 1,200 people, could have implications in the United States among other countries. Several states have legalized marijuana and others are moving toward it. It is decriminalized in a number of other countries. “Support for liberal marijuana use is partly due to claims that it is beneficial and possibly not harmful to health,” said Barbara Yankey, who co-led the research at the school of public ...
Maine's governor vetoes marijuana bill
Post Date: 2017-11-03 20:44:23 by Gatlin
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Residents of Maine voted to legalize marijuana in 2016. But their governor on Friday vetoed a bill that would regulate and tax the sale of recreational marijuana, dealing a set back to the state's effort to implement retail markets. Paul LePage said one reason he vetoed the bill is because the federal government prohibits cannabis. "Until I clearly understand how the federal government intends to treat states that seek to legalize marijuana, I cannot in good conscience support any scheme in state law to implement expansion of legal marijuana in Maine," he said, in a letter to state lawmakers. "We need assurances that a change in policy or administration at the federal ...
Marijuana use is associated with worse outcomes in symptom severity and violent behavior in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder.
Post Date: 2017-10-30 15:49:14 by Gatlin
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OBJECTIVE; An increasing number of states have approved posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana, although little evidence exists evaluating the effect of marijuana use in PTSD. We examined the association between marijuana use and PTSD symptom severity in a longitudinal, observational study. METHOD: From 1992 to 2011, veterans with DSM-III/-IV PTSD (N = 2,276) were admitted to specialized Veterans Affairs treatment programs, with assessments conducted at intake and 4 months after discharge. Subjects were classified into 4 groups according to marijuana use: those with no use at admission or after discharge ("never-users"), those who ...
The Connection between Marijuana Abuse and PTSD
Post Date: 2017-10-30 15:30:33 by Gatlin
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What is PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a type of anxiety disorder triggered by a traumatic experience. Causes of PTSD include: - Experiencing physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, whether as a child or adult - Surviving a natural disaster, tragic accident, terrorist event, or violence - Being part of combat, as a soldier or civilian - Being an emergency responder and working at the site of a disaster - The sudden death of a loved one The first month after the traumatic event, symptoms are associated with acute stress disorder (ASD). The person displays three or more symptoms: - Emotional numbing, detachment, or absence - Depersonalization - Derealization - Reduction in ...
Little evidence that marijuana helps chronic pain, PTSD, studies find
Post Date: 2017-10-30 15:08:31 by Gatlin
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(CNN)Medical marijuana is now legal in 28 states and the District of Columbia. Increasingly, people are turning to cannabis to treat a range of symptoms and conditions, including nausea, bipolar disorder and seizures. But when it comes to using marijuana to treat chronic pain or post-traumatic stress disorder, two related reviews published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine find little scientific evidence to support either its effectiveness or its safety. Up to 80% of people who request medical marijuana want to ease pain, while more than a third cite PTSD as their primary reason, the US Department of Veterans Affairs researchers wrote, citing a separate recent small study. ...
Marijuana Use and PTSD among Veterans
Post Date: 2017-10-30 08:11:42 by Gatlin
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Marijuana Use and PTSD among Veterans Marijuana use for medical conditions is an issue of growing concern. Some Veterans use marijuana to relieve symptoms of PTSD and several states specifically approve the use of medical marijuana for PTSD. However, controlled studies have not been conducted to evaluate the safety or effectiveness of medical marijuana for PTSD. Thus, there is no evidence at this time that marijuana is an effective treatment for PTSD. In fact, research suggests that marijuana can be harmful to individuals with PTSD. [Boldness Added] Epidemiology Marijuana use has increased over the past decade. In 2013, a study found that 19.8 million people reported using marijuana in the ...
Veterans turn to forbidden cures for relief from their nightmares.
Post Date: 2017-10-30 06:02:17 by Deckard
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After deploying to Iraq for a seven-month tour of duty in 2004, Nigel McCourry recalls, "I was engaged in a fight every day, whether it was gunshots or bombs blowing up next to me or land mines. It was the most intense experience of my life." That experience did not end when McCourry, a U.S. Marine, returned to the United States. "It didn't matter if it was a year or four years or six years after coming back from Iraq," he says. "There was no sense of separation of time. The experience was so fresh that I was constantly reliving it. I was alive in it." Separation was also elusive for Roberto Pickering, another Marine, who arrived in Iraq a year before ...
Man With Down Syndrome Slams ‘Final Solution’ of Abortion
Post Date: 2017-10-27 23:31:09 by Tooconservative
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On Wednesday, Frank Stephens, a man with Down Syndrome, gave a powerful speech about the worth of his life and inherent value the Down Syndrome community adds to society. Stephens made his emotionally stirring speech before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies which held a hearing to discuss medical research in regards to Down Syndrome. “Whatever you learn today, please remember this: I am a man with Down syndrome and my life is worth living,” Stephens said, eliciting a round of supportive applause. He went on to add, “Seriously, I don’t feel I should have to justify my ...
Teen boy 'saved by cannabis' reveals how his mum's illegal drug-buying stopped him from dying
Post Date: 2017-10-24 05:10:26 by Operation 40
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Deryn Blackwell, from Norfolk, was sent to a hospice shortly after his 14th birthday to live out his final few days. He was frail and in extraordinary pain after a relentless battle with a one in a billion form of cancer, Langerhans cell sarcoma. But after his parents secretly gave him cannabis oil to ease his pain and anxiety, he made a miracle recovery, as the Daily Mirror previously reported. Today, Deryn - who had also battled leukaemia - is a happy and healthy 17-year-old student, with friends and a girlfriend. And he was on Loose Women, with his mum Callie Blackwell speaking about the wonders cannabis did for him - and how he felt when his mum first told him about her cannabis ...
Landmark Study Shows Psychedelics Far More Effective at Reducing Crime Than Police
Post Date: 2017-10-23 09:00:16 by Deckard
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In recent years the U.S. has seen a dramatic resurgence of research into the medical use of psychedelics, after the drug war put a decades-long halt on scientific advancement. Despite psilocybin, LSD and other hallucinogens still being labeled as “Schedule 1” drugs, researchers are discovering the astounding benefits of their medical application. Last December, pioneering clinical trials found that magic mushrooms heal mental illness like a “surgical intervention.” Advanced cancer patients have “experienced immediate and dramatic reductions in anxiety and depression, improvements that were sustained for at least six months.” Psychedelics can treat addiction, ...
When you die you know you're dead: Major study shows mind still works after the body shows no sign of life
Post Date: 2017-10-18 13:54:36 by Willie Green
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Death just became even more scary: scientists say people are aware they’re dead because their consciousness continues to work after the body has stopped showing signs of life. That means that, theoretically, someone may even hear their own death being announced by medics. The claim was made by Dr Sam Parnia, director of critical care and resuscitation research at NYU Langone School of Medicine in New York City. He and his team are looking at people who suffered cardiac arrest, technically died, but were later revived. It’s the largest study of its type ever carried out. Some of those studied say they had awareness of full conversations and seeing things that were going on ...
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