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Our hearts break that violence continues to increase. Please look at marijuana's influence on the brain.
Learn more at:
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Cannabis use during the teen years is predictive of intimate partner violence for both the perpetrators& victims. "The Relationship Between Marijuana Use and Intimate Partner Violence in a Nationally Representative, Longitudinal Sample,” Journal of Interpersonal Violence, May, 2012. poppot.org/2017/10/24/mariju…
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Think pot helps you sleep? The science says otherwise.
Northwestern researchers followed 1,266 adults for nearly 35 years. More lifetime marijuana use was tied to more interrupted sleep and more time awake at night. Recent users had worse sleep efficiency, and most of them didn't even notice.
"Our data do not support the belief that cannabis is helpful as a sleep aid." Dr. Mercedes Carnethon, Northwestern
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Canna Provisions in Lee, Mass. touts Berkshire County's unusually high concentration of cannabis businesses as an economic success worth protecting. Meanwhile, marijuana use among southern Berkshire 12th graders rose 70%. Where's the outrage? @BostonGlobe @BerkshireEagle news10.com/news/local-news/l…
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Massachusetts voters will decide on November 3 whether to end recreational marijuana sales. Kevin Sabet says the vote alone shows how far the debate has shifted, and that voters “got a lot more than they bargained for.”
@KevinSabet of Smart Approaches to Marijuana tells @LyndsayMKeith why he thinks legalization’s momentum is reversing.
Watch: thenationalpress.com/p/the-m…
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7 in 10 teens who use marijuana vape it.
And today's marijuana averages about 20% THC, up from 1 to 4% in the 1970s. Concentrates reach 90%.
This isn't the weed parents remember. Send this to one who needs to know.
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Legalized pot came because a #billionaire bought policy: "a November 2012 visit from a lawyer working with Peter B. Lewis, the billionaire insurance magnate who during the last years of his life made the legalization of marijuana his personal mission." washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Oklahoma had to pass a law to stop marijuana edibles shaped like cartoons, animals and candy bears.
Starting Nov. 1, packaging can't be designed to appeal to kids. But dispensaries can keep selling the kid-friendly stock already on their shelves.
This is what commercialization looks like.
kosu.org/new-marijuana-packa…
"Everything said about why marijuana should be legalized is FALSE. In fact, some promises turn out to be the exact opposite of what the legalizers told you."
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"These are drugs being put on the market to basically harm and even kill our children."
That's the director of Georgia's Poison Center. This year alone: 315 kratom calls and 4 deaths. 8 in 10 callers end up hospitalized.
It comes weeks after two Ole Miss students died. Washington's response? The Justice Department loosened the 7-OH ban.
thedrugreport.org/2026/10/15…
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Headlines say teen marijuana use is falling. Here's what they leave out:
• The 11 states with the highest teen use all have legal marijuana
• California teen use rose after legalization
• About half of teens who use now meet the criteria for addiction
thedrugreport.org/2026/10/13…
Today we honor Andy Zorn, born October 15, 1982. He would be turning 44 but marijuana got in the way.... Read his story. poppot.org/2016/11/12/rememb…
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Cannabis is part of the puzzle in these acts of violence, particularly in those self medicating with unproven products
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In #Massachusetts an employee at a cannabis facility died from the work conditions there. #Yeson8 She was only 27 or 28. It also happened in Peoria, Illinois, to an older employee. nbcboston.com/news/local/fed…
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The president of Massachusetts' Lee Chamber of Commerce, who also co-founded a cannabis business, warns about lost revenue. Of course he does.😵💫🙄
Where is the discussion of high potency THC, rising teen use in the Berkshires, addiction, psychosis, impaired driving and the public health costs of commercialization? 🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗
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