Articles tagged with "nida"
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Is marijuana use really ‘soaring’ among young people?
Bruce Barcott - Published on August 31, 2022Read moreIt’s not. Here’s how a federal agency and the New York Times warped data to hype a nonexistent trend among young adults.
DEA finally ends fed monopoly on schwaggy research-grade cannabis
Bruce Kennedy - Published on May 18, 2021Read moreGoodbye, Mississippi ditch weed. Hello, real-world high-quality cannabis.
Wasn’t the DEA going to let others grow research-grade cannabis?
Bruce Kennedy - Published on August 19, 2019Read moreYes, it was. So why has the agency delayed applications? Sue Sisley demands an answer, and the courts agree with her.
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NIDA Study Finds Underage Cannabis Use Alters Brain Connectivity
Ryan Basen - Published on November 27, 2017Read moreConsumers who began after age 21 exhibited the same connectivity as non-consumers.
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Is Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department Actively Blocking Cannabis Research?
Gage Peake - Published on August 15, 2017Read moreFederal applications to grow cannabis for research purposes have languished as Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department fails to act on them.
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Photos Prove Government-Grown Cannabis Is Basically Ditch Weed
Ben Adlin - Published on March 13, 2017Read moreYes, what you’re looking at is, technically speaking, cannabis.
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Outrage Follows DEA Refusal to Reschedule Cannabis
Chloe Sommers - Published on August 11, 2016Read more“Marijuana has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States,” the DEA said in its decision.
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The Shake: State Dept. Says DEA is Wrong on Cannabis
Ben Adlin - Published on May 6, 2016Read moreOakland wants to be the cannabis capital of California, Obama cuts short 58 prisoners’ sentences, and Jamaica adopts initial regulations to launch the ganja industry.
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The Shake: The Feds Grow Brickweed and Cannabis Is a Staple in Spokane
Lisa Rough - Published on April 11, 2016Read moreOhio’s medical cannabis bill finds an unlikely ally, MassRoots wants to be on NASDAQ, and “Britain’s most charming drug smuggler” dies.
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The Medical Minute: So the Feds Just Admitted That Cannabis Has Anti-Tumor Properties
Bailey Rahn - Published on April 8, 2015Read moreThe National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) recently revised a publication on medical marijuana with details pertaining to cannabinoids’ therapeutic properties – and one of the benefits they mention is tumor reduction.
