Brookneal Union Star Article on CCoVA Summit
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Colorado SAM Chronicles Increasing Pushback to State’s Marijuana Legalization In its latest newsletter, Colorado SAM, the state affiliate of national SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana), reports on citizens’ increasing dissatisfaction with the negative impact of legalization on local communities. In addition, there is substantial pushback to the marijuana industry’s deceptive behavior. The folks who wrote…
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Dear Friends– This is breaking news you need to know about. A big study just came out: Pot users are more likely to have abused opioids and have an opioid use disorder than non-marijuana users. The marijuana industry is pushing the lie – that happens to coincide with more profits in their pockets – that…
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(Alexandria, Va., September 7, 2017) – Every day, 7,000 new people try marijuana for the first time — a figure far greater than trends seen in the early 2000s, according to the most comprehensive survey on drug use released today by the federal government. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) also found the number…
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FIRST LOOK: National Survey Shows Soaring Marijuana Use Among All Americans 12 and Older; Heavy Use Also on the Rise National survey highlights jump in pot use among young adults in era of marijuana legalization; Almost twice as many adolescents regularly use marijuana than cigarettes (Alexandria, Va., September 7, 2017) – Every day, 7,000 new…
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Legal Marijuana Laws Impact Youth Researchers from Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, whose crest is pictured above, and other academic medical institutions, surveyed 2630 14- to 18-year-olds via Facebook who live in states that have legalized marijuana for medical use (MMJ states), recreational use (RMJ states), and not legalized the drug (NMJ states). MMJ and…
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