Marijuana addiction is real, and rising. In this post from The Denver Post, read more about why addiction treatment practitioners are seeing a surge in demand for help. For as long as most residents can remember, smoking marijuana has been a part of life here. The fact that California legalized the practice in January went practically unnoticed in this quiet town a ... Continue Reading
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Does Marijuana Addiction Really Exist?
Most people can use marijuana without becoming addicted. Marijuana addiction may be very rare, but it is for real. This post from Esquire presents the facts, as best as science knows them. First, the bad news. Yes, marijuana addiction exists, and it might have a lot to do with our genes. According to Time, researchers have singled out specific genes associated with pot ... Continue Reading
STUDY: Blurred Boundaries: The Therapeutics and Politics of Medical Marijuana
ABSTRACT: For 5 millennia, Cannabis sativa has been used throughout the world medically, recreationally, and spiritually. From the mid-19th century to the 1930s, American physicians prescribed it for a plethora of indications, until the federal government started imposing restrictions on its use, culminating in 1970 with the US Congress classifying it as a Schedule I ... Continue Reading