Acting DEA chief Chuck Rosenberg’s calling medical marijuana a "joke" didn’t sit well with legalization advocates. This article from The Huffington Post highlights a petition, with thousands demanding his firing, gaining momentum. "President Obama should fire Chuck Rosenberg and appoint a new DEA administrator who will respect science, medicine, patients and voters." A ... Continue Reading
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DEA Chief Rejects the Notion That Smoking Marijuana Is “Medicine”
DEA chief Chuck Rosenberg says smoking marijuana as medicine "is a joke." This post from TIME reports the statements made recently by Rosenberg about medical marijuana. "It has never been shown to be safe or effective as a medicine" DEA chief Chuck Rosenberg said the idea that marijuana can be used as medicine is a “joke.” “What really bothers me is the notion that ... Continue Reading
An Exploding Market for Tantalizing Marijuana Edibles
The growing popularity of marijuana edibles, more potent than marijuana itself, is leading to increased use among adolescents and increased hospitalizations. This post from NBC News discusses the challenges created by cannabis industry’s enthusiasm for these highly intoxicating edibles. Forty years ago, making a pot brownie meant crushing some buds into your batter and ... Continue Reading
Scientific Research Busts Most Repeated Marijuana Myths
Several claims about the dangers of pot have been doing the rounds with no one sure of either their validity or origin. This post from Buzz Feed News collates the evidence from real scientific research on marijuana to test some of these high profile marijuana myths. Pot is a gateway drug. Pot is as addictive as heroin. These and other claims are constantly repeated. But are ... Continue Reading
Does Smoking Marijuana Affect Your Dating and Sex Life?
With recreational marijuana legalized in 4 states, questions about weed’s effect on relationships are doing the rounds. This post from Cosmopolitan brings together the first hand opinion of eight readers on what smoking marijuana does to dating. Now that 23 states and DC have legalized weed, 4 of them for recreational use as well as medical, the debate about whether it ... Continue Reading