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Marijuana use rising in U.S., national survey shows
Marijuana is increasingly becoming the drug of choice among young adults in the United States, while use of methamphetamines is waning, according to a national survey of drug use released on Thursday.www.msnbc.msn.com
Wall Street Drug Use: Employees Giving Up Cocaine for Pot.
Posted by admin in Business & Finance on August 22, 2010
The credit crisis appears to have sobered up Wall Street in more ways than one.
A review of drug-test data compiled by drug testing firm Sterling Infosystems Inc., shows that cocaine is losing its favor among investment professionals. What drug is the…
Marijuana Prosecution Has Always Been Biased in US
Posted by admin in World News on June 24, 2010
Army Officers with Top Secret Clearance were smoking marijuana, and no one suggests having the Officers tested for Drug use. Opiates should have been tested for immediately, after learning these Army Officers were using marijuana. Afghanistan is t…
CNN Headline News on Marijuana Legalization – Gateway Theory
Posted by admin in World News on January 14, 2010
(video) CNN Headline news coverage of potential marijuana legalization in California. CNN seems to still believe in the “Gateway Theory”, though it has been proven false, and in fact, the exact opposite of reality. Studies show marijuana use actually discourages heavy drug use.
New Marijuana Studies
This article looks at a few new marijuana studies and at the rates of drug use determined in a recent SAMHSA survey, while providing information on the marijuana urine test.
Marijuana Use By The Numbers
Posted by admin in Food & Drink on September 10, 2009
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has once again released their annual survey on drug use and health — you know, the one where representatives
Mexico’s new drug use law worries US police
Posted by admin in World News on August 28, 2009
Mexico now has one of the world’s most liberal laws for drug users after eliminating jail time for small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and even heroin, LSD and methamphetamine.
“All right!” said a grinning Ivan Rojas, a rail-thin 20-year-old addict who endured police harassment during the decade he has spent sleeping in Mexico City’s gritty street
In Decriminalizing Much Drug Use, Mexico May Be Setting…
Posted by admin in World News on August 26, 2009
With barely a peep from Washington, Mexico decriminalizes the use of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and crystal meth. Where’s the drug war?
WSJ.com – Argentina Eases Rules on Marijuana
Posted by admin in Political News on August 26, 2009
Argentina’s Supreme Court largely decriminalized possession of small quantities of marijuana, part of a Latin American trend toward easing sanctions on personal drug use.
Oakland voters approve marijuana tax | csmonitor.com
Posted by admin in Political News on July 22, 2009
It is the first US city to assess such a tax, which could raise almost $300,000 in revenue next year. Opponents of the measure say it opens the door to more crime and heavier drug use.
Drug Survey Dynamites Marijuana Myths
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on June 13, 2009
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently released its annual state-by-state breakdown of drug use rates from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. And once again, the data (based on the 2006 and 2007 surveys) don’t match the official mythology — namely, that tough anti-marijuana laws reduce marijuana use.
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