Ole Miss Home to Medical Marijuana Lab
Ole Miss home to medical marijuana lab
Filed under: Colorado Drug Abuse
Mahmoud ElSohly, the head of the marijuana research program since 1981, said he doubts the new laws in Washington and Colorado will make a big difference to his work, but he said it may cause an increase in drug abuse, particularly among young people …
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Synthetic drug activity dying down
Filed under: Colorado Drug Abuse
According to the first report on the substances from the federal government's Drug Abuse Warning Network, K2, Spice and other synthetic drugs that mimic a marijuana high sent 11,406 people — mostly teenagers and young adults — to the emergency room …
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Sheriff Mike Ensminger speaks about guns
Filed under: Colorado Drug Abuse
At issue are the 6 million children involved in abuse cases every year. “Out of those 6 million children, five are killed on a daily basis at the … In Florida, the death rate from drug overdose has risen by 265 percent, while in 2010 2 million people …
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Obama: Pot Users In Washington And Colorado Not A 'Top Priority'
Filed under: Colorado Drug Abuse
Obama himself smoked pot as a youngster in Hawaii, where he and his high school pals called themselves the Choom Gang. "There are a bunch of things I did that I regret when I was a kid," he told Walters. "My attitude is, substance abuse generally is …
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