Topic: DRUGS - on August 2, 2016 at 3:29:00 PM CEST
More American high school students smoke pot than binge drink
In 2014, 44.1 million Americans reported using illicit drugs over the past year. One tragic result of the widespread use of drugs and alcohol is its impact on youth. In the United States alone, 7% of youth aged 12–13 took an illicit substance in the past year, while 5.6% reported drinking alcohol. Early use of drugs or alcohol has been linked to a several times greater risk of developing substance dependence, as the majority of Americans aged 18–30 admitted for substance abuse treatment initiated alcohol or drug use before the age of 18.
The use of alcohol and illicit drugs by teenagers and youth is a serious issue. With a problem this widespread, we wanted to find out where youth drinking and drug use is most prominent. So, we compared data from the United States and European nations to find out just how many high school students are engaging in binge drinking and marijuana use. Read on to learn more about patterns of youth drinking and drug use around the globe.
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Topic: DRUGS - on August 1, 2016 at 4:46:00 PM CEST
Is cannabis really getting stronger?
Cannabis continues to be the world’s favourite illicit drug with around 147m people using it annually. However, there are fears that the drug is becoming increasingly potent and that it could pose a public health risk. But how reliable is the evidence? And is it really getting stronger? The debate about cannabis potency and harm is long running. In the UK, where there are 2m annual users, it predates the 2004 downgrading of cannabis classification from class B to class C. But this episode demonstrated some of the issues with estimating the harms of the drug. Research conducted at the time highlighted how the relative harms of cannabis compared with other class B substances was one of the factors behind the decision to reclassify. However, critics accused the government of ignoring emerging evidence that cannabis was becoming more potent and that it represented a serious public health problem.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 31, 2016 at 12:07:00 PM CEST
Marijuana Snake Oil: Six Marijuana Scams To Avoid
As a cannabis business attorney, I see and hear more than my share of kooky and downright bad business pitches. Bad business ideas are one thing, but total scams and rip-offs are another. Unfortunately, like any new and high growth industry with complicated and constantly changing rules and regulations, the marijuana industry is chalk full of scammers and con artists.
The following six marijuana scams are the ones I am seeing most often of late.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 30, 2016 at 6:02:00 PM CEST
Wie der typische Cannabis-Konsument tickt und kauft
Der US-Markt für legale Marihuana-Produkte floriert. Der typische Konsument ist überwiegend männlich, Frauen nehmen lieber Cookies als Gras Wien – In den USA gibt es eine bekanntlich eine zunehmende Akzeptanz für die medizinische Nutzung von Marihuana. Außerdem ist der Konsum von Marihuana als Freizeitdroge in den Bundesstaaten Colorado, Alaska und Washington mittlerweile legal. Im Herbst stimmen auch die Wähler im bevölkerungsreichsten Bundesstaat Kalifornien über eine entsprechende Gesetzesänderung ab.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 30, 2016 at 5:00:00 PM CEST
Who Buys Legal Weed?
Marijuana pop culture has traditionally centered around the young male smoker and his high times. But the legalization movement has made marijuana more accessible than ever been before, and cannabis’s application as a painkiller is particularly appealing to senior citizens. So what does the typical, recreational marijuana user look like today? And how do the preferences and spending habits of groups like young men and senior citizens differ?
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 29, 2016 at 5:26:00 PM CEST
The FDA says it’s ok to drink weed
First marijuana pills, now a drink: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved the liquid version of dronabinol, which is essentially a man-made version of the substance's main ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). And now that THC is available in pill and liquid form, some are hoping that we're finally on our way toward universal medical marijuana use.
Per the FDA's approval earlier this month, Syndros is classified under the Controlled Substances Act as Schedule III, indicating accepted medical use and low to moderate potential for abuse, likely because it won’t give users the same high as the plant form. Still, it could help people suffering from a variety of chronic ailments, like cancer and multiple sclerosis, to experience some (legal) relief.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 28, 2016 at 4:36:00 PM CEST
Doctors make easy money from medical marijuana. What happens when it's legal?
Frank Lucido, a California physician, received a phone call in 2012 from a doctor in Colorado.
Like Lucido – one of California’s best-known cannabis-friendly physicians – the Colorado doctor had been writing recommendations for medical marijuana, the paperwork required for patients to access cannabis at medical marijuana retail outlets in his state.
Unlike Lucido, the Colorado doctor was worried about the future of his practice.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 28, 2016 at 4:34:00 PM CEST
Cops mistook Krispy Kreme doughnut glaze for meth, Orlando man says
Daniel Rushing treats himself to a Krispy Kreme doughnut every other Wednesday. He used to eat them in his car. Not anymore. Not since a pair of Orlando police officers pulled him over, spotted four tiny flakes of glaze on his floorboard and arrested him, saying they were pieces of crystal methamphetamine.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 28, 2016 at 11:36:00 AM CEST
Italy parliament begins debate on legalizing cannabis
Italian lawmakers on Monday began discussing whether to legalize recreational cannabis, a fiercely-contested proposal likely to spark parliamentary battles. Loosening Italy's marijuana laws is divisive, supported by those who say regulating the drug's production and sale would strip mafia groups of an important source of income, but opposed by conservative groups and the Roman Catholic Church. Before the bill, backed primarily by deputies from Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's Democratic Party (PD) and the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, even arrived for discussion in the lower house, opponents lodged more than 1,300 amendments.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 28, 2016 at 11:35:00 AM CEST
Who Buys Legal Weed?
Marijuana pop culture has traditionally centered around the young male smoker and his high times. But the legalization movement has made marijuana more accessible than ever been before, and cannabis’s application as a painkiller is particularly appealing to senior citizens. So what does the typical, recreational marijuana user look like today? And how do the preferences and spending habits of groups like young men and senior citizens differ?
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 25, 2016 at 1:30:00 PM CEST
How LSD Went From Research to Religion
Preliminary studies in recent years have suggested that psychedelic drugs like LSD and the “magic mushroom” derivative psilocybin have potential for treating conditions like PTSD, addiction, and even fear of death. One reason there isn’t more evidence on this is that research on these drugs was almost entirely shut down for decades, partly as a result of the wildly unprofessional behavior of early researchers. In a 2011 paper from Nova Religio, Devin R. Lander recounts how two of the most famous psychedelic researchers of the 1960s, Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert, went from teaching at Harvard to acting as spiritual leaders.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 25, 2016 at 1:29:00 PM CEST
Italiens Parlament diskutiert über Cannabis-Legalisierung
Im italienischen Parlament beginnt am heutigen Montag eine Diskussion über ein Gesetz, wonach Volljährige eine minimale Menge an Cannabis zum persönlichen Gebrauch und in der Wohnung bis zu fünf Cannabis-Pflanzen besitzen dürfen. Gegen die Cannabis-Liberalisierung hatten Parlamentarier aus dem konservativen Lager Unterschriften gesammelt.
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