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It is an oft-repeated fear, particularly among parents: that discussing an undesirable behavior, or even an illegal or dangerous one, may encourage kids to try it. But when it comes to asking pre-teens about alcohol, drug and tobacco use, a University of Washington-led study finds no evidence that children will, as a consequence of being asked about it, use the substance in question.

Council members met Monday, Oct. 2 to discuss a number of items but the one item that compelled community members to leave their homes for the night to attend, was the public hearing regarding the repeal of Article IV, Medical Marijuana Dispensary, Cultivation, and Delivery Ban of Chapter 14, Health and Sanitation.

The Resource Innovation Institute unveiled plans for its new Cannabis PowerScore tool, which will measure energy performance for cultivation facilities.

BOSTON – The newly appointed Cannabis Advisory Board is working to implement recreational marijuana regulations by next summer.

There’s been a 30 percent increase each year from 2005 to 2011 of reported pediatric marijuana intoxication cases to poison control centers in the United States in states where marijuana is legal, CNN reported.

(Reuters Health) – Increased availability of potent marijuana products in France may be driving an increase in emergency room visits by intoxicated toddlers, a new study suggests.

These are no ordinary gummies—they’re cannabis edibles, stashed for safekeeping but unwittingly discovered. The boy winds up anxious, nauseated and hospitalized.

Increasingly, states around the country are considering legalizing marijuana for medical use and even recreational use. While advocates for such legislative change argue that legalization is not designed to promote teen use, consideration is not given to how increased prevalence of marijuana use might lead to increased unintentional intoxications in young children.

It may shock many Canadians to learn that 28 per cent of Canadian youths use marijuana — the highest rate among developed countries surveyed in a 2013 UNICEF report.

The Oregon Health Authority’s new ad campaign to convince teens to prevent or delay marijuana use, Stay True to You, takes a decidedly softer approach than the “just say no” messages of previous anti-drug campaigns.

(NEWS.COM AUSTRALIA, AUG 2017) Why the sudden influx of weed advocates?

(SALEM NEW, SEPT 2017) We hope you will consider the information that we’re sharing today…

(THE NEW YORK TIMES, AUG 2017) Marijuana use may be a cause of high blood pressure, a new study reports.

(ASSOCIATED PRESS, AUG 2017) Federal and state data show that the number of drivers involved in fatal crashes in Colorado who tested positive for marijuana has more than doubled since 2013.

(THE CANNABIST, AUG 2017) “Please advise as to how Colorado plans to address the serious findings,” writes Sessions.

(OUTLOOK, JULY 2017) Daily consumption of marijuana may increase an adolescent’s risk of having recurrent psychotic- like experiences by 159 per cent, a study warns.

(NEW YORK TIMES, MAY 2017) Vermont lawmakers passed a bill this month that would let people 21 and older keep two flowering and four young marijuana plants at home. In addition, people 21 and older could possess up to one ounce of the drug.

(NEW YORK POST, MAY 2017) The murderous maniac who plowed his car through the heart of Times Square told cops he was hopped up on pot and PCP at the time, officials said Friday …

(THE GLOBE AND MAIL, APRIL 2017) The Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Psychiatric Association, the Canadian Paediatric Society and other organizations representing front-line health-care providers have been busy broadcasting their concerns about the ill effects of cannabis, especially for chronic smokers under the age of 25.

(SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS, MAY 2017) States that allow adults to use marijuana may send a risky message to teens, new data indicate

(YAHOO!, APRIL 2017) For parents, talking to teens can feel like tiptoeing through a minefield. And while part of it is because adolescents can be so volatile, it’s also because teens can be easily influenced, and it’s hard to know which way parental input will push them.

(DELEWARE VOICE, APRIL 2017) Dr. Siobhan L. Irwin and Dr. Robert S. Walter are pediatricians in Wilmington…

(THE JERUSALEM POST, APRIL 2017) Greatest risk found when cannabis used by genetically-predisposed adolescents.

(Self.com, APRIL 2017) Experts say the habit is bad for developing brains.

(TheFix.com, APRIL 2017) A pair of educators took matters into their own hands and developed a new system for sharing info about MJ use with teens.

(Marinij.com, APRIL 2017) In 2016 approximately 35 percent of high school seniors and 10 percent of eighth-grade students reported marijuana use in the past year with 1 in 16 seniors — or 6 percent — reporting daily marijuana use.

(RECORDER, APRIL 2017) TURNERS FALLS — A joint in 2017 is equal to 15 joints from the 1970s, speaker Jennifer Michaels told local parents during a two-hour presentation about teen marijuana use.

(MEDICAL DAILY, APRIL 2017) According to the research, smoking pot during adolescence may serve as a catalyst for schizophrenia, but only in individuals already predisposed to the condition.

(TORONTO STAR, APRIL 2017) The scientists who study marijuana’s potential risks and therapeutic benefits have been frustrated by the barriers they must leap to do work that’s needed now more than ever.

(THE NEW YORK TIMES, MARCH 2017) It should come as no surprise that the vast majority of heroin users have used marijuana (and many other drugs) not only long before they used heroin but while they are using heroin.

(Live Science, MARCH 2017) The chemical tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in marijuana is known to trigger responses in brain regions related to thinking, perception, coordination and memory, and to have a lasting impact on users when taken frequently over time.

(THE DOCTORS) Paul Auchterlonie is an addiction expert. Paul, what are your thoughts on marijuana and whether it could be a gateway drug?

The majority of the clinical and pre-clinical data point to a strong correlation between adolescent cannabinoid exposure and persistent, adverse neuropsychiatric outcomes in adulthood.

(THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 2016) The costs so far from marijuana legalization are higher than advertised.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse Blog Team. Marijuana “Edibles” Make Candy Complicated R

(MEDSCAPE, AUGUST 2016) Adolescent boys who regularly use marijuana are at increased risk of experiencing persistent, subclinical psychotic symptoms, particularly paranoia and hallucinations, even after they stop using the drug, a new study suggests.

(American Psychological Association, November 2015) More states are legalizing marijuana, but concerns remain about its long-term effects on the adolescent brain. Acceptance of marijuana is growing (ahem) like a weed.Those laws are not without controversy. Among the critics’ concerns is the worry that, despite age limits, legalization might make marijuana more accessible to young people. And adolescents’ developing brains may be particularly vulnerable to lasting damage from the drug.

(NEW YORK TIMES, OCTOBER 2014) The gray matter of the nucleus accumbens, the walnut-shaped pleasure center of the brain, was glowing like a flame, showing a notable increase in density.

(NEW YORK TIMES, JULY 2016) To a child on the prowl for sweets, that brownie, cookie or bear-shaped candy left on the kitchen counter is just asking to be gobbled up. But in states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use, notably Colorado, that child may end up with more than a sugar high.

(FORBES, JULY 2015) The death of 19 year old Levy Thamba Pongi, a Wyoming exchange student from the Republic of Congo visiting Colorado in March of 2014, who ate a marijuana cookie, deserves special mention in light of the growing trend toward legalization of recreational marijuana in the U.S.

(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, July 2013). Many teenagers experiment with marijuana. Friends, peer pressure, and portrayal of marijuana in the media often affect a teenager’s decision to use. Parents

(ASPEN DAILY NEWS, MAY 2016) Talk of neurons, cell death and synaptic terminals filled the District Theater at Aspen High School on Thursday evening, as did discussion of shatter oil and other potent forms of marijuana during a presentation on how pot may impact the teenage brain.

(DAILY MAIL, JULY 2013) U.S. study found that mice exposed to even small doses of marijuana for 20 days suffered lasting brain damage into adulthood