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161 CN BC: LTE: Liberals Ignoring Dangers Of Marijuana LegalizationThu, 14 Jul 2016
Source:Daily Courier, The (CN BC) Author:John, D. M. Area:British Columbia Lines:61 Added:07/15/2016

To the editor: Why are the Liberals thinking of legalizing marijuana? Is it possible that they don't know what's on their own website where Health Canada has posted serious warnings against its use - particularly, for anyone under the age of 25? (Health Canada consumer information cannabis)

Is the government blind to the following detrimental effects of legalization in places like Colorado?

- - Increased use: An April 2016 report by the Colorado Department of Public Safety found that although high school use dropped slightly, use by 18 to 25 year olds increased from 21 per cent in 2006 to 31 per cent in 2014 while use by adults doubled.

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162 US: Medical Pot Cuts Other Drug UseThu, 07 Jul 2016
Source:Herald, The (Everett, WA)          Area:United States Lines:78 Added:07/08/2016

Patients fill significantly fewer prescriptions for conditions like nausea and pain in states where medical marijuana is available, researchers reported Wednesday in one of the first studies to examine how medical cannabis might be affecting approved treatments.

Prescriptions for all drugs that treat pain combined, from cortisone to OxyContin, were nearly 6 percent lower in states with medical marijuana programs. Anxiety medication was 5 percent lower.

The result was a drop of more than $165 million in health care spending in states that had medical marijuana programs running in 2013, according to the analysis of national Medicare data. The savings would equal 0.5 percent of the entire Medicare program's drug budget if medicinal cannabis was available in every state, the authors projected.

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163 US: Study Finds That Medical Marijuana Decreases Use ofThu, 07 Jul 2016
Source:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) Author:Sapatkin, Don Area:United States Lines:56 Added:07/07/2016

Patients fill significantly fewer prescriptions for conditions like nausea and pain in states where medical marijuana is available, researchers reported Wednesday in one of the first studies to examine how medical cannabis might be affecting approved treatments.

Prescriptions for all drugs that treat pain combined, from cortisone to OxyContin, were nearly 6 percent lower in states with medical marijuana programs.Anxiety medication was 5 percent lower.

The result was a drop of more than $165 million in health care spending in states that had medical marijuana programs running in 2013, according to the analysis of national Medicare data. The savings could equal 0.5 percent of the entire Medicare program's drug budget if medicinal cannabis was available in every state.

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164 US: Study: Pot Slows PrescriptionsThu, 07 Jul 2016
Source:Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) Author:Sapatkin, Don Area:United States Lines:168 Added:07/07/2016

Fewer Meds Are Sought in States With Legal Marijuana.

Patients fill significantly fewer prescriptions for such conditions as nausea and pain in states where medical marijuana is available, researchers reported Wednesday in one of the first studies to examine how medical cannabis might be affecting approved treatments.

Prescriptions for all drugs that treat pain combined, from cortisone to OxyContin, were nearly 6 percent lower in states with medical marijuana programs. Anxiety medication was 5 percent lower.

The result was a drop of more than $165 million in health-care spending in states that had medical marijuana programs running in 2013, including New Jersey, according to the analysis of national Medicare data. The savings would equal 0.5 percent of the entire Medicare program's drug budget if medicinal cannabis were available in every state, the authors projected.

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165 US MA: Medical Marijuana Changing Prescription PracticesThu, 07 Jul 2016
Source:Boston Globe (MA) Author:Lazar, Kay Area:Massachusetts Lines:128 Added:07/07/2016

The arrival of medical marijuana in Massachusetts and other states is changing the way doctors prescribe conventional medications, a study published Wednesday reports.

The study, one of the first to investigate whether medical marijuana laws alter prescribing patterns, analyzed data from 17 states and Washington, D.C. It found that after medical marijuana laws were adopted, doctors wrote fewer prescriptions for Medicare patients diagnosed with anxiety, pain, nausea, depression, and other conditions thought to respond to marijuana treatment.

That translated to about $165 million less spent on prescription drugs in just one year in the Medicare program, which provides health insurance for older adults, according to the study published in the journal Health Affairs.

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166 CN QU: Editorial: The High And The MightyWed, 06 Jul 2016
Source:Record, The (CN QU) Author:McDevitt, Mike Area:Quebec Lines:133 Added:07/06/2016

Since his election on October 19 last year as Canada's 23rd Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has ushered in an astounding shift in Canada's political atmosphere. No longer are we enjoined by an angry, suspicious, and hateful government to live in fear and loathing of those who might trigger our xenophobic tendencies because of different beliefs, customs, or even methods of preparing foods. We are no longer asked to spy on our neighbours and rat out 'suspicious behaviour or, God help us, have 'Barbaric Practices. Age-old habits of homophobia and loathing of other gender identities are no longer encouraged by a fundamentalist leadership and scientists are no longer gagged, filtered, and silenced, Natives are no longer ignored or despised by government and generally, the air of oppression that hung over the country during the Harper decade has vanished into thin air.

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167US CA: Is Marijuana Safe To Use?Sun, 26 Jun 2016
Source:Orange County Register, The (CA) Author:Staggs, Brooke Edwards Area:California Lines:Excerpt Added:06/26/2016

Is marijuana an addictive gateway drug that lowers IQs, triggers psychotic episodes and makes roads less safe?

Or is it a miracle plant that can ease pain or provide a pleasant buzz with health risks on par with forgetting to floss?

Clashing portrayals of cannabis have endured through decades of research and a gradual easing of public resistance to the drug's use.

Twenty years after California legalized medical marijuana and as the state appears poised to vote on allowing recreational consumption of weed sorting fact from fiction, anecdotal evidence from rigorous research and "Reefer Madness"-type scare tactics from legitimate health concerns still isn't easy.

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168 US OR: Column: Are Dispensary Owners Liable?Thu, 23 Jun 2016
Source:Portland Mercury (OR) Author:Sliwoski, Vince Area:Oregon Lines:66 Added:06/23/2016

If a Customer Does Something Stupid, Are Business Owners to Blame?

I own a marijuana dispensary. Will I get in trouble if a customer does something stupid after visiting my shop?

I DON'T THINK SO, but anything is possible.

You may have been alarmed by the recent Colorado lawsuit where a man named Richard Kirk shot and killed his wife after consuming a cannabis edible. This happened in 2014, but the Kirks' kids and other family members recently sued two Denver-based marijuana companies: the processor that made the product, and the dispensary that sold it. As for Kirk, he was charged with first-degree murder and pled guilty, but switched his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. Kirk claims that cannabis rendered him insane at the time of the slaying.

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169 CN ON: OPED: The Case For Prescription-Only MarijuanaFri, 17 Jun 2016
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON) Author:Dormuth, Colin Area:Ontario Lines:100 Added:06/18/2016

As an epidemiologist and a parent, I am perplexed with the recent momentum toward legalizing marijuana. Of all the arguments I have heard, I have yet to hear any that are compelling enough to remove the drug from prescription status.

One argument I have heard is that marijuana is harmless. This argument ignores the fact that numerous studies have reported harm in peer-reviewed academic journals. A summary of the evidence, published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2014, concluded, "Marijuana use has been associated with substantial adverse effects, some of which have been determined with a high level of confidence." Some of those effects were addiction to marijuana and other substances, motor vehicle accidents and chronic bronchitis.

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170 US CA: Pot Exhibit Is A Budding SuccessFri, 17 Jun 2016
Source:Los Angeles Times (CA) Author:Abcarian, Robin Area:California Lines:134 Added:06/17/2016

The marijuana expert was in.

Dale Gieringer, 70, a coauthor of California's 20-year-old medical marijuana law, was taking questions at a metal desk plopped down in the middle of an unusual new museum exhibit, "Altered State: Marijuana in California."

A neatly dressed 77-year-old woman from Walnut Creek took a seat next to him. She seemed hesitant, but determined. Her husband hovered behind her.

"I've never smoked anything," the woman told Gieringer, one of several pot experts invited to answer questions on the occasional Friday evening. "And I've been using Blackberry Kush for sleeping. Will it hurt my lungs? That's what I'm worried about."

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171 CN ON: PUB LTE: Marijuana: Scare Tactics Or Real Concerns?Fri, 10 Jun 2016
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON) Author:Goble, Ian Area:Ontario Lines:18 Added:06/12/2016

It's hardly news that marijuana causes psychosis. It was proven in that documentary in the 1930s, Reefer Madness.

Ian Goble, Ajax

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172 CN ON: 9 Views On Pot LegalizationTue, 07 Jun 2016
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON) Author:Ballingall, Alex Area:Ontario Lines:287 Added:06/08/2016

After last week's pot raids, experts talk about restraint, acceptance of the controversial drug

Everybody seems to be talking about marijuana these days. Impending legalization has prompted a many-faceted debate about how our society should incorporate the greenery, even as dispensaries selling cannabis and related goods are popping up like, well, weeds.

The sprouting conversation involves many people with divergent perspectives and interests in the marijuana regime of tomorrow. Let's listen to some of them.

The casual toker

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173 CN ON: Use Of Marijuana At An Early Age Tied To PsychosisMon, 06 Jun 2016
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON) Author:Jimenez, Marina Area:Ontario Lines:130 Added:06/06/2016

Scientists Studying What Triggers the Phenomenon Say It's A Myth That Using Cannabis Is Free of Risks

At first, the voices he heard in his head were pleasant. But then, they turned malevolent.

Jean Thibodeau, a 19-year-old University of Toronto student and avid pot smoker, became convinced he was possessed by the devil. He could see blood gushing down his chest and feel a deep gash in his neck.

"I remember thinking, 'I'm going to die,' " Thibodeau said.

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174 US CO: He Got High And Killed His WifeWed, 01 Jun 2016
Source:Los Angeles Times (CA) Author:Kelly, David Area:Colorado Lines:134 Added:06/01/2016

Richard Kirk Is Charged With Murder, but a Lawsuit Contends That Edible Marijuana Made Him Do It.

DENVER - Kristine Kirk's last moments were a harrowing collision of terror and confusion.

Her husband, Richard, had burst through the door ranting about the end of the world. He began climbing in and out of a first-floor window, lying on the bedroom floor and asking for someone to kill him. Then he retrieved a pistol from his safe.

"He's taking the gun out, sir," Kristine, 44, told a Denver 911 dispatcher. "I don't know where to go.... Richard, please stop ... please stop ... please stop."

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175 CN ON: OPED: We Must Protect Teenagers From New Pot LawsThu, 26 May 2016
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON) Author:White, Calvin Area:Ontario Lines:100 Added:05/27/2016

Of course marijuana will be legalized. Only the misplaced morality of our previous Conservative government was impeding the logic that crime will be lessened, tax largesse will be increased and consumer rights will finally be recognized. How could any reasonable person argue that alcohol should be legal but marijuana not?

However, legalization does raise a tricky issue with which we have a responsibility to grapple: kids and marijuana.

All of us on the front lines of youth mental health and well-being know too well the disastrous results of frequent marijuana usage by kids.

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176 CN BC: PUB LTE: Base Cannabis Use Warnings On ScientificTue, 24 May 2016
Source:Vancouver Sun (CN BC) Author:Lake, Stephanie Area:British Columbia Lines:34 Added:05/26/2016

Re: High-potency pot poses risks to the developing brain, Opinion, May 16

While we were pleased to see The Sun devote attention to the important topic of adolescent cannabis use, we were disappointed to read Dr. Diane McIntosh's op-ed in which she stated that adolescent cannabis use increases the risk of developing schizophrenia. After intense study, scientists have concluded the evidence to date does not support the claim that cannabis causes schizophrenia. While the correlation between living with schizophrenia and using cannabis has often been observed, much of the research has suggested that the association can be explained, at least in part, by the use of cannabis as a means of self-medication among individuals predisposed to, or living with, schizophrenia.

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177 CN BC: OPED: Brain BreakdownWed, 25 May 2016
Source:Terrace Standard (CN BC) Author:Lieuwen, Jackie Area:British Columbia Lines:110 Added:05/25/2016

Medical professionals worry about marijuana's effect on young people

Even as the federal Liberal government moves toward legalizing marijuana, medical professionals hope that tight regulations will decrease its use and protect young people from what studies have proven can be significant damage to their brains.

"Regular use of marijuana before the age of 25 has been shown to negatively affect brain development leading to lower IQ in adulthood," says Dr. Raina Fumerton, the Northern Health Authority's Terrace-based medical health officer for the northwest.

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178CN BC: OPED: Not Your Parent's PotMon, 16 May 2016
Source:Vancouver Sun (CN BC) Author:McIntosh, Diane Area:British Columbia Lines:Excerpt Added:05/16/2016

The THC Potency Of Street Marijuana Has Increased, Writes Diane McIntosh

In my psychiatric practice, I treat patients with psychotic illnesses including schizophrenia. Most were born with a genetic vulnerability to develop the disorder, but many share another important life experience: they smoked pot from an early age.

Debate has raged across Canada about the impending legalization/decriminalization of marijuana. Canadian physicians, in their role as advocates for physical and mental health, have been conspicuously absent from the debate. This troubling void in leadership is apparent from the lack of informed discourse exhibited across all forms of media. Our failure to educate Canadians regarding the potential risks of street pot, particularly for a developing brain, has important social, physical and psychological implications.

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179 US: Chasing Bigger High, Marijuana Users Turn to a YellowFri, 13 May 2016
Source:New York Times (NY) Author:Nir, Sarah Maslin Area:United States Lines:141 Added:05/13/2016

On a recent bright afternoon, two teenage boys in boat shoes and shorts strolled up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in a crowd of passers-by. At 56th Street they paused as one pulled an electronic pipe out of his pocket and held it to his friend's lips. Inside was a potent and little-studied drug made from distilled marijuana; they were emboldened, they said, by the fact that the gooey wax hardly has a smell, and is so novel in New York that, even if discovered, parents, teachers or even the authorities hardly seem to know what it is.

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180US CO: First-ever Suit Targets Store, Edibles MakerWed, 11 May 2016
Source:Denver Post (CO) Author:Steffen, Jordan Area:Colorado Lines:Excerpt Added:05/12/2016

The three sons of a woman shot to death in 2014 have filed what appears to be the country's first wrongful-death lawsuit against the recreational marijuana industry.

The lawsuit claims that the company that made the marijuana edible and the store that sold the candy to Richard Kirk recklessly and purposefully failed to warn him about the bite-sized candy's potency and possible side effects - including hallucinations and other psychotic behaviors.

Hours after Kirk purchased the marijuana candy April 14, 2014, Kristine Kirk, 44, called 911 terrified of her husband, who was ranting about the end of the world and jumping in and out of windows. All three of the couple's young sons heard the gunshot that killed their mother. Their youngest son, who was 7 at the time, watched his mother die, according to an amended complaint filed Monday night.

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