medical marijuana

U.S Ambassador to Italy Visiting Genoa

U.S Ambassador to Italy visiting Genoa — Security is tight in Rome ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama’s arrival, who is set to meet Pope Francis for the first time on Thursday. Jillian Kitchener r…


Onus for prescribing medical marijuana now on doctors
People with MS who use pot say… Continue reading

Georgia Explores Medical Marijuana Options

Georgia explores medical marijuana options
The 1980 law requires any marijuana used in the program to be obtained from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and must be used and prescribed in accordance with FDA and DEA regulations, which also prohibit the drug from being transported across …
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Medical Marijuana a Dilemma for Worker

Medical marijuana a dilemma for worker
Charlie Davis, who used medical marijuana while a transit worker, was sent to rehab for failing a drug test. Charlie Davis was a lead clerk in NJ Transit's … When Davis' test revealed traces of marijuana in his system, NJ Transit sent him to… Continue reading

New Medical Marijuana Rules Prompt Fears of Arrest

New Medical Marijuana Rules Prompt Fears Of Arrest
"I have admitted using illegal drugs and some years ago I recognised that I had a problem" <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-99840/Naomi-confesses-drug-abuse.html#ixzz2LTfhOeI6">she was quoted as saying in The Daily Mail.</a> "I knew …
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Damon Albarn opens up about drug use… Continue reading

I’m a Writer Looking for a Former Drug Addict and Her Mum to Talk Frankly About Addiction…?

Question by Tallulah Berry: I’m a writer looking for a former drug addict and her mum to talk frankly about addiction…?
Following the death of Amy Winehouse a glossy magazine I work for are looking for a former addict and her mother to talk frankly about addiction and the effect… Continue reading

Astros Prospect Jonathan Singleton Opens Up About Addiction

Astros prospect Jonathan Singleton opens up about addiction
Singleton, who had a month-long stay at an in-patient rehab center, was brutally honest about the impact the drug had on him. “At this point it's pretty …. OK, you can have it your way. When Singleton gets back to Houston, he… Continue reading

Former Anorexic Woman Lauren Lax Alive Because of Strangers' Intervention in

Former anorexic woman Lauren Lax alive because of strangers' intervention in
By the time Lax was in the seventh-grade she had to be admitted to a inpatient program, and had to seek treatment again when she was a freshman at the University of Texas. She hit her rock bottom… Continue reading

Doctor: Let's Research Medical Marijuana for Epilepsy

Doctor: Let's research medical marijuana for epilepsy
More than 1 million of them live with seizures uncontrolled by medication. Some of these people may be helped by surgery or other nondrug treatments, but for many, no answers have yet been found. There have been several stories of dramatic responses to …… Continue reading

Final Day of 2014 Session Hectic for Georgia Lawmakers

Final day of 2014 session hectic for Georgia lawmakers
ATLANTA — With just hours remaining in Georgia's 2014 legislative session, sick patients and their caregivers were waiting to see if state lawmakers could compromise to create a program authorizing the medical use of a marijuana derivative. By law …
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Greg Kesich: To Be Credible, Maine's War on Drugs Must Also Target Alcohol

Greg Kesich: To be credible, Maine's war on drugs must also target alcohol
In 2010, there were 713 substance abuse-related deaths in Maine, according to a study released last year by the state Office of Substance Abuse. Of those, 175 were attributed to all drugs, including prescription painkillers, and 538… Continue reading