Marijuana: The Gateway Drug (To Nicotine)

Marijuana: the Gateway Drug (to Nicotine)

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(Marijuana is now licit in Washington and Colorado, and medical marijuana is sanctioned in 16 states, plus Washington, D.C.) Parents nervously await the dinner-table conversation in which they have to explain why it's alright for them to roll a joint …
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NIAAA honors nonprofit leader with Senator Harold Hughes Memorial Award

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Marianne “Mimi” Fleury, president and co-founder of the Community of Concern of North Bethesda, Md.,today received the Senator Harold Hughes Memorial Award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National …
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Background check: what it really takes to buy a gun

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"Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance?" Arthur has to write … About the author. David Gura is a reporter for Marketplace, based in the Washington, D.C …
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Democratic lawmakers seek to decriminalize and tax pot

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Eighteen states, including California, Oregon and Washington DC, allow marijuana sales for medical use to help patients cope with pain and other chronic conditions, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, which tracks state laws …
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