RECREATIONAL - NON-MEDICAL USE

RECREATIONAL - NON-MEDICAL USE:

• Leaf411's Underage Position Statement:
  • Leaf411 does not encourage, suggest or promote underage use (<21 years old).    
  • The Leaf411 nurse may discuss medical use if <21 years old caller has a MMJ card with a parent or legal guardian on the phone. 
  • The Leaf411 nurse may educate underage (<21 years old) callers that are non-MMJ card holders on reasons for prohibited use (illegal in all states, THC short term memory loss, no long term studies on either side yet, can become a use disorder, can cause legal issues with schools, college admissions, career path, job applications, etc.).
  • The Leaf411 nurse may educate all callers (including <21 years old) on the current vape illness.  
  • The Leaf411 nurse may guide underage callers to the Leaf411's community support directory.
• 2024
• Investigating the impact of cannabis consumption on hospital outcomes in patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax: A nationwide analysis. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38586642/ 
• 2023
• The impact of recreational cannabis laws on cannabis use disorder during "treat and release" visits to hospital emergency departments in four states, 2017-2020. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335523003832 
• Cannabis retailer communication about cannabis products, health benefits and risks: A Mystery shopper study of licensed retailers in 5 U.S. Cities. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37917012/ 
• New York Officials Debunk 'misinformation' about Fentanyl laced marijuana. https://www.marijuanamoment.net/new-york-officials-debunk-misinformation-about-fentanyl-laced-marijuana/ 
• A case of Cannabis-induced catatonia and management with electroconvulsive therapy. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10499364/ 
• Distress tolerance and problematic cannabis use: does the form of cannabis matter? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37565482/
• Recreational Cannabis and Opioid Distribution. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hec.4652 
• Recreational cannabis use over time in individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis: Lack of associations with symptoms, neurocognitive, functioning and treatment pattern. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165178123003700?via%3Dihub 
• Recreational Cannabis Legalization has had limited effects on a wide range of adult psychiatric and psychosocial outcomes. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/recreational-cannabis-legalization-has-had-limited-effects-on-a-wide-range-of-adult-psychiatric-and-psychosocial-outcomes/D4AB5EB78D588473A054877E05D45F16 
• Thailand Cannabis: From a War on Drugs to Weed Curries (News-2022) https://www.bbc.com/news/61836019 
• Cannabis use in youth is associated with limited alterations in brain structure:  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-019-0347-2
• Gene linked to cannabis abuse:  https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190618104828.htm
• Here’s What Researchers Know So Far About How Marijuana Legalization Affects Public Health: https://www.marijuanamoment.net/heres-what-researchers-know-so-far-about-how-marijuana-legalization-affects-public-health/
• Cannabis Overdose: What Happens If You Consume Too Much? https://www.green-flower.com/articles/health/cannabis-overdose-what-happens-if-you-consume-too-much
• CANNABIS: NOT THE ONLY CAUSE OF CANNABIS WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME:  https://www.projectcbd.org/news/quick-hits/cannabis-withdrawal-causes?utm_source=Project+CBD+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=e12620d33f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_10_22_07_28&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ea5031784e-e12620d33f-6830217
• 2019
• Marijuana users weigh less, defying the munchies. (news/ abst – 2019)
  https://neurosciencenews.com/weight-marijuana-12023/
• Here’s Why Cannabis Boosts Your Artistic Side. (news – 2019)
  https://www.civilized.life/articles/heres-why-cannabis-boosts-your-artistic-side/
• Vegas city officials approve marijuana consumption lounges. (news – 2019)
  https://news.yahoo.com/vegas-city-officials-approve-marijuana-consumption-lounges-224946823.html
• Weed consumers no longer ‘stoner that lives in his mom’s basement’: CEO (news–2019) https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bds-analytics-roy-bingham-213756610.html
• New Study: How Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Impacts Home Values (news–2019) https://listwithclever.com/real-estate-blog/marijuana-housing-market-study/
• Drug Testing in the Era of Marijuana Legalization. (news – 2019)
  https://www.ehstoday.com/health/drug-testing-era-marijuana-legalization
• Study: Marijuana Use Not Independently Associated With Psychosis In Young People  (news–2019) https://norml.org/news/2019/05/02/study-cannabis-use-not-independently-associated-with-psychosis-in-young-people
• Street cannabis ‘contains dangerous amount of faecal matter’. (news – 2019)
  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47811251
• Puget Sound area uses more weed than Amsterdam — judging by its sewage, experts say  (news–2019) https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article231745903.html
• Study finds more edible pot among Colorado teen users. (news – 2019)
  https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/study-finds-more-edible-pot-211457415.html
• 20 colleges where students smoke the most weed. (news – 2019)
  https://www.businessinsider.com/colleges-that-smoke-the-most-weed-2019-8
• Recreational marijuana legalization reduces opioid deaths by 20%: study. (news – 2019)
  https://www.yahoo.com/news/recreational-marijuana-legalization-reduces-opioid-deaths-20-study-212840087.html
• Life Hacks: How To Salvage That Dried Out Marijuana. (news – 2019)
  https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/life-hacks-how-to-salvage-that-dried-out-weed/
• Weed Could Once Get Locals Killed in Bangkok. Now Cannabis Culture Is Taking Off  (news – 2019) https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mbme94/weed-could-once-get-locals-killed-in-bangkok-now-cannabis-culture-is-taking-off
• Federal Data Shows Youth Marijuana Use Isn’t Increasing Under Legalization (news – 2019) https://www.marijuanamoment.net/federal-data-shows-youth-marijuana-use-isnt-increasing-under-legalization/
• Colorado Weed Revenue Surpasses $1 Billion. (news – 2019)  https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/colorado-weed-revenue-1-billion-847527/
• Americans View Marijuana As Far Less Harmful Than Alcohol And Tobacco, Survey
  Finds (news–2019) https://www.marijuanamoment.net/americans-view-marijuana-as-far-less-harmful-than-alcohol-and-tobacco-survey-finds/
• 2018
• Urgent need for federal investment in research on cannabis health impacts, say
  researchers (article–2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5798990/
• The San Francisco DA will dismiss thousands of marijuana-related convictions, in
  unprecedented move (news–2018) https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/31/the-san-francisco-da-will-dismiss-thousands-of-marijuana-related-convictions.html?yptr=yahoo
• After legalization, black people are still arrested at higher rates for marijuana than white
  people (news–2018) https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/29/16936908/marijuana-legalization-racial-disparities-arrests
• Fewer employers opting to test for marijuana use. (news – 2018)
  https://www.hrdive.com/news/fewer-employers-opting-to-test-for-marijuana-use/518464/
• Should marijuana be legalized? Here’s what 2,000 of our readers said. (news – 2018)
  https://www.silive.com/news/2018/03/survey_should_marijuana_be_legalized.html
• Sensing Big Bucks, Tobacco Companies Pivot Toward Marijuana. (news – 2018)
  https://observer.com/2018/03/legalization-has-tobacco-companies-interested-in-marijuana-industry/
• What’s killing more pedestrians: smartphones or legal weed? (news–2018)  https://mashable.com/2018/03/02/new-york-times-weed-pedestrian-deaths/#mjO1k7c09iqn
• Binge Drinking Rates Drop In States With Recreational Marijuana Laws. (news – 2018)
  https://www.weedworldmagazine.org/2018/04/06/binge-drinking-rates-drop-in-states-with-recreational-marijuana-laws/Two 
• New Studies Suggest Opioid Prescriptions Drop in States with Legalized Marijuana (news – 2018) https://www.snopes.com/news/2018/04/04/studies-suggest-opioid-drop-marijuana/
• Blue Moon’s brewer launching cannabis-infused ‘beer’. (news – 2018)
  https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/03/28/blue-moon-brewer-marijuana-infused-beer/467110002/
• 4 Ways Using Even Legal Marijuana Makes You a Second-Class Citizen. (news – 2018)
  https://www.alternet.org/drugs/4-ways-using-even-legal-marijuana-makes-you-second-class-citizen
• Pueblo Pilot Study Disputes Stereotypes About Marijuana Use, Crime And
  Homelessness (news–2018) https://www.cpr.org/news/story/pueblo-pilot-study-disputes-stereotypes-about-marijuana-use-crime-and-homelessness
• The Search for Spirituality and Wellness Is Driving New Image for Cannabis (news–2018) https://www.laweekly.com/the-search-for-spirituality-and-wellness-is-driving-new-image-for-cannabis/
• CMA position against separate regulations for medical cannabis draws ire and insults  (news–2018) http://www.cmaj.ca/content/190/18/E574.long
• US Businesses ‘Testing Less For Marijuana In The Workplace’ (news–2018)
  https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/US-Businesses-Testing-Less-For-Marijuana-In-The-Workplace-20180502-0019.html
• How Reddit’s r/trees Helped Scientists Make Marijuana Discoveries. (news – 2018)
  https://www.marijuanamoment.net/how-reddits-r-trees-helped-scientists-make-marijuana-discoveries/
• California’s real impact on the battle to legalize marijuana. (news – 2018)
  https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/22/californias-real-impact-on-legal-weed-commentary.html
• WHO Report: Marijuana Leads to ‘Laughter & Talkativeness’. (news – 2018)
  https://cannabisnow.com/who-report-marijuana-leads-to-laughter-talkativeness/
• Military will restrict members’ marijuana use — but won’t ban it completely. (Canada)
  (news – 2018) https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/armed-forces-marijuana-policy-1.4698749
• Study: Family TV Time Often Involves Marijuana (news–2018)
  https://cannabisnow.com/study-family-tv-time-often-involves-marijuana/
• De Blasio announces NYPD will no longer arrest people for smoking weed in public  (news–2018) https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/393102-de-blasio-announces-nypd-will-no-longer-arrest-people-for-smoking-weed
• Pot Glossary: Cannabis Terms For Vermonters. (news – 2018)
  https://www.vpr.org/post/pot-glossary-cannabis-terms-vermonters#stream/0
• July 1 could be ‘extinction event’ for some California cannabis businesses.
  (news – 2018) https://mjbizdaily.com/july-1-could-be-extinction-event-for-some-california-marijuana-businesses/ 
• Jeff Sessions A NORML Statement on William Barr as Attorney General Nominee.
  (news – 2018) https://blog.norml.org/category/jeff-sessions/
• Has marijuana caused emergency room visits to skyrocket? (news – 2018)
  https://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2018/jul/06/patrick-kennedy/has-marijuana-caused-emergency-room-visits-skyrock/
• New bill would protect feds who legally smoke pot. (news – 2018)
  https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2018/07/31/new-bill-would-protect-feds-who-legally-smoke-pot/
• Canada To Measure Marijuana Use By Testing Sewage. (news – 2018)
  https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/04/13/599747395/canada-to-measure-marijuana-use-by-testing-sewage
• There’s now a CANNABIS-themed version of Airbnb – where you can search for B and
  Bs that will let you smoke weed. (news – 2018)
  https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/7185149/weed-airbnb-hotels-smoke-pot/
• Canada’s military unveils rules governing troop cannabis use. (news – 2018)
  https://www.yahoo.com/news/canadas-military-unveils-rules-governing-troop-cannabis-171601288.html
• Why overdose is the wrong word when it comes to cannabis. (news –2018)
  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cannabis-overdose-toxicity-marijuana-1.4816654
• Activist ‘NJWeedman’ Unsuccessfully Tries To Get Arrested on Marijuana Charges.
  (news – 2018) https://www.civilized.life/articles/activist-njweedman-unsuccessfully-tries-to-get-arrested-on-marijuana-charges/
• California Is Really Screwing Up Its First Year of Recreational Cannabis. (news – 2018)
  https://www.wweek.com/news/2018/12/29/california-is-really-screwing-up-its-first-year-of-recreational-cannabis/
• One in seven U.S. adults used marijuana in 2017. (news – 2018)
  https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-marijuna-us-adults/one-in-seven-us-adults-used-marijuana-in-2017-idUSKCN1LC2B7
• Teen Cannabis Use Continues to Drop in States that Legalized Marijuana. (news – 2018)
  https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/teen-cannabis-use-drop-states-legalized/
• Tobacco more strongly linked to clogged arteries than cannabis. (news – 2018)
  https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/smoking-and-heart-disease_tobacco-more-strongly-linked-to-clogged-arteries-than-cannabis/44043526
• Politics and pot: Democrats and Republicans consume cannabis differently, report shows  (news–2018) https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2018/11/01/politics-and-pot-how-do-democrats-and-republicans-usecannabis/1823707002/
• Study: 18% Of People 21 And Over Consider Themselves Cannabis Users.
  (news – 2018) https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/study-18-of-people-21-and-over-consider-themselves-cannabis-users/
• 2017
• Use of Marijuana for Medical Purposes Among Adults in the United States (abst–2017) https://www.pharmacist.com/article/use-marijuana-medical-purposes-among-adults-united-states
• North Americans Spent Almost $7 Billion on Legal Marijuana in 2016, Report Finds (news–2017) http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/North-Americans-Spent-Almost-7-Billion-on-Legal-10880439.php
• NFLPA eyes ‘less punitive’ approach to recreational weed (news – 2017) http://www.sportingnews.com/amp/nfl/news/nfl-marijuana-testing-policy-weed-nflpa-union-changesdemaurice-smith/1q3yk9qiy22mg1bhlho7ykt4ld
• Oregon bill would protect worker’s right to use marijuana off the clock (news – 2017) http://www.king5.com/news/local/bill-would-prevent-workers-from-being-fired-for-off-the-clock-potuse/393869088
• Delaying Pot Smoking Better for Teens’ Brains (news – 2017) Colorado on marijuana: ER visits, poison-control calls down even as consumption rates remain steady (news – 2017) http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/01/colorado-marijuana-er-visits-poison-control/
• Delaying Pot Smoking Better for Teens’ Brains (news – 2017) https://psychcentral.com/news/2017/01/29/delaying-pot-smoking-better-for-teens-brains/115706.html
• Legal marijuana sales creating escalating damage to the environment (news – 2017) https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-02/lu-lms022117.php
• Poll: Support for marijuana growing like a weed in Texas (news – 2017) http://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article134000059.html
• Marijuana Gets Its Own Congressional Caucus (news – 2017) http://reason.com/blog/2017/02/17/marijuana-gets-its-own-congressional-cau
• Are cities’ new marijuana laws about safety, or blocking Proposition 64? (news – 2017) http://www.ocregister.com/articles/city-743715-cities-marijuana.html
• Colorado marijuana leader says dismantling of industry would cause a recession (news – 2017) http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/marijuana/colorado-marijuana-leader-says-dismantling-of-industry-would-cause-a-recession
• You just killed the weed man”: Adventures in buying (legal) pot (news – 2017) http://www.salon.com/2017/02/12/you-just-killed-the-weed-man-adventures-in-buying-legal-pot/
• Marijuana In Israel Gets A Push From The Right (news – 2017) http://forward.com/news/israel/363713/marijuana-in-israel-gets-a-push-from-the-right/
• Joint operation: Indian cops blame rats for missing marijuana (news – 2017) http://dunyanews.tv/en/WeirdNews/380403-Joint-operation-Indian-cops-blame-rats-for-missin
• A Quarter of American Beer Drinkers Say They’re Switching to Pot (news – 2017) http://time.com/money/4705155/beer-marijuana-pot/
• Jeff Sessions What Would A Federal Marijuana Crackdown Look Like? (news – 2017) http://blog.norml.org/category/jeff-sessions/
• 9 Statistics That Prove Legal Marijuana Is an Economic Boom (news – 2017) http://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/stats-marijuana-economic-windfall.html/
• South African Court OKs Marijuana for Home Use (news – 2017) https://www.voanews.com/a/south-africa-marijuana-cannabis/3794445.html
• Hooded, handcuffed, and ‘violated’: South Dakota’s use of forced catheterization (news – 2017) https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/crime/2017/04/07/hooded-handcuffed-and-violated-south-dakotas-use-forced-catheterization/100000158/
• New Poll Finds Majority of Americans Have Smoked Marijuana (news – 2017) http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-poll-finds-majority-americans-have-smoked-pot-n747476
• What the Guys Who Coined ‘420’ Think About Their Place in Marijuana History (news – 2017) https://www.yahoo.com/news/guys-coined-apos-420-apos-161743398.html
• More than half of US adults have tried marijuana, poll finds (news – 2017) http://abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/half-american-adults-marijuana-poll-finds/story?id=46786923
• College Students are the Most Likely First-Time Cannabis Users (news – 2017) https://www.marijuanatimes.org/college-students-are-the-most-likely-first-time-cannabis-users/
• Study: First-time marijuana use in college at highest level in three decades (news – 2017) http://www.clickondetroit.com/lifestyle/study-first-time-marijuana-use-in-college-at-highest-level-in-three-decades
• Poll: Majority of marijuana smokers are parents, backed Clinton 2-1 (news – 2017) http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/poll-majority-of-marijuana-smokers-are-parents-backed-clinton-2- 1/article/2620766?custom_click=rss
• Marijuana may be legal in state, but it could get you deported (news – 2017) http://www.record-bee.com/article/NQ/20170418/NEWS/170419848
• Marijuana decriminalized but still triggers gun felony (news – 2017) http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2017/04/25/marijuana-decriminalized-but-still-triggers-gun-felony/100644004/
• New plan to legalise and tax cannabis launches in Switzerland (news – 2017) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/switzerland-marijuana-legalise-cannabis-plan-launch-tax-a7699751.html
• Is Your Marijuana Covered By Your Insurance? (news – 2017) https://www.thestreet.com/amp/story/14093895/1/is-your-marijuana-covered-by-your-insurance.html
• Colorado Marijuana DUIs Down One Third From 2016 (news – 2017) https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/colorado-weed-duis-down-one-third-from-2016/
• The morality of marijuana (news – 2017) http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/apr/28/morality-marijuana/
• Don’t Mail Your Mary Jane (news – 2017) http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/apr/28/dont-mail-your-mary-jane/
• DEA: Your teens may be hiding drugs in their graphing calculators. Or teddy bears (news–2017) http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/article147360859.html
• New Data Shows Medical Marijuana Consumers Far Outspend Recreational Users (news–2017) http://420intel.com/articles/2017/05/05/new-data-shows-medical-marijuana-consumers-far-outspend-recreational-users
• A guide on renters’ rights and the legalization of marijuana (Massachusetts) (news – 2017) http://realestate.boston.com/news/2017/04/26/renters-rights-and-marijuana/
• The US is falling behind other countries—like Canada—on marijuana (news – 2017) http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/20/the-us-falling-behind-other-countries-like-canada-on-marijuana-commentary.html
• Blunt talk: Medical marijuana takes root (news – 2017) https://mountainx.com/news/blunt-talk-medical-marijuana-takes-root/
• Marijuana Is Cheaper In States Where It’s Legal (news – 2017) http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/05/marijuana-cheaper-states-where-its-legal
• Study: Middle-aged white men marijuana use on the rise (news – 2017) https://www.rti.org/news/study-middle-aged-white-men-marijuana-use-rise
• Investigators warn of creative drug paraphernalia (news – 2017) http://www.wdam.com/story/35466567/investigators-warn-of-creative-drug-paraphernalia
• Marijuana isn’t attracting homeless people to Denver or Colorado, according to “best data we have” (news – 2017) https://www.denverite.com/marijuana-attracting-homeless-denver-colorado-no-best-data-35099/
• Marijuana convictions go up in smoke with California legalization (news – 2017) http://abc7.com/news/pot-convictions-go-up-in-smoke-with-california-legalization/2023154/
• How High are Marijuana Taxes in Your State? (news – 2017) https://taxfoundation.org/marijuana-taxes-state/
• Getting Compliant: Quick Guide to Regulations for California Cannabis Entrepreneurs (news – 2017) https://www.ganjapreneur.com/california-cannabis-regulations-compliance/
• California Localities Primed for Legal Recreational Cannabis Use (news – 2017) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-05/california-localities-primed-for-legal-recreational-cannabis-use
• The Astounding Size of the Marijuana Economy Dwarfs 10 of America’s Most Popular Food and Drink Staples (news – 2017) http://www.alternet.org/drugs/americans-hungrier-marijuana-10-products-services
• No, This Marijuana Trick Won’t Make You Feel Any Higher (news – 2017) http://www.menshealth.com/health/risks-of-smoking-marijuana-with-tobacco
• Legalising marijuana will boost California’s economy by $5 billion, study finds (news–2017) https://www.yahoo.com/news/legalising-marijuana-boost-california-apos-125900855.html
• Marijuana Taboo in the “Drug-Free” Nation (news – 2017) https://koreaexpose.com/daemacho-marijuana-taboo-drug-free-nation/
• Is Smoking Marijuana The Key To Happiness? (news – 2017) https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/is-smoking-marijuana-the-key-to-happiness/
• Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein: “From a legal and scientific perspective, marijuana is an unlawful drug.” (news – 2017) http://www.thecannabist.co/2017/06/13/rod-rosenstein-marijuana-unlawful-schedule-i/81433/
• Why are millennials dropping alcohol for marijuana? (news – 2017) http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/millennials-dropping-alcohol-marijuana-article-1.3247329
• Study contradicts negative stereotypes about marijuana consumers (news – 2017) http://kdvr.com/2017/06/15/study-contradicts-negative-stereotypes-about-marijuana-consumers/
• Cannabis Consumers Are Happy Campers (news – 2017) http://www.bdsanalytics.com/cannabis-consumers-happy-campers/
• County Fairs Could Sell Marijuana Right Alongside Fried Twinkies in California (news – 2017) http://www.foodandwine.com/news/county-fairs-sell-marijuana-california
• Three-quarters of Americans want Trump to respect state marijuana laws (news – 2017) http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/three-quarters-of-americans-want-trump-to-respect-state-marijuana-laws/article/2626855
• Police Searches Drop Dramatically in States that Legalized Marijuana (news – 2017) http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-searches-drop-dramatically-states-legalized-marijuana-n776146
• Catalonia legalises marijuana consumption, cultivation and distribution (news – 2017) https://www.yahoo.com/news/catalonia-legalises-marijuana-consumption-cultivation-145928125.html
• Marijuana Consumers: Young, Well-Paid, College-Educated (news – 2017) http://247wallst.com/consumer-products/2017/06/27/marijuana-consumers-young-well-paid-college-educated/
• Marijuana’s legalization fuels black market in other states (news – 2017) https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/07/31/marijuana-black-market/507417001/
• Everyone’s Favorite Organic and Fair Trade Soap Company is Promoting Marijuana Certification (and It’s a Huge Deal) (news – 2017) http://ecosalon.com/why-dr-bronners-support-for-organic-marijuana-certification-matters-qa/
• Colorado Employers Rethinking Drug Testing (news – 2017) http://www.npr.org/2017/07/08/536125097/colorado-employers-rethinking-drug-testing
• Why pot-smoking declines — but doesn’t end — with parenthood (news – 2017) http://www.washington.edu/news/2017/06/01/why-pot-smoking-declines-but-doesnt-end-with-parenthood/
• Washington state’s marijuana law hasn’t meant more use by young people, study says  (news–2017) https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/marijuana/more-washington-kids-arent-using-pot-even-though-its-legal-new-study-says/
• Study Shows Dispensaries Aren’t Changing How Much Kids Smoke Pot. (news – 2017)
  https://www.westword.com/marijuana/youth-marijuana-use-in-colorado-isnt-rising-because-of-dispensaries-9385407
• Cannabis-Friendly Trauma Patients Less Likely To Die In Hospital: Study (news–2017) https://www.civilized.life/articles/cannabis-trauma-patients/
• The Sushi Blunt Will Make You Extremely Hungry. (news – 2017)
  https://www.civilized.life/articles/the-sushi-blunt-will-make-you-extremely-hungry/
• California reportedly growing eight times as much marijuana as people are actually
  consuming (news–2017) https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/California-is-growing-too-much-marijuana-11654532.php
• Despite increased social acceptance, marijuana possession arrests increase: ACLU (news–2017) https://www.pennlive.com/news/2017/10/aclu_marijuana_state_capitol_l.html
• Roll up for Morocco’s cannabis trail (news–2017) https://www.yahoo.com/news/tourists-roll-moroccos-cannabis-trail-040444689.html
• Air Fresheners as Probable Cause? A New Jersey Lawyer Talks Garden State Cannabis
  Arrests (news–2017) https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/cannabis-arrests-in-new-jersey
• The DEA’s list of drug slang is hilarious and bizarre. (news – 2017)
  https://news.vice.com/story/the-deas-list-of-drug-slang-is-hilarious-and-bizarre
• Marijuana Ads Don’t Increase Use, Study Indicates. (news – 2017)
  https://www.marijuanamoment.net/marijuana-ads-dont-increase-use-study-indicates/
• What Are Canna Cigars and How to Make One. (news – 2017)
  https://www.coloradopotguide.com/colorado-marijuana-blog/article/what-are-canna-cigars-and-how-to-make-one/
• Convicted of a marijuana crime in California? It might go away, thanks to legal pot  (news–forum repost–2017)
  https://www.420magazine.com/forums/international-cannabis-news/430916-convicted-marijuana-crime-california-might-go-awaythanks-legal-pot.html
• 2016
• Merck Manual – Marijuana (Cannabis) Consumer version (full – 2016) http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/special-subjects/recreational-drugs-and-intoxicants/marijuana
• What Does the Average Cannabis Consumer Look Like? (article/presentation – 2016) https://docsend.com/view/kv9hgzy
• Oregon marijuana market growing thousands of jobs (news–2016) http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2016/05/19/oregon-marijuana-jobs/84633414/
• As more states legalize marijuana, adolescents’ problems with pot decline
  (news–2016) http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-05/wuso-ams052416.php
• Oregon issues guidelines on marijuana ‘gifting’ and giveaways (news–2016,updated 2019)
  http://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana/index.ssf/2016/05/oregon_issues_rules_on_marijua.html
• Survey: Czech Republic has most young cannabis users in Europe (news–2016) http://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/survey-czech-republic-has-most-young-cannabis-users-in-europe
• Teen marijuana use in Colorado found lower than national average (news–2016) https://www.yahoo.com/news/teen-marijuana-colorado-found-lower-national-average-005511222.html?nhp=1
• What the merger of recreational, medical pot means (news–2016) http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/marijuana/what-the-merger-of-recreational-medical-pot-means/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
• D.C. Department of Health Calls for Taxing and Regulating Marijuana (news–2016) http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/city-desk/blog/20826640/dc-department-of-health-calls-fortaxing-and-regulating-marijuana
• Ghana is 3rd consumer of marijuana globally – Report (news–2016) http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Ghana-is-3rd-consumer-of-marijuana-globallyReport-451744
• 7 in 10 Canadians support marijuana legalization: Nanos poll (news–2016) http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/7-in-10-canadians-support-marijuana-legalization-nanos-poll-1.2968953
• Study uses diverse sample to examine childhood weight’s link to age of first substance use (news–2016) https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160628110211.htm
• Stigma around pot will linger after legalization (news–2016) http://www.calgarysun.com/2016/07/03/stigma-around-pot-will-linger-after-legalization
• Diane Dimond: Recruiting Your Child as a Narc (news–2016) https://www.noozhawk.com/article/diane_dimond_recruiting_your_child_as_a_narc
• Average legal user spends $647 a year on marijuana (news–2016) http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-marijuana-costs-20160727-story.html
• American teenagers ‘are MORE likely to smoke marijuana than binge drink’, new maps reveal (news–2016) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3719979/American-teenagers-likely-smoke-marijuana-bingedrinks-new-maps-reveal.html#ixzz4GCZQ0Lzu
• Cutting the Weed: Joints Have Less Marijuana Than Thought (news–2016) https://www.yahoo.com/news/cutting-weed-joints-less-marijuana-thought-145254396.html?ref=gs
• Comparing sexual experiences related to alcohol and marijuana use among adults (news–2016) http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-08/nyu-cse080416.php
• One in Eight U.S. Adults Say They Smoke Marijuana (news–2016) http://www.gallup.com/poll/194195/adults-say-smoke-marijuana.aspx?g_source=WellBeing&g_medium=lead&g_campaign=tiles
• Anti-marijuana campaign’s biggest donor? Chandler pharma company (news–2016) http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/09/08/anti-marijuana-campaigns-biggestdonor-chandler-pharma-company/89981456/?hootPostID=901305b772b0d02a830f12be119b66dc
• CDC: Young People Say Marijuana Is Becoming Less Available (news–2016) http://blog.norml.org/2016/09/02/cdc-young-people-say-marijuana-is-becoming-less-available/
• Canada to press U.S. on ‘ludicrous’ marijuana border policy (news–2016) https://www.yahoo.com/news/canada-press-u-ludicrous-marijuana-border-policy-174014750.html
• Nigeria: Inside Story of Abuja Elite Female Marijuana Smokers (news–2016) http://allafrica.com/stories/201608190213.html
• Marijuana Money: How Much Do Cannabis Consumers Spend Annually? (news – 2016) http://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/average-cannabis-consumer-spend.html/?ref=YF&yptr=yahoo
• Legal Weed Spurs Real Estate Boom In U.S. States (news–2016) http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/08/15/marijuana-real-estate-boom_n_11529824.html
• Americans have radically changed their views on weed over 25 years (news–2016) http://www.businessinsider.com/americans-changing-views-on-weed-over-25-years-2016-9
• Alaska soldiers barred from events promoting marijuana (news–2016) http://www.stripes.com/news/alaska-soldiers-barred-from-events-promoting-marijuana-1.430531
• Goodman: Never was a good reason to outlaw marijuana (news–2016) http://www.lcsun-news.com/story/opinion/columnists/2016/10/08/goodman-never-good-reason-outlawmarijuana/91729654/
• Police arrest more people for marijuana use than for all violent crimes — combined (news–2016) http://m.gazette.com/police-arrest-more-people-for-marijuana-use-than-for-all-violent-crimescombined/article/1587703
• Support for marijuana legalization rises among U.S. adults: poll (news–2016) https://www.yahoo.com/news/support-marijuana-legalization-rises-among-u-adults-poll-225135684.html
• There’s Only One Demographic That Still Thinks Marijuana Should Be Illegal (news–2016) http://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/marijuana-legalization-survey.html/?ref=YF&yptr=yahoo
• Old marijuana joint found at nuclear power plant (news–2016) http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20161024/old-marijuana-joint-found-at-nuclear-power-plant
• Marijuana legalization may have an unexpected result: Drug smuggling into Mexico (news–2016) https://www.yahoo.com/news/marijuana-legalization-may-unexpected-result-192112974.html
• Military weighs mellower marijuana restrictions for recruits (news – 2016) http://wqad.com/2016/11/02/military-weighs-mellower-marijuana-restrictions-for-recruits/
• Strict Pot Restrictions for Applicants Is A ‘Death Sentence,’ Baltimore Comm. Says (news – 2016) http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2016/10/31/md-to-mull-over-more-lenient-pot-restrictions-for-cops/
• Marijuana doctors get new business buzz from legalization in California (news – 2016) http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article117464363.html
• A tip sheet for workers and workplaces where marijuana is legal (news – 2016) http://gazette.com/article/1591346
• Marijuana industry brought to a standstill by new pesticide testing regulations (news–2016) http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2016/12/marijuana_industry_brought_to.html
• OBAMA: It’s ‘untenable’ for government to enforce ‘a patchwork of laws’ on marijuana (news – 2016) https://www.yahoo.com/news/obama-untenable-government-enforce-patchwork-210012774.html
• Yes, most state employees can use marijuana off the job (news – 2016) http://juneauempire.com/state/2016-11-28/yes-most-state-employees-can-use-marijuana-job
• Californians are already having their marijuana charges downgraded (news – 2016) http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2016/11/16/53070/people-are-already-having-their-marijuanaconvicti/
• Bonfires of moldy pot (news – 2016) http://www.mailtribune.com/news/20161114/bonfires-of-moldy-pot
• Now what? A dispensary owner, a scientist, a defense expert and a city manager reflect on the new pot law (news – 2016) http://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-abcarian-cannabis-voices-20161112-story.html
• Uruguay to have marijuana museum (news – 2016) http://phys.org/news/2016-12-uruguay-marijuana-museum.html
• New analysis highlights patterns of adult medical marijuana use (news – 2016) https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/news-releases/2016/12/new-analysis-highlights-patterns-adult-medical-marijuana-use
• Baby boomers on dope: Recreational marijuana use is on the rise among adults over 50 (news – 2016) https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161205091216.htm
• Teens with Medical Marijuana Cards Much Likelier to Say They’re Addicted, but Few Teens Have Them (news – 2016) http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/637617/? sc=rsmn
• Now you ‘Can Pay’ for pot with this app (news – 2016) http://keprtv.com/news/offbeat/now-you-canpay-for-pot-with-this-app
• Punch the clock and pass the brownies (news – 2016) http://www.newsobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article109725787.html
• A trade school in Colorado is training foodies and weed enthusiasts to become pot ‘sommeliers’ (news – 2016) https://www.yahoo.com/news/trade-school-colorado-training-foodies-161500970.html
• Ravalli County drug case could change school searches in Montana (news – 2016) http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/ravalli-county-drug-case-could-change-school-searches-inmontana/article_f9efe038-4253-5647-92d5-21c0ecca13e7.html
• Smoke signals Teen drug use is declining, according to a new national survey (news – 2016) https://news.vice.com/story/teen-drug-use-is-declining-as-more-states-legalize-marijuana
• Here’s who buys legal weed (news – 2016) http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-who-buys-legal-weed-2016-12
• Tantra THC: Using Cannabis to Make Sex Sacred (news – 2016) http://sfevergreen.com/tantra-thc-using-cannabis-make-sex-sacred/
• Teens Now Associate ‘Smoking’ With Marijuana, Not Cigarettes (news – 2016) http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/12/more-teens-smoke-marijuana-than-cigarettes-or-e-cigs.html? mid=twitter_cut
• What a $20 Bag of Weed Looks Like in Jamaica (news – 2016) http://herb.co/2016/01/26/20-bag-weed-looks-like-jamaica/
• Marijuana: 15 Cities With the Most Pot Users (news – 2016) http://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/marijuana-cities-pot-users.html/?ref=YF&yptr=yahoo
• The Early Bird Does Not Get the Legal Weed (news – 2016) http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-23/the-early-bird-does-not-get-the-legal-weed
• Google reveals what people really think about weed (news – 2016) http://www.businessinsider.com/weed-trends-google-2016-9/#interest-in-cannabis-is-rising-in-the-us-notewere-looking-at-all-weed-related-searches-here-as-grouped-by-google-machine-learning-1
• Cop Task Force Gets In The Weeds (news – 2016) http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/marijuana_police/
• Cannabis Wins Big On Election Night (news – 2016) http://beyondchronic.com/2016/11/cannabis-wins-big-on-election-night/
• What Does the Average Cannabis Consumer Look Like? (news/presentation – 2016) https://docsend.com/view/kv9hgzy
• Finally: Researchers have figured out how much weed is in a typical joint (news – 2016) https://www.weedweekly.com/finally-researchers-have-figured-out-how-much-weed-is-in-a-typical-joint/
• Marijuana Money: How Much Do Cannabis Consumers Spend Annually? (news – 2016) http://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/average-cannabis-consumer-spend.html/?ref=YF&yptr=yahoo
• Dutch Study Says Legal Cannabis Cultivation Would Boost Human Rights (news – 2016) https://www.marijuanatimes.org/dutch-study-says-legal-cannabis-cultivation-would-boost-human-rights/
• Marijuana Is Harder Than Ever for Younger Teens to Find (news – 2016) https://www.usnews.com/news/data-mine/articles/2016-12-13/marijuana-is-harder-than-ever-for-younger-teens-to-find
• 2015
• Cory Booker on how America’s criminal justice system destroys the American dream (news – 2015) http://www.vox.com/2015/3/16/8205027/cory-booker-drug-war
• College Kids Now Prefer ‘Funny’ Cigarettes (news – 2015) http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/09/college-kids-now-prefer-funny-cigarettes.html
• Tinder-style dating app pairs marijuana users (news – 2015) http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2015/02/05/Tinder-style-dating-app-pairs-marijuana-users/1041423187017/?st_rec=1401423762960
• Is Smoking Kosher for Passover — and What About Pot? (news – 2015) http://forward.com/articles/217811/is-smoking-kosher-for-passover-and-what-about-po/
• Colorado report describes, in detail, first year of recreational marijuana (news – 2015) http://www.thecannabist.co/2015/02/27/marijuana-report-colorado-pot-med/30604/
• Majority of young conservatives lean toward marijuana legalization (news – 2015) http://www.dailytargum.com/article/2015/03/majority-of-young-conservatives-lean-toward-marijuana-legalization
• 8 Tips To Hide The Smell Of Weed (news – 2019) http://herb.co/2015/10/20/hide-the-smell-of-weed/?bt_alias=eyJ1c2VySWQiOiAiYTM4ZDI0ODctMzNmMC00NGRkLWEyOTYtNGI3ZjY1MDIyZDc3In0%3D
• After two years, debate remains over marijuana legalization’s impacts (news – 2015) http://www.denverpost.com/2015/12/26/after-two-years-debate-remains-over-marijuana-legalizations-impacts/
• Where You Can Legally Light a Joint in the Nation’s Capital (news – 2015) https://www.yahoo.com/news/where-legally-light-joint-nations-capital-120000883.html?ref=gs
• What to know before visiting your first pot shop (news – 2015) http://mashable.com/2015/03/28/pot-shop-beginner/
• Nebraska and Oklahoma Sue Colorado in Supreme Court Over Legal Recreational Pot (news – 2015) https://www.thestreet.com/story/12993813/1/nebraska-and-oklahoma-sue-colorado-in-supreme-court-over-legal-recreational-pot.html
• More Than Four in 10 Americans Say They Have Tried Marijuana (news – 2015) http://www.gallup.com/poll/184298/four-americans-say-tried-marijuana.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication
• One in every 17 college students smokes marijuana on daily or near-daily basis (news – 2015) http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150901/One-in-every-17-college-students-smokes-marijuana-on-daily-or-near-daily-basis.aspx
• Seniors Are Seeking Out States Where Marijuana is Legal (news – 2015) http://time.com/money/3967757/seniors-retire-marijuana-legal-states/?xid=yahoo_money
• Marijuana Legalization 2015: 58% Of US Supports Recreational Use Of Pot, Poll Finds (news – 2015) http://www.ibtimes.com/marijuana-legalization-2015-58-us-supports-recreational-use-pot-poll-finds-2150492
• 2014
• Study: Marijuana legalization doesn’t increase crime (news – 2014) http://www.msnbc.com/all/does-marijuana-lower-the-crime-rate
• The Number of Marijuana Dealers in the United States (news – 2014) https://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/the-number-of-marijuana-dealers-in-the-united-states/
• The Most Popular Day of the Week For Buying Weed (news – 2014) https://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/the-most-popular-day-of-the-week-for-buying-weed/
• What it’s like inside a recreational marijuana dispensary (news – 2014) http://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-its-like-inside-a-recreational-marijuana-dispensary-2014-11-25?siteid=yhoof2
• Where Americans Smoke and Grow Marijuana (Maps) (news – 2014) http://www.livescience.com/48606-marijuana-maps-of-united-states.html
• Legal Pot In The U.S. May Be Undercutting Mexican Marijuana (news – 2014) http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/12/01/367802425/legal-pot-in-the-u-s-may-be-undercutting-mexican-marijuana?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=storiesfromnpr
• The Great Colorado Weed Experiment (opinion – 2014) http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/opinion/sunday/high-time-the-great-colorado-weed-experiment.html
• Don’t Harsh Our Mellow, Dude (news – 2014) http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/dont-harsh-our-mellow-dude/article6083781.ece
• 2013
• Marijuana Prohibition Now Costs The Government $20 Billion A Year: Economist (news – 2013) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/20/marijuana-prohibition-costs_n_3123397.html
• Marijuana Use Increased Over the Last Decade (news – 2013) http://www.pewresearch.org/daily-number/marijuana-use-increased-over-the-last-decade/
• Sending Out Smoke Signals (news – 2013) http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/fashion/marijuana-etiquette-sending-out-smoke-signals.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&
• 3D Printing Is Getting Stoned (news – 2013) https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/788awy/3d-printing-is-getting-stoned-5886b6e0e47a7e45874beecd
• Cannabis use among teens is on the rise in some developing countries (news – 2013) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/269017.php
• Silicon Valley’s secret ingredient? Marijuana, says Bloomberg report (news – 2013) http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass_roundup/2013/03/silicon-valley-marijuana-use.html
• 2012
• Former Supreme Court justice blasts minimum sentences for marijuana offenders (article – 2012) http://www.cmaj.ca/content/184/8/E391
• Marijuana Now the Most Popular Drug in the World (news – 2012) http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/06/29/marijuana-now-the-most-popular-drug-in-the-world/
• Barack Obama’s marijuana smoking days with the ‘Choom Gang’ (news – 2012) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/9290972/Barack-Obamas-marijuana-smoking-days-with-the-Choom-Gang.html
• Marijuana Legalization and States Rights (news – 2012) https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/marijuana-legalization-and-states-rights/
• 2011
• Nixon’s Vengeful War on Marijuana (news – 2011) http://mamamojournal.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/nixons-vengeful-war-on-marijuana.html
• High Childhood IQ Linked to Subsequent Illicit Drug Use, Research Suggests (news–2011) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111114221018.htm