Tag: The Washington Post
As more states legalize marijuana, more children accidentally ingest THC-laced edibles

Vancouver is a disaster zone of Canada’s liberal drug policies

An effort to decriminalize prostitution in D.C. faces unlikely opposition: Local sex worker advocates

Potent pot, vulnerable teens trigger concerns in first states to legalize marijuana
6/16/19--The first two states to legalize recreational marijuana are starting to grapple with teenagers’ growing use of highly potent pot. Parents, educators, and physicians say youths are easily getting hold of edibles infused with tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the psychoactive component that causes a high, and concentrates such as “shatter,” a brittle, honey-colored substance that is heated and then inhaled through a special device. Read
Potent pot, vulnerable teens trigger concerns in first states to legalize marijuana

No, CBD-infused jelly beans definitely won’t get you high. Here’s why.

Democratic marijuana lobbyist wins statewide race after Florida recount

NASA to launch safety review of SpaceX and Boeing after video of Elon Musk smoking pot rankled agency leaders

Md. marijuana recall: ForwardGro products ordered off the shelves, commission won’t say why
10/28/18--The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission issued an “administrative hold” on all products using marijuana grown by ForwardGro, which operates a large greenhouse in Lothian, in Anne Arundel County. The hold, communicated to the state’s 69 dispensaries on Oct. 7, was described as a “precautionary measure.” The commission ordered sellers to “quarantine” ForwardGro products, adding: “Follow up instructions will be forthcoming in the future.” Read
Cities defiant after Justice Department’s threat on ‘supervised injection sites’

Report warns of ‘serious risk’ to Peace Corps from drug use by volunteers
8/24/18--The Peace Corps has a drug problem related to an increasingly outdated view of marijuana, but significant enough to the agency’s Office of Inspector General that it warns of a “serious risk to the integrity and reputation of the Peace Corps as well as the health and safety of Volunteers.” Read
Elizabeth Warren’s faulty claim about marijuana convictions

Friday appears to be the day medical marijuana will go on sale in Maryland

Medical marijuana took a bite out of alcohol sales. Recreational pot could take an even bigger one.

The truth behind the ‘first marijuana overdose death’ headlines

The drug industry’s triumph over the DEA

Marijuana industry looks to get more women, minorities in the pot business

Here’s one marijuana trend you should actually be worried about

How legalization caused the price of marijuana to collapse

Congress appears ready to buck Sessions on medical marijuana

Drug production is booming in Paraguay, and so is drug violence

Maryland is mired in a medical-marijuana morass

Why Jeff Sessions is going to lose his war against cannabis

Dallas man asked passengers to stop smoking weed on train. They viciously attacked him.

These college students lost access to legal pot — and started getting better grades

New coffee pods promise a two-way buzz: From marijuana and caffeine

Americans don’t like the media, but they’re cool with reporters getting high
America’s new tobacco crisis: The rich stopped smoking, the poor didn’t

More people are voluntarily seeking help for marijuana addiction

Companies need workers — but people keep getting high

Jeff Sessions’s war on drugs has medical marijuana advocates worried

Teens tend to think marijuana use is no big deal, but they’re wrong.

How Jeff Sessions wants to bring back the war on drugs

The DEA just gave a big boost to a cannabis-based seizure drug
A pharma company just got DEA approval for synthetic marijuana

Good science on marijuana is so hard to find

Pot laws under scrutiny in Maryland General Assembly
Why legal pot is suddenly in big danger

NFLPA to study marijuana as a potential pain-management tool

The dog ate my pot brownie: Legalization fuels increase in stoned pets

Meet the senators and congressmen who support marijuana legalization
