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Voters in Maine this week decisively approved a measure that will make medical marijuana more available to residents, the Bangor Daily News reported Nov. 4. The ballot initiative, approved by 58 percent of voters, expands the list of qualifying health …
A Colorado court has let stand the drug conviction of a woman who supplied marijuana to medical-marijuana dispensaries, saying the she did not qualify as a “caregiver” under state law because she did not have direct contact with patients, the …
Young smokers suffer reduced cardiovascular function even if they smoke only a few cigarettes per day, according to research from Stella Daskalopoulou at the McGill University Health Center. Medical News Today reported Oct. 27 that Daskalopoulou and colleagues found arterial …
Programs that help people with addictions make the transition from prison back to the community and continue their recovery have been awarded a total of $28.7 million by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The three-year grants …
Powerful opiate-based painkillers carry too many risks to be used to treat arthritis pain, researchers are warning patients. Reuters reported Oct. 7 that researcher Eveline Nuensch of the University of Bern in Switzerland and colleagues compared opiate-based drugs to a …
Revised drug laws that just took effect in New York may allow drug offenders convicted of low-level crimes to have their sentences reduced or may even be released from prison, the Associated Press reported Oct. 7. The state will now …
Twenty-five grants totaling $43 million over five years have been awarded to groups that provide addiction and mental health treatment to homeless populations, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has announced. The grants to community-based groups were …
The criminal-justice system accounts for more than one in three referrals to addiction-treatment programs nationally, and such referrals are more likely to result in completed treatment stays, according to the latest Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) report from the Substance …
California officials are seeking greater control over medical-marijuana sales, as pot dispensaries have proliferated in cities like Los Angeles and concerns are rising about drug dealers posing as medical-marijuana providers. USA Today reported Sept. 30 that the law on medical-marijuana …
The leading maker of clove cigarettes has gone to court in a bid to prevent the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from imposing a ban on cigars flavored with cloves, fruit, or other flavorings, the Wall Street Journal reported …
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