Legal Pot Use Raises Questions About Abuse Issues

Published December 9, 2012

Legal pot use raises questions about abuse issues

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Last year, marijuana use accounted for nearly half of youth admissions to treatment facilities in Washington state, according to data released in October from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. More than 4,200 young people …
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Buzzkill: NJ medical marijuana regulations are the nation's toughest

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Possession of marijuana became legal in Washington state at midnight, and several hundred people gathered at the Space Needle to smoke and celebrate the occasion, even though the new law does prohibit public use of marijuana. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren …
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A dive off the fiscal cliff will hurt Hoosiers

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And those who rely on federal programs to heat their homes, pay for HIV-AIDS drugs, retrain for a new job, educate a special needs child, or get other services could find it harder to get help. Doctors, hospitals and … As a result, the state's …
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