Top U.S. drug-addiction research warns against decriminalizing marijuana
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VANCOUVER (CP) - A top American clinical researcher in the field of drug addiction warned Tuesday that decriminalizing marijuana could lead to increased abuse of the drug.
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A huge leap in opium poppy growing in Afghanistan, revealed by a US study released Friday, threatens the fragile democracy and increases pressure on anti-narcotics efforts to succeed, top federal officials said.
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Armed with a legal decision in their favor, scientists and advocates of medical research on marijuana pressed the Drug Enforcement Administration yesterday to allow them to grow their own, saying that pot supplied by the government is too hard to get and that its poor quality limits their research.
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Dutch scientists have found that some young people who frequently use marijuana could be at greater risk for developing psychosis later in life, Reuters reported Dec. 1. For the study, 2,437 individuals aged 14-24 were surveyed about their marijuana use.
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Recovering drug addicts who are   infected with hepatitis C virus may stick to their medications   better if they are allowed to use marijuana, U.S. researchers   reported on Wednesday.
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The number of cannabis farms being uncovered by police in England and Wales has trebled in the last two years, according to a report by drugs information charity DrugScope published Tuesday.
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Convinced they have sound science on their side, advocates for the medical use of marijuana plan to launch a novel effort to get the federal government to ease restrictions on the illicit drug.
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First-degree relatives of alcoholics are more likely to also become addicted to alcohol, as well as to other drugs such as cocaine, according to new research.
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The penalty for smoking pot in Alabama is up to 99 years in prison. But that hasn&#39;t stopped the Cotton State - along with Mississippi and Georgia â-rom siding with California in its battle to keep medical marijuana legal.
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CHICAGO - The American Medical Association called for more research into the public health risks of video and Internet games on Wednesday but stopped short of declaring them addictive.
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NEW YORK  - Quitting marijuana can cause withdrawal symptoms as severe as those from quitting tobacco, a small study suggests.
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A U.N. report showing Canadians use more marijuana than people in any other industrialized country is more evidence that the drug should be legalized, activists said on Tuesday.
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Coping with rising methamphetamine use by adults is one of the top challenges U.S. child welfare agencies say they will face in the next five years, the government said in a report released on Friday.
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A recent University of Missouri-Columbia researcher found that students are more likely to drink, smoke cigarettes and smoke marijuana when they receive drivers&#39; licenses.
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Canada&#39;s governing Liberal Party re- introduced a bill decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana and hashish, in contrast with harsher US penalties.
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Most Canadians support the decriminalization of marijuana, says a North American group advocating such a policy. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws said a poll conducted Oct. 26-Nov.
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Youth smoking and drug abuse declined again this year, concludes a federal study that also found marked progress over the last decade in persuading teens to avoid cigarettes and illicit substances.