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Pot For Parasites? Pygmy Men Smoke Out Worms

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Pot For Parasites? Pygmy Men Smoke Out Worms

June 23, 2015 • When it comes to reefer madness, nobody can top a group of traditional hunter-gatherers in the Congo Basin. About 70 percent of men smoke cannabis. The drug could be doing more than getting them high.

Medical Marijuana Is Often Less Potent Than Advertised

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Medical Marijuana Is Often Less Potent Than Advertised

June 23, 2015 • The pot brownie you bought to help your sleeping disorder may have a lot less active ingredient than promised, a study finds. And a review of other studies finds scant evidence of medical benefits.

Concern Grows Over Unregulated Pesticide Use Among Marijuana Growers

Using chemicals to control bugs or mold is common among commercial cannabis growers. But with no federal oversight, experts are concerned growers may be using dangerous pesticides. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption

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Concern Grows Over Unregulated Pesticide Use Among Marijuana Growers

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June 17, 2015 • Regulators in the 23 states where medical or recreational marijuana is allowed are having a tough time making sure pot buyers don't ingest harmful pesticides.

Concern Grows Over Unregulated Pesticide Use Among Marijuana Growers

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Looks Good Enough To Smoke: Marijuana Gets Its Glamour Moment

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Looks Good Enough To Smoke: Marijuana Gets Its Glamour Moment

May 20, 2015 • Aficionados of fine weed describe the effects as if they're talking about vintage wine. But how to know which medicinal or recreational strain to choose? This field guide cuts through the haze.

The Two-Way

Dog Didn't Bite Man, Blind Pot Customer Tells French Court

April 10, 2015 • A blind man who was sold actual grass instead of the grass he was looking for has told a French court that it was he, and not his guide dog, who bit a deceitful dealer.

Quality-Testing Legal Marijuana: Strong But Not Always Clean

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Quality-Testing Legal Marijuana: Strong But Not Always Clean

March 24, 2015 • Early efforts to test legal marijuana are finding that it's got lots of buzzworthy THC. But it can also have fungus, chemical residue and bacteria. What that means for health and safety isn't clear.

Obama, 2016 Contenders Deal With Changing Attitudes On Marijuana

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It's All Politics

Obama, 2016 Contenders Deal With Changing Attitudes On Marijuana

March 16, 2015 • As Americans move toward more favorable views of pot, politicians are moving, too — in some cases.

Obama, 2016 Contenders Deal With Changing Attitudes On Marijuana

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Pot Can Trigger Psychotic Symptoms For Some, But Do The Effects Last?

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Pot Can Trigger Psychotic Symptoms For Some, But Do The Effects Last?

March 6, 2015 • Scientists are sharply divided on whether the disordered thinking and paranoia sometimes caused by marijuana is just a temporary thing or the start of long-term disorders like schizophrenia.

As Washington Prepares To Legalize Pot, Congressman Threatens To Arrest Mayor

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As Washington Prepares To Legalize Pot, Congressman Threatens To Arrest Mayor

February 25, 2015 • Mayor Muriel Bowser said the city would continue with its plans to legalize pot at midnight. Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah said the District would be in "willful violation of the law."

Marijuana Is Now Legal In Alaska, The 3rd U.S. State With Legal Pot

Leaders of the Alaska Cannabis Club share a joint at their medical marijuana dispensary in Anchorage. On Tuesday, Alaska became the third state in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana use. Mark Thiessen/AP hide caption

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Marijuana Is Now Legal In Alaska, The 3rd U.S. State With Legal Pot

February 24, 2015 • The new law means people over age 21 can consume small amounts of pot — if they can find it. It's still illegal to sell marijuana in Alaska.

How Marijuana Highjacks Your Brain To Give You The Munchies

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How Marijuana Highjacks Your Brain To Give You The Munchies

February 18, 2015 • Where there's pot, there's often an insatiable hunger. Now researchers have a big clue why: Cannabinoids, the drug in marijuana, appear to flip a neural circuit that normally tells us we're full.

Nebraska Says Colorado Pot Isn't Staying Across The Border

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Nebraska Says Colorado Pot Isn't Staying Across The Border

February 3, 2015 • Law enforcement in Nebraska towns near the Colorado border are reporting a jump in pot-related offenses. Legalization next door, they say, is creating burdensome consequences they never asked for.

Nebraska Says Colorado Pot Isn't Staying Across The Border

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Pediatricians Say Don't Lock Up Teenagers For Using Marijuana

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Pediatricians Say Don't Lock Up Teenagers For Using Marijuana

January 26, 2015 • Making pot legal for adults means teens will be more likely to use it too, say pediatricians. And while they're concerned about health effects, they say there are better ways to deter usage than jail.

Voters Said Yes, But D.C. And Congress Continue To Spar Over Pot

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Voters Said Yes, But D.C. And Congress Continue To Spar Over Pot

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January 21, 2015 • In November, District of Columbia residents voted to legalize marijuana. Still, the measure's status remains in flux while the city fights against Congress for autonomy on the issue.

Voters Said Yes, But D.C. And Congress Continue To Spar Over Pot

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Getting High Safely: Aspen Launches Marijuana Education Campaign

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Getting High Safely: Aspen Launches Marijuana Education Campaign

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December 26, 2014 • Authorities in the Colorado city have distributed brochures on the do's and don'ts of marijuana use. They list facts such as where pot is legal and how long the high takes to set in.

Getting High Safely: Aspen Launches Marijuana Education Campaign

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Tuesday June 23, 2015

Wednesday June 17, 2015

KUNC

Concern Grows Over Unregulated Pesticide Use Among Marijuana Growers

Wednesday May 20, 2015

Friday April 10, 2015

Tuesday March 24, 2015

Monday March 16, 2015

Obama, 2016 Contenders Deal With Changing Attitudes On Marijuana

Friday March 6, 2015

Wednesday February 25, 2015

Tuesday February 24, 2015

Wednesday February 18, 2015

Tuesday February 3, 2015

Nebraska Says Colorado Pot Isn't Staying Across The Border

Monday January 26, 2015

Wednesday January 21, 2015

WAMU

Voters Said Yes, But D.C. And Congress Continue To Spar Over Pot

Friday December 26, 2014

KAJX

Getting High Safely: Aspen Launches Marijuana Education Campaign