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Teens with medical marijuana cards much likelier to say they’re addicted
Posted by on July 24, 2015
Teens with medical marijuana cards much likelier to say they’re addicted, but few teens have them
- Source:
- University of Michigan. (2015, July 23). Teens with medical marijuana cards much likelier to say they’re addicted, but few teens have them. ScienceDaily. Retrieved July 24, 2015 from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150723140207.htm
- ScienceDaily Summary:
- Teens using marijuana for medical reasons are 10 times more likely to say they are hooked on marijuana than youth who get marijuana illegally, a new study shows. The study is the first to report on a nationally representative sample of 4,394 high school seniors and their legal or illegal medical marijuana use as it relates to other drug use. In the study, 48 teens had medical marijuana cards, but 266 teens used medical marijuana without a card.
Journal Reference:
- Carol J. Boyd, Philip T. Veliz, Sean Esteban McCabe. Adolescents’ Use of Medical Marijuana: A Secondary Analysis of Monitoring the Future Data. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2015; 57 (2): 241 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.04.008
Gateway to Curiosity: Medical Marijuana Ads and Intention and Use During Middle School.
Posted by on July 9, 2015
Adolescents who view medical marijuana ads more likely to use the drug, study finds
- Source:
- RAND Corporation. (2015, July 6). Adolescents who view medical marijuana ads more likely to use the drug, study finds. ScienceDaily. Retrieved July 9, 2015 from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150706154858.htm
- ScienceDaily Summary:
- A new study raises questions about whether there is a need to revise prevention programming for youth as the availability, visibility and legal status of marijuana changes. The report found that adolescents who saw advertising for medical marijuana were more likely to either report using marijuana or say they planned to use the substance in the future.
Journal Reference:
- Elizabeth J. D’Amico, Jeremy N. V. Miles, Joan S. Tucker. Gateway to Curiosity: Medical Marijuana Ads and Intention and Use During Middle School.. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 2015; DOI: 10.1037/adb0000094
First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens in Massachusetts
Posted by on June 29, 2015
WTR-RI Research & Analysis Team Note:
Following are links to two Associated Press Stories that appeared in the Providence Journal recently. They describe some of the regulations with respect to product safety and on site practices dispensaries in Massachusetts must follow.
The Providence Journal: June 20, 2015; Section: Rhode Island; Page A5
Baker approves waiver for state’s first pot dispensary
http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODE/ProJo/LandingPage/LandingPage.aspx?href=VFBKLzIwMTUvMDYvMjA.&pageno=NQ..&entity=QXIwMDUwNg..&view=ZW50aXR5
The Providence Journal: June 25, 2015; Section: Rhode Island; Page A2
First dispensary in Massachusetts opens
