BOSTON (CBS) — The federal government is asking the state of Massachusetts to turn over information on the 40,000 patients who were prescribed medical marijuana. Read more »
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California Is Still Arresting Too Many People of Color for Cannabis
California residents voted overwhelmingly to legalize cannabis for all adults last November. Yet law enforcement’s approach towards the drug has yet to fully evolve along with public attitudes. That’s according to crime statistics from 2016 released by the California Department of Justice last week. Read more »
Marijuana Tied to Hypertension Risk
Marijuana use may be a cause of high blood pressure, a new study reports. Researchers studied 332 deaths among 1,213 people participating in a larger health study, of whom 57 percent were marijuana users. They had used marijuana for an average of 12 years, and the longer they used it, the more likely they were […]
The science of high-potency cannabis
What is in cannabis that can make it dangerously powerful? And what about claims of medical benefits? Newsbeat hears from two scientists who study the drug. Read more »