What we’re reading: Week 5
By Katie Campbell
Just Move (Cara Selemme, The Unlikely Advocate, June 24) This blog from a mother in Pennsylvania outlines some of the frustrations and concerns parents across the country are voicing about their efforts to gain access to medical marijuana for their children.
Fed study: Booze impact greater than pot on driving (René Marsh, CNN, June 25) A study, partially funded by the federal government, found alcohol has a more extreme impact on drivers than marijuana. Among their findings, researchers concluded drivers under the influence of marijuana may drive more cautiously to offset their impairment.
Teens lack information on dangers of e-cigs and marijuana (Kathryn Doyle, Reuters, June 25) According to a study in California, teens are aware of the dangers of cigarettes but are less sure about the dangers of marijuana or e-cigarettes. Participants seemed to feel these alternatives were less dangerous and carried more benefits than cigarettes because of qualities like the high from smoking marijuana and the “classy” appearance of e-cigarettes.
Study: Scant evidence that medical pot helps many illnesses (Lindsey Tanner, The Associated Press, June 23) According to a research analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, medical marijuana has not been proven to work for many illnesses state laws have approved its use for. The review considered 79 studies involving more than 6,000 patients.
A tainted high (Noelle Crombie and Beth Nakamura, The Oregonian, June 11) The Oregonian uses words, pictures, an interactive infographic and a construction paper animation to explain how pesticide-laced marijuana concentrates made their way onto dispensary shelves.
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