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MARIJUANA
A New Chance at Life
Alex reached a turning point when he lost his best friend to alcohol. This made him realize how drinking had cost him dearly – from health issues to strained relationships. Read about his story and how Alex took his life back from alcohol addiction.
What about Marijuana Use Is Addictive?
For some time now our country has been in a debate on marijuana. Should we legalize? Shouldn’t we? Is marijuana harmful? Or is it harmless? Is it habit-forming? Or is it a recreational substance with few negative side-effects? Finding common ground on the issue is not easy, and each side has a wealth of data and rhetoric to support their viewpoints.
New Study Finds that Heavy Marijuana Use is Tied to Mid-Life Troubles
The subject of marijuana legality and its value or lack thereof has been a constantly and heatedly debated topic in the U.S. The “marijuana issue” has been under contention and argument for over a decade, with arguments for and against it being lobbed back and forth on community, state, and federal levels alike.
How Marijuana Use is Tied to Social and Financial Problems Later On in Life
We’ve all heard the negative stories and stigma that surrounds marijuana use. “Marijuana makes you lazy.” “Marijuana will make you unintelligent.” “Marijuana will prevent you from achieving your goals.” The list goes on and on. But for the longest time, there existed no real, stable, evidence-based studies that showed certain legitimacy in such concerns. The above negative phenomena were always just the stigma that surrounded marijuana.
Marijuana in the OK
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed an executive proclamation placing State Question 788 on the June 26 2018 primary election ballot. Yet, is Cannabis safe?
The Truth Behind Marijuana
Heroin, oxycodone, meth those are the type of drug names you think of when you think about having to go to rehab. Not weed. Weed is harmless… way less of a problem than alcohol right? Wrong. Any addictive substance can be abused and will hurt you in the long run.
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The Deepening Problem of Marijuana
Recent news reports from Colorado have revealed that apparently, residents of that state were misled about the effects of legalizing recreational marijuana. One of the promises of legalization advocates was that legalizing the drug would bring its distribution under control.