Trends & Articles NBC’s Tom Brokaw Says He Used Marijuana For This Reason by Sophia Vida March 27, 2019 According to a SurvivorNet Interview, NBC News senior correspondent Tom Brokaw uses marijuana. Brokaw reportedly said he takes medical marijuana to relieve pain related to multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. He told Su...
Trends & Articles Young People Living in Liberal States Use More Marijuana Says Study by Sophia Vida January 25, 2019 According to a study out of Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, young people living in liberal states are using marijuana more but are having lower rates of dependency on the drug. Lead author Morgan Philbin,...
Trends & Articles If Mom Uses Marijuana Her Kid is More Likely to Try It at Young Age Says Study by Sophia Vida September 27, 2018 According to a new study, which was published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, says that the children of mothers who use marijuana are likely to try it themselves at a younger age. The study observes how a mom’...
Trends & Articles Study Says More Baby Boomers Are Choosing Marijuana by Sophia Vida September 06, 2018 According to new research, more senior citizens are reaching for marijuana. A new study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence has found that 9% of US adults between the ages of 50 and 64 have used marijuana at le...
Trends & Articles A New Study Says 14% of Adults Used Marijuana in The Last Year by Sophia Vida August 28, 2018 According to a study that was published in Annals of Internal Medicine, 1 in 7 adults in the United States used marijuana in the past year. That equates to about 14% of adults using the drug and smoking was the most frequently ...
Trends & Articles New Data Shows Adolescent Marijuana Use has Fallen in This State by Sophia Vida December 12, 2017 According to new federal survey data, it seems that adolescents are using less marijuana in Colorado after legislation. The data has found that following legalization in the state, the rate of adolescent marijuana use has falle...
Trends & Articles According to a Study, Marijuana Advertisements Do Not Increase The Use by Sophia Vida November 25, 2017 In a study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and published this week in the American Journal of Public Health, found that people who are exposed to marijuana ads are not significantly more likely to use the drug. ...
Trends & Articles Study Reveals that Many Teens Think Smoking Marijuana and Driving is Legal by Sophia Vida October 12, 2017 According to a new study by Liberty Mutual Insurance and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), a third of teens believe that smoking marijuana and driving is legal. The study, which was conducted in surveys in April an...
Trends & Articles Research Shows that Marijuana Users Are More Likely to Commit Violent Crimes by Sophia Vida October 05, 2017 According to pioneering research, marijuana users are more prone to committing violent crimes. A study by five researchers from institutes that are based in Montreal Canada, have found that marijuana use increased violent tende...
Trends & Articles Marijuana Use Has Risen But Not For This Reason by Sophia Vida September 16, 2017 Many would think that the use of marijuana has increased due to the fact that it has become legally available whether medicinally or recreationally in more states. This assumption is wrong according to a study by the Public Hea...