Marijuana

Doctors Say Parenting And Pot Smoking Don't Mix

3:36pm December 19, 2016

by Jane Greenhalgh

Babies exposed to marijuana smoke have metabolites of the drug in their urine, researchers say. They think that secondhand marijuana smoke will prove to be as dangerous as secondhand tobacco smoke.

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Marijuana is now legal for recreational or medicinal use in more than half the country, but it's still banned in professional sports.

NFL Players Searching For Painkiller Choices Hope For Relaxed Marijuana Ban

2:36pm November 21, 2016

by Tom Goldman

Now that marijuana use is allowed in 28 states, it has opened up renewed questions about the drug as a pain reliever for people — including players in the National Football League.

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Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions at Trump Tower in New York City on Thursday. Many in the multibillion-dollar marijuana industry fear what his nomination for attorney general would spell for business.

Trump's Choice For Top Law Enforcer Has Cannabis Proponents Fearing Future

3:47pm November 20, 2016

by Nathan Rott

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Sen. Jeff Sessions to be attorney general — and Sessions' prior comments have many people in the multibillion-dollar marijuana industry worried.

Shane Cavanaugh, owner of Amazon Organics, a pot dispensary in Eugene, Ore., arranges the cannabis display in his store in September 2015.

As More States Legalize Marijuana, Investors And Marketers Line Up

6:52am November 20, 2016

by Uri Berliner

The fledgling legal market for marijuana is around $7 billion, and the recent passage of legalization measures in eight states has sparked a surge of interest from investors in an expanding industry.

Is marijuana a gateway drug to smoking cigarettes?

Will Legal Marijuana Lead To More People Smoking Tobacco?

3:16pm November 18, 2016

by Anna Gorman

California boasts one of the lowest rates of tobacco smoking in the nation. Researchers worry that pot smoking will lead the way to cigarette smoking.

In Ballot Measures, Pot Legalization Makes Strides

1:56am November 09, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

Citizens voted to legalize marijuana or medical marijuana three states. Six others are considering similar measures.

A marijuana plant is displayed during the 2016 Cannabis Business Summit & Expo on Jun. 22 in Oakland, Calif.

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City Of Oakland Considers Ways To Share In Pot Profits

3:22am November 02, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

Oakland is rethinking how much medical marijuana dispensaries should pay the city to operate and who gets those licenses. It's also trying to promote diversity in an industry dominated by white men.

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How The 'Cannabis Catch-22' Keeps Marijuana Classified As A Harmful Drug

4:18pm October 12, 2016

Author John Hudak says federal law makes it hard to prove the medicinal value of marijuana. "As a Schedule 1 drug, it is very difficult to do research on the plant," he explains.

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Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson talks to a crowd of supporters at an August rally in Salt Lake City.

Gary Johnson Is Probably The Healthiest Candidate For President

8:11pm September 30, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The 63-year-old Libertarian presidential nominee has run 17 marathons and four Ironman Triathlons. He doesn't drink or smoke cigarettes, though his doctor doesn't address his past marijuana use.

Diego, a tortoise of the endangered Chelonoidis hoodensis subspecies from Española Island, is seen in a breeding centre at the Galapagos National Park on Santa Cruz Island.

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NPR News Nuggets: All Love Lost, Tortoise Species Saved & Big Bucks In Texas

8:03am September 24, 2016

by Wynne Davis

Here's a roundup of some of the mini-moments you may have missed on this week's Morning Edition.

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