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ProCon.org: Should Marijuana Ever Be Used to Treat Children and Adolescents?

ProCon.org is a series of in-depth web sites presenting information and views from on current issues, several with relevance to drug policy. The Chronicle is currently running a series of info items from ProCon.org -- this one from
medicalmarijuana.procon.org -- and we encourage you to check it out.
Britain will provide free foil for heroin smokers in a bid to reduce injecting the drug. (wikimedia.org)
Britain will provide free foil for heroin smokers in a bid to reduce injecting the drug. (wikimedia.org)

Chronicle AM -- August 8, 2014

Things get slow in the dog days of summer, but there's still news from the legal marijuana states, California continues to grapple with regulating medical marijuana, and a couple of items from Britain suggest change could be in the air there.
Seattle PD has adjusted well to marijuana legalization. With one apparent exception. (Seattle PD)
Seattle PD has adjusted well to marijuana legalization. With one apparent exception. (Seattle PD)

Chronicle AM -- July 31, 2014

One study finds that Colorado is doing just fine with marijuana legalization, another finds that kids aren't smoking more pot in medical marijuana states, there's trouble in Albuquerque, Detroit police go on yet another well-publicized mass drug sweep, Marc Emery vows revenge, and more.
NIDA press conference announcing MTF results
NIDA press conference announcing MTF results

Teen Drug Use Survey Figures Spark Marijuana Debate [FEATURE]

The latest Monitoring the Future numbers on teen drug use are out. Most drug use is down or stable, and teen marijuana use is well withing historic levels, but that isn't stopping some from sounding alarms.