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Most US Teens Are Abstaining From Drinking, Smoking and Marijuana, Survey Says

NEW YORK — Teen drug use hasn’t rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results from...
A person smokes cannabis outside the Smacked "pop up" cannabis dispensary location, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in New York. (AP File)

Most US Teens Are Abstaining From Drinking, Smoking and Marijuana, Survey Says

NEW YORK — Teen drug use hasn’t rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results from...

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New California Laws Allow Cannabis Cafes, Sidewalk Drinking

Starting Jan. 1, alcohol and cannabis sales could expand in some parts of California thanks to two new laws that aim to increase central cit...

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Fresno code enforcement has issued $5 million in citations, found hundreds of pounds of illegal marijuana, and uncovered gambling operations...

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Former Employees Sue Fresno Cannabis Retailer. City Investigates.

A proposed sale of a Fresno marijuana retailer has led to at least one lawsuit and a letter of condemnation from an employees’ union. ...

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As America’s Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Harms

In midcoast Maine, a pediatrician sees teenagers so dependent on cannabis that they consume it practically all day, every day — “a remarkabl...

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Artist Tree Cannabis Dispensary Donates $40K to Fresno Nonprofits

The Artist Tree, a cannabis dispensary and lounge in northwest Fresno, donated $20,000 to both the Fresno Arts Council and the Poverello Hou...

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California Seizes Over 5,200 Pounds of Illegal Cannabis at State Parks, One in Tulare County

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that state law enforcement agencies targeted illegal cannabis grow sites near two state parks, including one in ...

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to Issue Over 175,000 Marijuana Pardons

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is scheduled to sign an executive order to issue more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana conviction...

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What’s More Popular: Cannabis or Alcohol?

For the first time, the number of Americans who use marijuana just about every day has surpassed the number who drink that often, a shift so...

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DEA’s Marijuana Reclassification Could Revive California’s Struggling Pot Industry

In a move that could potentially breathe new life into California’s struggling cannabis industry, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administra...

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