marijuana
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Prankster Tricks Wyoming City Into Growing Weed In Its Downtown Decorative Flower Pots
Park department employees in Powell, Wyoming, found marijuana budding out of decorative planters in the downtown area last week. The workers had been unwittingly watering and tending to the plants for weeks before realising the growth spouting out of the zinnias and marigolds was illegal, reports Powell Tribune.
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A Third Person Has Died After Taking Synthetic Weed Linked To Uncontrollable Bleeding
An outbreak of severe bleeding linked to tainted synthetic weed products continues to worsen. Illinois health officials reported this week that a third person has died soon after taking the drugs.
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Legal Medical Weed Hasn’t Led To More Teen Stoners
For as mainstream as marijuana is becoming, there are still some who are worried about the unforeseen consequences this new social acceptance has or could bring about – from car crashes. But a new review published this week in Addiction suggests that at least one of these worries hasn’t come true: Teens aren’t smoking more…
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The FDA Is Cracking Down On Claims That Weed Cures Cancer
In the US, so far 29 states and DC have legalised medical marijuana, as modern research has suggested that weed can help treat conditions like chronic pain and the side effects of chemotherapy. Some companies, though, are abusing the growing acceptance of weed for medicinal purposes. On Wednesday, the FDA reported that it has sent…