Posts Tagged ‘ harm reduction ’

More 12-year-olds in the U.S. get high by sniffing inhalants than by using marijuana, cocaine or hallucinogens combined, according to a US Government report published this week. Data from the latest ‘National Survey on Drug Use and Health’ shows a rate of lifetime inhalant use among 12 year olds of 6.9 percent, compared to a...
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The Malaysian Consulate in New York was the target of a surprise advance protest today by people dressed in pink (pictured) demonstrating against Malaysia’s policy of mandatory death sentences for dealing recreational drugs, including cannabis. Tomorrow (March 4th) will see the Consulate targeted again in New York as part of global demonstrations including Los Angeles,...
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DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING, a newly developed magnetic resonance imaging technique, enables researchers to gain a better understanding of the effects of cannabis on the brain. In a preliminary study published today in the open access journal Harm Reduction Journal, researchers used diffusion tensor imaging to compare the brain tissue of young people who had used...
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As part of the ‘Use It, Don’t Abuse It’ Cannabis Education Campaign, the ‘Cannabis Trust’, sponsored by the ‘Global Marijuana Music Awards’, is offering a free, 100% legal download of ‘One Hundred Cone Billy’, by Herb Superb, from his classic CD ‘Potsongs’ (P&C Darbalara Music / Undercover Music). The CD also features songs from the...
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The annual London “Respect Festival” organised by the GLA, uncomfortably became the “Rise Festival” this year, only to be renamed ‘London United’ in the wake of the attack on the city by suicide bombers 10 days ago. The ‘Cannabis Education Trust’ ran a stall among the community stalls section at the event, giving us...
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