More Medical Schools Adding Cannabis To Curriculum Increasing acceptance of cannabis as medicine may be upon us, but without doctors and physicians who are equipped with the knowledge to recommend it, many patients may not feel confident taking it. Additionally, physicians’ lack of knowledge in cannabis’ medicinal benefits has been…
Cannabis on Campus? Some Canadian Schools Say, Why Not? For many adolescents, college life is a time for experimentation. Make new friends, sip some booze, and try different drugs. Including pot. Most parents worry that accessibility to pot can place unnecessary pressure on college kids, who are already prone to…
DENVER — The Colorado House overwhelmingly passed an amendment that would allow school officials to administer medical marijuana to students. Quintin’s Amendment, named for 9-year-old Quintin Lovato, of Gypsum, passed with 48-16, Thursday morning, April 12. “I’ve never seen Quintin smile so much as he did this morning when I…
LAS VEGAS — Two Las Vegas-area elected officials want more marijuana tax revenue to be used for education in Nevada, but Gov. Brian Sandoval says not to expect him to call a special session of the Legislature to take up the issue. State Sen. Tick Segerblom, a Democrat who backed…
GYPSUM — Nine-year-old Quintin Lovato loves baseball. He wants to enjoy life normally, but his medical conditions are hurdles that he sometimes cannot get over without help. Quintin, a third-grader from Gypsum, is living with epilepsy and Tourette’s syndrome. That means his family is, too. Related Articles The family found…
Published: Mar 13, 2018, 1:29 pm • Updated: Mar 13, 2018, 1:29 pm By The Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy wants to raise the state sales tax and extend its reach, hike income taxes on the wealthy and legalize recreational marijuana. He also wants…
Published: Feb 20, 2018, 5:39 pm • Updated: Feb 20, 2018, 5:59 pm By Vikki Ortiz Healy, Chicago Tribune Feb. 20–Smoking in the bathroom has returned with a vengeance and a twist at some Chicago-area high schools, where administrators worry that new ways to get a nicotine fix are making…
Published: Oct 4, 2017, 6:59 am • Updated: Oct 4, 2017, 8:51 am By Monte Whaley, The Denver Post Two decades after Drug Abuse Resistance Education was declared dead, it and similar drug- and alcohol-prevention programs are back in Colorado classrooms. But the finger-wagging, “Just Say No” messaging that turned…
Millions In Cannabis Taxes Being Used To Fix Schools In Colorado Many schools in the Deer Trail community in Denver were built a century ago, so it’s only natural that people feel sad that these educational institutions have been destructed. There are just around 570 people who live in Deer…
Published: Jul 9, 2017, 5:44 am • Updated: Jul 10, 2017, 10:17 am By Monte Whaley, The Denver Post DEER TRAIL — There is sadness about the eventual destruction of this community’s school, parts of which were built 100 years ago. Many people in this town of 570, long past…