Schools seek advice on medical marijuana use
Some states allow new medical marijuana laws to apply to schools; others don’t. Either way, it’s a conflict with federal law.
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Freshman girl says she was used for sex
Many students are writing about dating and sexual relationships, including improper ones, and some of the reading is heartbreaking.
Court steps into an IL medical marijuana case
Even in states with medical marijuana use approved, students still can’t take those prescriptions to school. An IL judge stepped in.
Supreme Court won’t review a Md. pat-down search
What makes a pat-down search constitutional during a traffic stop? Not the strong smell of marijuana, at least not in Maryland.
Marijuana users perform worse in school
Students who smoke marijuana are less likely to attend college & less likely to get good grades in high school.
Kids may think marijuana less harmful if legalized
If the recreational use of marijuana is legalized, some 8th and 10th graders in Washington tend to think the drug is less harmful. No real change seen in Colo.
What attracts kids to marijuana-laced foods?
With medical marijuana now approved in several states, research is starting to tell us how to keep it out of kids’ hands, like cigarettes.