WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2013. One of the nation’s foremost surveys on teen drug use found that teen marijuana use is down slightly nationwide. It also shows teen cigarette use has reached an all-time low, highlighting the potential benefit of regulating marijuana and controlling sales to teens. The annual Monitoring the[Read More…]
Analysis
Study: Cannabis Retail Outlets Not Associated With Rise In Cannabis Use
Amsterdam, The Netherlands–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2013. The availability of cannabis retail outlets in The Netherlands is not associated with the greater incidences of cannabis use or an increase in the intensity of the public’s consumption of marijuana, according to a study published in the European Journal of Criminology. Researchers at the[Read More…]
Connecting the Dots: 10 Disastrous Consequences of the Drug War
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. Huffington Post Connecting the Dots: 10 Disastrous Consequences of the Drug War, Tony Newman, January 3, 2013, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-newman/drug-war-consequences_b_2404347.html The war on drugs is America’s longest war. It has been 40-plus years since Nixon launched our modern “war on drugs” and yet drugs are as plentiful as ever. While the[Read More…]
Delay in Action on Hurricane Disaster Relief Funding Unprecedented
Congressional Action By the Numbers NEW JERSEY—(ENEWSPF)—January 3, 2013. “I would hope that the people in Congress could get their act together for about fifteen minutes and help people who are suffering. …If the Congress can’t even help Americans who have had their homes and their lives destroyed by a[Read More…]
Department of Health and Human Services Can Reduce Health Costs, Improve Patient Care by Implementing Shared Decision Making Initiatives
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. The Affordable Care Act gives the department of Health and Human Services the authority to implement an important provision designed to improve patient care and reduce health care costs, according to a new Center for American Progress article published yesterday in the New England Journal[Read More…]
2012: The Year In Review — NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 26, 2012. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director #1 Colorado and Washington Vote To Legalize Marijuana Voters in Colorado and Washington made history by approving ballot measures allowing for the personal possession and consumption of cannabis by adults. Washington’s law, which removes criminal penalties for the possession of[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: Speaker Boehner’s Plan B Would Result in Job Losses, Middle-Class Tax Increases, and Trivial Deficit Reduction
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2012. Today the Center for American Progress released an analysis finding that House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) latest plan to avoid making a deal to resolve the ongoing fiscal showdown would seriously damage the economy, raise taxes on millions of middle- and low-income families, and accomplish almost[Read More…]
New Report on Strengthening Our Democracy by Expanding Voting Rights
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2012. The Center for American Progress today released a new report titled “Strengthening Our Democracy by Expanding Voting Rights,” which outlines the different ways state legislatures can expand access to voting rights for their citizens. In recent years conservative legislatures across the country have engaged in a[Read More…]
Earthjustice: EPA Acts to Protect Lives, Lungs from Soot
New air standard will save thousands of lives annually Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2012. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted protections that will slash the amount of soot allowed in our air, improving air quality for millions of Americans. This move by the EPA comes in response to legal[Read More…]
Women Drivers Outnumber Men, But Still Drive Less
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2012. Although women drivers now outnumber male motorists, men still account for the majority of the driving on America’s roads—albeit at a declining rate, says a University of Michigan researcher. Using data from the Federal Highway Administration, Michael Sivak, a research professor at the U-M Transportation[Read More…]
