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Marijuana grower convicted of child endangerment

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

In a precedent-setting court case in Labrador, a man who ran a marijuana grow-op in his house has been convicted, not only of drug offences, but also of child endangerment. Two children were living with him in the home.
RCMP seized 37 marijuana plants from the Happy Valley-Goose Bay resident Corey Saunders in November 2007.
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Saunders [...]

Drug abuse a cause, not effect, of health and social problems

Friday, October 17th, 2008

It has long been observed that drug abuse by young teenagers is associated with social and health problems.  But controversy persisted regarding what causes what: Do drugs and alcohol cause problems for adolescents, or are troubled kids more likely to abuse drugs?  Are drugs bad for kids, or do bad kids do drugs?
New research supports [...]

Marijuana impairs adolescent brain function

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

And, goodness knows, adolescents need all the brain function they can muster.
[C]hronic, heavy marijuana use during adolescence – a critical period of ongoing brain development – is associated with poorer performance on thinking tasks, including slower psychomotor speed and poorer complex attention, verbal memory and planning ability.
Recent studies also indicate that teenage girls have a [...]