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Teen use of marijuana rose in Washington state after the drug was legalized for adults 21 and older, a new study finds. In Colorado, legalization had no impact on marijuana use by teens, CBS News reports.

American teens’ use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco has declined to the lowest rate since the 1990s, according to an annual nationwide study.

The multibillion-dollar marijuana industry is concerned about Donald Trump’s choice for Attorney General, Senator Jeff Sessions, according to NPR. Sessions has made comments indicating he is not in favor of marijuana legalization.

Recreational marijuana initiatives passed in California, Massachusetts and Nevada on Tuesday night, The Washington Post reports. Voters in Florida, Arkansas and North Dakota approved medical marijuana initiatives.

Five states will vote next month whether to legalize recreational marijuana. If the states vote to legalize the drug, the federal government’s ban on marijuana will face a stronger challenge, The New York Times reports.

A new Gallup poll finds 60 percent of American adults believe marijuana should be legal. Last week a study released by the Pew Research Center found 57 percent of U.S. adults say they support legalizing marijuana.

A new study by the Pew Research Center finds 57 percent of U.S. adults say they support legalizing marijuana. A decade ago, only 32 percent of adults said they favored legalization.

Top headlines of the week from Friday, September 16- Thursday, September 22, 2016.

Top headlines of the week from Friday, September 9- Thursday, September 15, 2016.

College students in the United States are using more marijuana than in previous years, according to a new study. Last year 38 percent of college students said they used marijuana in the past year, up from 30 percent in 2006.

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A new nationwide study will follow thousands of children for 10 years, starting in elementary school, in an attempt to answer questions about the risks and protective factors for adolescent substance use on the developing brain. The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study will track exposure to substances, academic achievement, cognitive skills, mental health, brain structure and function, and many other variables.

Many doctors feel ill-equipped to counsel their patients about the potential medical uses of marijuana, USA Today reports. Some states are establishing physician training programs to address marijuana’s health effects.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Thursday announced that it will not reclassify marijuana as a drug with accepted medical uses. The DEA will increase the number of authorized marijuana manufacturers supplying researchers.

Top headlines of the week from Friday, July 29- Thursday, August 4, 2016.

High school students are more likely to use marijuana than to binge drink, a new report indicates.

People living in Southern states are less likely to smoke marijuana than those in other regions of the country, according to a new study. Residents of Alabama, Mississippi and Texas are the least likely to use the drug, USA Today reports.

Top headlines of the week from Friday, July 22- Thursday, July 28, 2016.

Join Together News Service from the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

As more states consider legalizing marijuana, legislators are grappling with how to deal with drugged driving. State laws on the issue vary widely, according to Jon Woodruff, Legislative Attorney with the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws.

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate by a bipartisan group of legislators would make it easier for researchers to study the medical effectiveness and safety of marijuana. The bill would not legalize recreational or medical marijuana, according to The Hill.

Join Together News Service from the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Employers across the country face the emerging issue of how they are allowed to manage the medicinal use of marijuana by their employees.

Medical experts are concerned about marijuana “dabbing,” a potentially dangerous way of using the drug. Dabbing appears to be increasingly popular among young people in New York City, according to The New York Times.

Employers report they are having difficulty finding workers who can pass a pre-employment drug test, The New York Times reports.

Top headlines of the week from Friday, May 6- Thursday, May 12, 2016.

A new report by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety concludes there is no scientific basis for setting legal limits for marijuana and driving. These limits are arbitrary and unsupported by science, the group says.

Top headlines of the week from Friday, April 22- Thursday, April 28, 2016.