Reaction to governor's pot plan mixed
The Drug Free Schools Coalition of New York quotes statistics from a Colorado study that as of Dec. 31, 2012, 108,526 people received medical marijuana. Of those, 94 percent were treating pain, and 16 percent were treating muscle spasms. … The … Read more on The Saratogian

Medical marijuana dispensary cons outweigh benefits
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) “ … there have not been enough clinical trials showing that marijuana's benefits outweigh its health risks in patients with the symptoms it is meant to treat. The Food and Drug Administration … Read more on Napa Valley Register

Krokodil Crock: How Rumors Of A 'Flesh-Eating Zombie Drug' Swept The Nation
The story relied heavily on Abhin Singla, director of addiction services at the Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois. Singla, who supplied the headline quotes, was convinced he had come across five patients with krokodil-related symptoms. Read more on Forbes