These 2 Marijuana Studies Raise Potentially Alarming New Findings

New research from Columbia University suggests a link may exist between marijuana and a variety of substance abuse disorders.

At the moment, the expansion of marijuana throughout the United States looks almost unstoppable.

Marijuana's rapid expansion
Since 1996, 23 states have approved the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, opening up new pathways of treatment options for patients with chronic illnesses like glaucoma or terminal types of cancers. We've also witnessed residents in four states (along with Washington, D.C.) approve the legalization of recreational marijuana, which a decade ago would have seemed unfathomable.

How was this made possible? It's been a mixture of the will of the people and states' desire to raise additional revenue.

An October poll conducted by Gallup showed that a whopping 58% of respondents were now in favor of marijuana's legalization. This tied the highest favorability response rate since Gallup began its survey decades prior,...

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