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Memory, speed of thinking and other cognitive abilities get worse over time with marijuana use, according to a new study published in the March 14, 2006, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study found that frequent marijuana users performed worse than non-users on tests of cognitive abilities, including divided attention (ability to pay attention to more than one stimulus at a time) and verbal fluency (number of words generated within a time limit). Those who had used marijuana for 10 years or more had more problems with their thinking abilities than those who...

MARIJUANA ACTIVIST IS FREED FROM JAIL SACRAMENTO -- Steve Kubby, a California medical marijuana pioneer who was forced to return from Canada earlier this year and was thrown into jail, earned his freedom Monday after serving a third of the four-month sentence his doctor predicted might kill him. Placer County jail officials said Kubby's release after 40 days behind bars came because of his good behavior in custody and their need to reduce crowding under a federal court order. Kubby has spent the last six years vociferously fighting Placer County authorities over his conviction for possession of a peyote button...