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Friday April 28th, 2017 night edition

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Upon using medical cannabis, patients in pain and those suffering from other medical conditions reduced their use of opioids, antidepressants, sleep medications, alcohol, and other dangerous substances, according to a new study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology.

“So what we found is that after starting medical marijuana that many of the patients that were previously using opioids reduced the use of those agents,” Dr. Piper said.

“So over three-quarters of the medical marijuana patients who were using opioids decreased the use of those agents.”.

According to the online survey of 1,513 people, 66.1 percent were from Maine, 24.2 percent were from Vermont, and 9.7 percent were from Rhode Island.

The researchers found a 76.7 percent drop in regular opioid use, 37.6 percent dip in antidepressant use, and a 42.0 percent drop in alcohol use.

In addition, the majority of respondents also cut down their use of other dangerous drugs after using medical cannabis.

Dr. Piper conducts and calls for more research to ensure medical cannabis is a viable strategy for dealing with the opioid epidemic. »

InfoWars’ Alex Jones Loses Custody Case, Ex-Wife Wins Right to Decide Where Children Live

Authored by thedailybeast.com

Jones had been fighting to retain custody of his three children in the nine-day trial, with his lawyers arguing his InfoWars persona is simply a character.

The couple will receive joint custody and Kelly Jones, the ex-wife of the InfoWars host, will have the right to decide who the children live with.

Jones had previously been joint managing conservator and the three children lived at his residence. »

Drones are Saving Lives as Next Advancement in Public Safety Technology

Authored by newsledge.com
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Most headlines you read are public officials urging the public to stay away from fires with personal drones.

SkyFire Consulting is owned and operated by former public safety officials to help local agencies with training, and certification with drones.

Whether it’s the deployment in wildfires, NYFD’s addition to its arsenal, or the use of an off-the-shelf Inspire, it’s clear drones are already saving lives and represent the next step in public safety technology. »

Elon Musk’s giant tunnel boring machine arrived at SpaceX – first pictures

Authored by electrek.co

The startup recently took delivery of its first giant boring machine.

The boring machine arrived yesterday and is being positioned in SpaceX’s parking lot where they have already been digging a hole in the ground.

While the Boring Company is digging its first tunnel at SpaceX, Musk said that the company is not a subsidiary of Tesla or SpaceX, but its own independent company. »