Over 1 in 10 high school seniors report using delta-8 THC

Over 1 in 10 high school seniors report using delta-8 THC

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More than 11% of high school seniors report using delta-8 THC — a compound closely related to the psychoactive chemical in marijuana that’s legal in many states thanks to a loophole in the 2018 farm bill — according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study, led by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, is one of the first to offer a nationwide snapshot of teenage use of delta-8, a little-researched cannabis product with psychoactive effects that has grown in popularity in recent years. LauriPatterson / Getty ImagesThe researchers looked at data from the Monitoring the Future survey, a nationwide survey run by the University of Michigan and funded by National Institute on Drug Abuse, which asks adolescents…
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Yankees star Aaron Judge not certain he’ll be ready for Opening Day after undergoing an MRI

Yankees star Aaron Judge not certain he’ll be ready for Opening Day after undergoing an MRI

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TAMPA, Fla.— New York Yankees star Aaron Judge expects to be ready for opening day on March 28 after an MRI exam of his abdomen.Judge started feeling discomfort with his abdomen during his swing’s follow-through about a week ago and the 31-year-old has not taken on-field batting practice the past few days. He lasted played Sunday, striking out in both at-bats, and said he expects to resume swinging a bat this week.“We ran tests. Everything comes back good,” Judge said Tuesday, one day after the MRI. “A little banged up. The most important thing is opening day, and I rather take some days now and be smart about it.”Judge is “pretty sure” he will ready for the opener at Houston. He continues defensive drills and running.Yankees manager Aaron Boone said…
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