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UPDATE: Mississippi reading isn’t so miraculous after all

2 years 5 months ago
I think I may have been wrong about something. Over the weekend I wrote a couple of posts about Mississippi's "reading miracle." I looked things over and decided the evidence pointed toward genuine improvement following a 2013 reform that emphasized phonics instruction. Before the reforms Mississippi's white kids scored nine points below the national average ...continue reading "UPDATE: Mississippi reading isn’t so miraculous after all"
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Hallucinating Jaguars and Pets on CBD: Our Cannabis Education Segment

2 years 5 months ago
ALTON - If you were curious, Taralei Griffin is here to tell you: No, insects cannot get high on cannabis. Griffin, the retail manager at Moon Drops, LLC, stopped by Our Daily Show to share some animal facts on the monthly Cannabis Education Segment. She explained the ways that CBD can help pets, and she shared stories about other animals who consume psychoactive drugs. But first, she has something to clarify. “CBD is not intoxicating,” Griffin said. “A lot of people get confused by that, because CBD relaxes you, it helps with anxiety, so how is it not intoxicating? But it isn’t.” Moon Drops sells a variety of products that contain CBD, or cannabidiol, which is derived from hemp plants but does not cause the high typically associated with cannabis. Tetrahydrocannabinol, known as THC, is the substance in cannabis that causes psychoactive effects. Griffin explained that CBD is “not that part of the plant.” CBD can treat a long

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