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Bickford suspended due to marijuana usage? The general manager of the Brewers, David Stearns, says, “We are very disappointed to learn of Phil’s suspension, but we fully support the Minor League Baseball Drug Prevention and Testing Program and its enforcement by the Commissioner’s Office.” If ever Bickford turns out again …

According to a new study by researchers at St. Luke’s University Health Network, active cannabis use may double the risk of stress cardiomyopathy, a sudden, usually temporary, weakening of the heart muscle that reduces the heart’s ability to pump, leading to chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness and sometimes fainting. …

Regular use of cannabis over many years lowers levels of dopamine, a key chemical in the brain’s reward center, says an international team of researchers led by Imperial College London’s Professor Oliver Howes. Cannabis use in humans is associated with reduced dopamine in the striatum. PET studies have shown lower …