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January 6, 2022
For college students, is marijuana the new substance of choice? Have water bongs replaced beer kegs at frat parties? According to a new study, marijuana use among college students has skyrocketed. In 2020, cannabis use among the demographic reached an all-time high, while alcohol consumption has declined. And while recreational marijuana use is legal for adults in Michigan, some experts are concerned with the increased usage by college-age individuals. John Schulenberg, lead investigator of the Monitoring the Future panel study and professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, said he’s concerned to see such heavy marijuana use in young people and believes it to be a clear health risk. “We know at this time the brain is still developing in your early 20s,” Schulenberg said. READ MORE ►See how Michigan marijuana has grown to become $2-billion-per-year industry Michigan lawsuit challenges Biden vaccine mandate for federal contract employees A new federal lawsuit filed in Michigan Tuesday joins others across the nation challenging the constitutionality of the President Joe Biden administration’s vaccine mandate, tentatively scheduled to begin taking effect Jan. 10. The lawsuit, filed by 11 federal contract employees, including six from Michigan, accuses the Biden administration mandate of forcing “virtually everyone who works for a federal contractor or subcontractor — even if they do not work in connection with a federal contract — to receive an emergency-use-only vaccine or else lose their jobs.” READ MORE COVID-19 spread motivates University of Michigan faculty to push for remote learning With University of Michigan classes starting in-person on Wednesday, Jan. 5, its graduate employee union is pushing for remote learning regardless of university approval. More than 500 members of the Graduate Employees’ Organization met on Monday, Jan. 3, to formulate an “e-pivot” plan, which would shift instruction from in-person to virtual for two weeks, at least for graduate student instructors. The push is motivated by a large surge of COVID-19 cases on the Ann Arbor campus, even before classes began, as well as mitigation measures GEO views as inadequate. READ MORE ►Whitmer tests negative for COVID-19 after her husband tested positive, will continue remote work Aidan Hutchonson has said goodbye to the University of Michigan. The star player has official declared for the NFL draft. And since he is expected to go early, there is a chance Hutchinson will land in Detroit. The Lions are guaranteed at least the number 2 pick, but they still have a shot at number 1. So, if Hutchinson does land in Detroit, what will he bring to the team? Our Detroit Lions beat writers welcome Wolverines reporter Aaron McMann to the Dungeon of Doom to discuss just that. Plus, they take a look at how last year's Lions draft class has stacked up this season. LISTEN HERE ►Aidan Hutchinson declares for NFL draft, says final goodbye to Michigan Tiny pest threatening to decimate Michigan's hemlock forests along Lake Michigan Once you know what the tiny white balls are sticking to the feathery needles of Michigan’s majestic hemlock trees, a walk in the woods at Lake Harbor Park along Lake Michigan can be downright depressing. That’s because those little balls that seem to be everywhere are egg sacks of a tiny bug that is literally sucking the life out of the evergreens up and down Michigan’s west coast. Since the current infestation in Michigan began about six years ago, the hemlock woolly adelgid has spread quickly and threatens to decimate the state’s estimated 170 million eastern hemlock trees. READ MORE ►Shifting political winds could send Great Lakes water sailing to other states, new book warns Get your local news 24/7 Ann Arbor | Bay City | Flint | Grand Rapids Connect with MLive
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