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Survey Reveals Almost Half of Canada’s MMJ Patients Reduced Their Alcohol and Opioid Consumption

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New data published in the Journal of Cannabis Research claims that almost one in two authorized medical cannabis patients in Canada managed to either completely stop or reduce their intake of controlled substances, such as alcohol and opioids , by using cannabis. As of 2020, the market was worth CAD $2.6 billion (USD $2 billion).

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Does Legal Cannabis Increase Your Home’s Value? This Data Says So

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According to research by real estate data company, Clever , property values rose by $17,113 more in states where recreational cannabis is legal, compared to states where it’s illegal or just legal at the medicinal level. Clever combined data from Zillow, the U.S. Education programs. Public health and safety programs.

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Veriheal’s 2023 Innovation In Cannabis Scholarship Winners

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Veriheal recognizes the financial challenges students face in pursuing higher education. Veriheal recognizes that higher education is as expensive as it’s ever been — as such — we’ve increased the scholarship amount to $10,000 each for three deserving winners.

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New Study Finds That Legal States Have Lower Rates of Cannabis-Impaired Driving

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Lauren Dutra, Matthew Farrelly, and their colleagues stated in the study’s report that the relationship between cannabis legalization and traffic safety remains unclear. A Need for More Cannabis Education. Education appears to play a major role in this. Regulation Means Safer Cannabis Consumption.

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Online Resources for Healthcare Professionals to Improve Their Cannabis Education

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Physicians and other healthcare professionals will need to improve their cannabis education in order to objectively answer patient questions and concerns, administer cannabis-based therapeutic programs and write cannabis prescriptions as well as assist with a necessary shift in attitude towards cannabis. . The Medical Cannabis Institute.

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Positive Cannabis Drug Tests in the Workplace at the Highest in 25 years

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are increasingly relaxing their cannabis laws, it’s no surprise that the drug’s consumption has grown , especially among American workers. Quest Diagnostics started analyzing yearly workplace drug testing data 25 years ago in 1988, and the result of their recent study was published on May 18. As many states across the U.S.

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New Citizen Petition Filed by CBD Company

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This means that CBD should be treated as an “old dietary supplement” under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 ( DSHEA ), and therefore, not excluded from the definition of a dietary supplement ( i.e. , the Drug Exclusion Rule does not apply to CBD).

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