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In legal weed states, employees are failing drug tests at record pace

The Cannigma

“Our data suggest that marijuana positivity has increased sharply nationwide since states began to legalize marijuana in 2012. The figures were based on 7 million urine tests collected between January and December 2000 by Quest Diagnostics, one of the largest diagnostic laboratories in the United States. .

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Why is US Cannabis Research Funded to Focus on Adverse Effects?

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billion was funded into cannabis research between 2000 and 2018. Science Magazine goes on to explain that the database was put together by Jim Hudson, who collected the publicly available grant information from around 50 funders including the American NIH (National Institutes of Health). It also shows that three countries (the U.S,

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CBD is Everywhere – But Where Does the FDA Stand?

The Blunt Truth

The public hearing attracted over 100 speakers and 2000 participants. To understand the breadth of issues and gather data on safety we have conducted a public hearing, reviewed the medical literature, and have an open public docket.”. The FDA is collecting data to fill these gaps. What’s Next?

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How Mara Gordon Got Her Start in Cannabis

The Cannigma

One of the things she does is collect and analyze data about cannabis products and how patients with different medical conditions respond to them. All of that data is packaged into software doctors can use to manage their patients’ medical marijuana treatment. “I I know how to collect data. That was shocking.”.

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New Study Says. Not One California Dispensary Caught Selling to Minors

Cannabis Law Report

Low doses of THC moderately impaired driving performance in terms of standard deviation of lane position, time driven out of lane, reaction time, and standard deviation of headway, but severely impaired performance when combined with a low dose of alcohol (Ramaekers, Robbe, & O’Hanlon, 2000).

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European Food Safety Authority Reports Says Eating Hemp Foods May Elevate Ingested THC Levels

Cannabis Law Report

More than 1,500 samples were collected from the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy and Romania. More than 1,500 samples were collected from the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy and Romania. THC) is based on occurrence data provided to EFSA following Commission Recommendation (EU) 2016/2115. Occurrence data for Total??

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Study: Oral CBD Use Has Anxiolytic and Anti-Psychotic Activity

The Joint Blog

The study’s abstract can be found below: Considering data from in vitro and in vivo studies, cannabidiol (CBD) seems to be a promising candidate for the treatment of both somatic and psychiatric disorders. The search terms used were related to cannabis and CBD in adults.