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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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Cannabis and Obesity: New study ties cannabis to lower rates of obesity

Veriheal

However, another stereotype-smashing study found that cannabis legalization is tied to lower obesity rates as more citizens and patients take to cannabis consumption. The researchers used obesity data in Washington State between 2002-2018 because it is one of the first states to have legalized recreational or adult-use cannabis.

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7 Facts That Paint a Pretty Picture of Americans’ Attitudes Toward Cannabis

Veriheal

This is based on data gleaned by Pew Research in 2019 when two-thirds of Americans backed legalization. It’s likely that we will see even more support for cannabis reform when the latest results are published.

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NORML: “Analysis: Racial Disparities in Marijuana Possession Arrests Becoming More Pronounced in Prohibition States”

Cannabis Law Report

States that have failed to remove criminal penalties for marijuana possession have experienced increased arrest rate disparities over the past two decades, according to data published in the journal JAMA Health Forum.

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CBD is Everywhere – But Where Does the FDA Stand?

The Blunt Truth

Currently, the FDA treats CBD products aimed at human or animal consumption as drugs and therefore they cannot be distributed without prior approval or a rulemaking exception (more on this below). The public hearing attracted over 100 speakers and 2000 participants. The FDA is collecting data to fill these gaps.

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Hawaii Legalizes Edibles: What You Need to Know

Veriheal

Despite such an early move to allow medical cannabis consumption, the act did not account for or allow for cannabis in the legal market as well as for it to be sold in dispensaries. . Governor Ige passed House Bill 1383 which decriminalizes cannabis for consumption granted that the possession is 3 grams or less.

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

Cannabis Law Report

THC) is based on occurrence data provided to EFSA following Commission Recommendation (EU) 2016/2115. It does not prejudge of the legal status under European or national law of the food products for which the occurrence data have been provided. Standard’ food categories were used as proxies for consumption of hemp and hemp?based

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