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Cannabis Decriminalization Reduces Racial Disparity, According to New Data

Veriheal

In order to do so, they made use of data from 37 states between 2000 and 2019. Something to keep in mind is the fact that the data analyzed was from 2000 to 2019, but most states only legalized cannabis after 2016. They also found that the racial disparity decreased by 17% among arrest rates of Black and white citizens.

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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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Sept. 8, Webinar: Moving from Leaf to new Central Cannabis Reporting System (CCRS)

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis licensees, testing labs, and third-party system integrators are invited to attend a webinar on the new CCRS system that will soon replace much of the reporting currently accomplished through the Leaf Data System. Dial: +1 564-999-2000. The session will cover the fundamental processes and data reporting requirements of CCRS.

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Does cannabis make women sleep worse?

The Cannigma

There is very little data to support this idea that Cannabis interferes with sleep architecture in the range of dosing that most people would use,” said Dr. Sulak , a physician who specializes in cannabis care. This was not the case for the men who took part in the study. How cannabis affects men and women differently.

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Entheon Biomedical Further Strengthens Advisory Board with Appointment of Dr. Andy Greenshaw

Cannabis Law Report

Dr. Greenshaw is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts; a Fellow of the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology (CCNP), for which he served as President from 2000-2002; and a fellow of the Collegium Internationale Neuropsychopharmacologicum (CINP).

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Drastic Increase in Scientific Research on Medicinal Cannabis

Sensi Seeds

They evaluate data, which is now available thanks to the efforts of the cannabis policy reform movement, and try to provide answers, especially to those who need them most, namely, medical patients. Consequently, they sorted the publications into three main groups: psychiatry, cancer treatment, and neurology. .”

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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.