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Media Report: Support for legalising marijuana in Australia nearly doubles over six years. 40% now say yes to personal use

Cannabis Law Report

The Guardian reports… Over 40% of Australians believe marijuana should be legalised, a figure that has nearly doubled since 2013, according to new analysis. in 2001 up to 38.1% The nationally representative surveys, last conducted in 2019, have been collating data on drug use and attitudes every two to three years since 1985.

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New Study: Demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use: an analysis of the 2013–2017 Traffic Safety Culture Index

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We analyzed annual administrations of TSCI from 2013–2017, which asked respondents about various dimensions of traffic safety, including driving after marijuana use [ 28 ]. Between 2013 and 2017, approximately 3000 TSCI surveys were completed annually. Materials and methods. Study sample. 2020;141:106320. Article Google Scholar.

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Simplifya Announces the Appointment of Mercury Payment Systems Inc. and MassPay Incorporated Cofounder Jeffrey B. Katz to Its Board of Directors

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In 2001, Jeff Katz co-founded MPS and aligned with POS developers and resellers to deliver payment processing to restaurateurs and retailers. In doing so, he forever changed the way the POS industry generated revenue.

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Executive Spotlight: George Jage

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Prior to founding Jage Media and its properties, George was Co-founder & Exec VP of the Off-Price Show (1993 – 2001), Co-founder & CEO of World Tea Media (2002 – 2012), and Group Director of the Beverage Group at F&W Media (2013 – 2014).

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Is weed legal in Portugal?

The Cannigma

In 2001, in one of the most progressive social moves surrounding drug usage, Portugal decriminalized all drugs, weed included. Coffee shops smelling weed like the kind you find in Amsterdam used to be prevalent in Portugal’s major tourist cities, but were banned in 2013. Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized.

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Best strains and terpenes for nausea

The Cannigma

Two studies from 2001 showed that THC acts via peripheral CB1 receptors to “decrease intestinal motility” but also acts centrally to “attenuate emesis” which, in simple terms, means reducing the speed at which food moves through your digestive tract and reducing nausea, respectively. Limonene is the dominant terpene in lemon oil.

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Where is Marijuana Legal Outside Of The U.S?

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Uruguay Uruguay legalized marijuana in 2013. Medical marijuana has been legal in Canada since 2001. The Czech Republic legalized medical marijuana in 2013. The difference here is that it wasn’t designed for tourists (something The Netherlands benefits from). Medical Marijuana Outside The U.S.