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5 Psychedelics Friendly Countries | Cannabis Culture

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In 2001, all drugs were decriminalized in Portugal. While this doesn’t make psychedelics legal by law, police officers seem to allow their casual consumption by individuals. For instance, an advocacy group, TheraPsil, led by a clinical psychologist, Bruce Tobin, has been pushing for psilocybin-use exemptions since 2016.

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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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The authors share this view, assessing that the current evidence shows that marijuana can impair driving ability and increase crash risk, especially shortly after consumption. Prevalence of marijuana use disorders in the United States between 2001–2002 and 2012–2013. A meta-analysis by Asbridge et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2017;171:142–9.

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DOJ Report: The Cannabis Effect on Crime: Time-Series Analysis of Crime in Colorado and Washington State

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As Garland ( 2001 Garland, D. ( 2001 ). In short, many politicians are inclined to make use of the earliest available data, and unfortunately too often what is available for public consumption at the outset of change in policy represents research employing limited pre/post analyses or misrepresentation of facts.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

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Only one article appeared in the MJA in 2000 and again in 2001. Community-driven regulation was a frequent frame across the study period, acknowledging the role of grassroots activism in the legislation process and recognising medicinal cannabis advocacy as part of a social movement. Complexity of prescribing and patient access (n?=?25).