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Survey Reveals Almost Half of Canada’s MMJ Patients Reduced Their Alcohol and Opioid Consumption

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New data published in the Journal of Cannabis Research claims that almost one in two authorized medical cannabis patients in Canada managed to either completely stop or reduce their intake of controlled substances, such as alcohol and opioids , by using cannabis. Cannabis’ Place in Substance Abuse Recovery .

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India: Bar & Bench Article: Is it time to decriminalise Cannabis use in India?

Cannabis Law Report

In the context of increasing media scrutiny and widespread public attention on celebrities for their arrest and detention resulting from the purported use of cannabis, the question as to whether cannabis consumption should be decriminalised has once again assumed significance. Laws criminalising cannabis use.

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Does weed lower testosterone?

The Cannigma

There’s a popular narrative going around the anti-cannabis lobby – that increasing legal access to cannabis, medical or otherwise will lead to a male fertility crisis with plummeting testosterone and overly chilled out and rather directionless spermatozoa. Cannabis, testosterone and the endocannabinoid system.

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Best strains and terpenes for migraine relief

The Cannigma

Scientists still don’t understand exactly why migraines happen, nor how to cure the condition – but perhaps cannabis can help. Cannabis users have been reporting anecdotal relief for years, but it’s only recently that research has begun to dig into the complexities of migraines and how – or why – cannabis may be able to bring relief.

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

Cannabis Law Report

We observed no statistically significant long-term effects of recreational cannabis laws or the initiation of retail sales on violent or property crime rates in these states. possession, black market production, sales and distribution of cannabis, burglaries or thefts believed to be committed to secure funds to purchase marijuana).

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Pushing Cannabis into Modern Healthcare

CannaTech

Changing Cannabis Conversations Worldwide. Canada has been at the forefront of shaping much of the rhetoric surrounding cannabis since 2001. While Canada’s medicinal cannabis framework has gone through many iterations, Canada has led the way in showing to the world how to think about cannabis.

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

Cannabis Law Report

A new study disproves the theory that dispensaries make it easier for teens to get cannabis. In California, people 18-20 with a doctor’s recommendation and any adult 21 and over can purchase cannabis. 2001, Toomey et al., tested positive for other drugs including cannabis (7.1%). 1988, Jones et al.,