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Surgeon General’s Advisory Highlights Need for Further Cannabis Regulation, Not Criminalization

NORML

Remarks made today by the United States Surgeon General highlighting “the importance of protecting our nation from the health risks of marijuana use in adolescents and during pregnancy” fail to acknowledge the role that a regulated market can play in mitigating the use of cannabis by potentially high-risk populations.

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Australian Study Finds That Harm Reduction Could Prevent Overdoses At Music Festivals

Veriheal

A new study analyzing drug overdose deaths at music festivals in Australia between 2000 and 2019 takes a look at what caused the overdoses and what policies may have helped prevent them. The post Australian Study Finds That Harm Reduction Could Prevent Overdoses At Music Festivals appeared first on Cannabis Central.

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Report Says Cannabis Use Among Pregnant Women Increased During the Pandemic

Veriheal

While birth rates around the world have surprisingly declined during the last year and a half of on-and-off lockdowns, something else has increased: the number of women using cannabis while pregnant. Kaiser Permanente’s Cannabis Use Study. in 2002 to 7.0% But how does cannabis affect unborn and breastfeeding babies ?

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Paper: Racial Capitalism and the African American Experience Entering the Cannabis Industry By Dr. Ayoka Nurse

Cannabis Law Report

The current public policies in local and state cannabis ordinance and equity programs may enhance racial disparities if they follow the pattern of exclusion and criminalization that encompass past policies promoted as beneficial to African Americans but uphold racial capitalistic practices. Authored By: By Dr. Ayoka Nurse.

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Executive Spotlight: George Jage

Cannabis Law Report

George Jage is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Jage Media and Jage Media’s national, cannabis CPG Trade Show MJ Unpacked. Jage Media also operates MJ Brand Insights, providing sharp, substantive, and reliable industry intel for cannabis brands and retailers. Years at current company: 2.

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Open Secrets.Org Releases Numbers on Cannabis Industry Lobbying Numbers in The US

Cannabis Law Report

Data for the most recent year was downloaded on October 23, 2019. The Cannabis Trade Federation have spent $760K of their members hard earned cash or should we say hard raised cash !! Cannabis Trade Federation. National Cannabis Roundtable. National Cannabis Industry Assn. Global Alliance for Cannabis Commerce.

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New American Medical Association Study Shows Cannabis Legalization Not Linked to Increased Psychosis

Veriheal

Several studies have been investigating the possibility of psychosis resulting from cannabis use. However, a 2023 study debunks many myths about the potential dangers of legalizing cannabis. How Several Sources of Data Were Used in the Research In 2019, an estimated 48.2 Following more than 63 million participants from Jan.