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Cannabis and Obesity: New study ties cannabis to lower rates of obesity

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However, another stereotype-smashing study found that cannabis legalization is tied to lower obesity rates as more citizens and patients take to cannabis consumption. The researchers used obesity data in Washington State between 2002-2018 because it is one of the first states to have legalized recreational or adult-use cannabis.

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All Cannabis Use Is Political

The Cannigma

So while a cannabis business can join their local chamber of commerce, a patient in hospice can be denied access to medical cannabis. Those who access cannabis through the hemp market or own businesses in hemp are not protected either, as loose definitions of hemp that can be altered in the next Farm Bill reauthorization.

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Best strains and terpenes for creativity

The Cannigma

A side effect of cannabis consumption is increased blood flow, particularly in the brain. A 2002 study found that smoking cannabis increased blood flow in the frontal lobe, an area that’s thought to play an important role in abstract thought, creative thinking and sensory processing. 19 Eucalyptol (a.k.a.

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Best strains and terpenes for focus and flow state

The Cannigma

But this isn’t the only area of the brain affected by cannabis consumption. A 2002 study found that cannabis increases blood flow to the frontal lobe of the brain. If you don’t have access to lab reports, smell the weed before you buy it.

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United Nations Annual Drug Report Puts “Unprecedented” Focus On Cannabis & Suggests No Desire For Rescheduling Whatsover

Cannabis Law Report

9-THC, the main psychoactive component in cannabis, rose from about 4 per cent to 16 per cent in the United States over the period 1995–2019, and from about 6 per cent to 11 per cent in Europe over the period 2002–2019. ?9-THC Global monitoring of the impact of laws that allow for the medical and non-medical use of cannabis is key.

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Hawaii Legalizes Edibles: What You Need to Know

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Ben Cayetano, the 5th governor of Hawaii (1994 to 2002), signed off on Act 228 which allowed for medical cannabis cardholders to grow their own cannabis or to appoint a caregiver to grow cannabis. Governor Ige passed House Bill 1383 which decriminalizes cannabis for consumption granted that the possession is 3 grams or less.

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South Africa: The Cannabis judgment: Implications for society and the workplace

Cannabis Law Report

Prince v President of the Law Society of the Cape of Good Hope & others [2002] JOL 9305 (CC). At the High Court, the provisions of the Drugs Act that prohibits the use and cultivation of cannabis by an adult in private for personal consumption was declared as unconstitutional. for personal consumption only.