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Federal Report: Youth Marijuana Use Steadily Declining

NORML

The self-reported use of marijuana by teenagers continues to decline nationally, according to federal data reported by the United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The agency’s 2018 report finds that past-year marijuana use by those ages 12 to 17 has fallen consistently since 2002, from 15.8

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Marijuana Legalization in NY & Driving: Response to NYS Association of Police Chiefs from Roc NORML

NORML

Roc NORML is the Rochester chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, and we want to make sure the public is aware that statement is simply not true. Four years into adult-use sales, net fatalities below 2002 despite rise in population and increased miles traveled. Total Number of Vehicle Related Fatalities.

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Marijuana use doubles in U.S. pregnant women

Cannabis Chronicles

Overall, 7 percent of pregnant women, or 1 in 14, said they used marijuana in the past month. That’s from a nationally representative health survey in 2016-17 and compares with a little over 3 percent in 2002-03. Some studies have linked marijuana use during pregnancy with increased chances of premature birth and low birthweight.

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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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Will 2022 Be a Stormy Year for Cannabis? (VIDEO AND ARTICLE)

Cannabis Law Report

I am fortunate enough to speak with clients, attorneys, and other experts in the cannabis industry on a daily basis and have some thoughts about what we can expect for cannabis (by which I mean both “hemp” and “marijuana”) in 2002. Continue reading “Will 2022 Be a Stormy Year for Cannabis?

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Positive Cannabis Drug Tests in the Workplace at the Highest in 25 years

Veriheal

Currently, 23 states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana, including California, Massachusetts, Arizona, and Washington, D.C. They also stated that there has been a steady increase in positive post-accident cannabis tests since 2012, when the first states legalized recreational marijuana. As many states across the U.S.

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Cannabis Use Among Pregnant Women in the U.S. Hits Record High

WeedAdvisor

experienced an exponentially higher increase from 2002 to 2017. But with the negative effects of marijuana during pregnancy still remaining largely unknown, many women find it a safe way to ease symptoms, like morning sickness. In a study published in JAMA , researchers looked over cannabis use during pregnancy from 2002 to 2017.