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

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A team of researchers wanted to assess the impact of recreational cannabis legalization on obesity, beginning by stating, “obesity in the US arguably constitutes the most significant health epidemic over the past century.” Adult-use Legalization is Associated with Decreased Levels of Obesity. from 2000-2020. .

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

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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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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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Marijuana policies in the United States have become more permissive, motivating research on demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use. Support for per-se laws was higher among those in states that legalized recreational marijuana and in states with per-se laws.

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

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Thirty-eight states have legalized cannabis for medical use, while 19 states permit adult recreational use. In some cases, legalization policies only allowed home-grown cannabis or had not yet implemented commercial sales. Census figures (2002-2009) as well as American Community Survey totals (2010–2017).

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UK: A blueprint for the UK Cannabis Industry

Cannabis Law Report

Aside from the obvious consumer demand for liberalised cannabis policies, the Plan’s headlines focus on the practical opportunities presented by a thriving hemp and cannabis (including CBD) industry. Tactically, this is a shrewd opener, cutting through the stasis sometimes resulting from differing views on the recreational use of cannabis.

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Communities put faith in pot

Cannabis Chronicles

The Unitarian Universalist Association has backed full legalization since 2002, but most faith groups separate their positions on medical marijuana, currently legal in 33 states including Pennsylvania and New Jersey, from adult recreational use, permissible in 11 states. Mainstream denominations tend to take nuanced stances on weed.

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