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Federal Report: Youth Marijuana Use Steadily Declining

NORML

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 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).

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

NORML

According to an August 2019 federal report , past-year marijuana use by those ages 12 to 17 has fallen consistently since 2002, from 15.8 percent to 12.5 Since 2012, when Colorado and Washington became the first states to regulate adult-use access, past-year youth use has fallen eight percent.

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Marijuana use doubles in U.S. pregnant women

Cannabis Chronicles

That’s from a nationally representative health survey in 2016-17 and compares with a little over 3 percent in 2002-03. women who were questioned during a period when rising numbers of states legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use. Overall, 7 percent of pregnant women, or 1 in 14, said they used marijuana in the past month.

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

Veriheal

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

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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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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Report: Global Legal Cannabis Market Will Mature Significantly by 2031

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Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. Research and Markets was launched in Dublin, Ireland in the year 2002 with one simple aim – to provide industry insights and analysis for entrepreneurs who want to scale their business. Cannabis Sativa, Inc. Cannabis Science, Inc. Canopy Growth Corporation. Cronos Group Inc. Ecofibre Limited.