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

NORML

The New York State Association of Police said traffic safety is a major concern, citing an increase in vehicle-related fatalities by 62 percent in Colorado the first year cannabis was legalized in the state. 2 years before medical legalization, the largest number of vehicle-related fatalities in the last 17 years. Sales began January 1.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

Cannabis Law Report

She held multiple positions in the Office of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom from 2009 to 2010, including Budget Office Policy Assistant, Director of Scheduling and Deputy Board Liaison. Salama was Assistant Branch Chief of the California Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch.

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How Good Is Cannabis for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?

Greencamp

In 2005, a group of researchers was looking into the effectiveness and long-term safety of tetrahydrocannabinol for MS. In a 2010 study, MS patients were given Sativex (whole-plant formulation with 1:1 THC to CBD ratio), and placebo for 10 weeks. Cannabis for Lupus: Here’s How Cannabinoids Relieve Inflammation.

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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

Cannabis Law Report

The Traffic Safety Culture Index is an annual survey with national scope and multiple measures relevant to driving after marijuana use. Because THC presence is an imperfect proxy for impairment [ 10 ], driving data may be limited in clarifying what traffic safety risks, if any, are associated with permissive marijuana policies.

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CBD Ban: Brits Take Up Fight And Send Lawyers To Brussels

Cannabis Law Report

London law firm Mackrell Turner Garrett, together with a leading food and trading standards barrister, were instructed by the Cannabis Trades Association UK (CTA) to make representations to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Called Lincoln’s Inn 1995; Silk 2010. Here’s some further information on. Jonathan Kirk QC.

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Mixing weed and alcohol: the good, the bad and the ugly

The Cannigma

A 2010 study found that consuming alcohol “slightly prolonged” the half-life of THC in the blood. A 2016 study used data from the 2005 and 2010 National Alcohol survey and found that simultaneous use “approximately doubled the odds of drunk driving, social consequences, and harms to self.” CBD and alcohol safety.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

Cannabis Law Report

However, the nature of the government regulations and the subsequent complexity of prescribing, as well as doctors’ safety uncertainties and the stigma of the plant, remain contributing barriers to patient access. However, from 2010, a dramatic increase is observable in articles about medicinal cannabis in the publications under analysis.