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In states with legal cannabis, teen use triggers concerns

Cannabis Chronicles

Underage kids have unbelievable access to nuclear-strength weed,” said Andrew Brandt, a Boulder, Colo., In the Denver area, visits to Children’s Hospital Colorado facilities for treatment of cyclic vomiting, paranoia, psychosis and other acute cannabis-related symptoms jumped to 777 in 2015, from 161 in 2005.

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Understanding the American Heart Association’s Statement on Marijuana

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The authors do note that “compared with smoking tobacco, smoking and inhaling cannabis regardless of THC content has been shown to increase the concentrations of blood carboxyhemoglobin 5-fold with a 3-fold increase in tar.” In contrast, CBD reduces heart rate and blood pressure, improves vasodilation, and reduces inflammation.

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

Cannabis Law Report

Medicinal cannabis has been legalised for use for a range of specified medical conditions in Australia since 2016. 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.

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Understanding the Background of Medical Marijuana Laws in Los Angeles

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Medicinal cannabis has been available in the State of California for many years, but now recreational use is beginning to thrive as well. The Compassionate Use Act legalized the cultivation, possession, and use of cannabis for medicinal purposes. Supreme Court Ruling of 2005 – Federal Prosecution Possible.

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Shemshemet: Cannabis in Ancient Egypt

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Although most modern Egyptologists acknowledge a role for cannabis as a source of fiber and as a medicine, few see a role for hemp as a ritual intoxicant, and many researchers claim that the Egyptians were unaware of these properties. Excerpted from Cannabis and the Soma Solution. Nunn, 2002). Manniche, 1989). Mathre, 1997).

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Taxation Of A Medical Marijuana Business – How Will The Ninth Circuit Hold?

Cannabis Law Report

Also during those years, California allowed the collective or cooperative cultivation of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Taxpayer’s marijuana-containing products included edibles, beverages, extracts, concentrates, oils, etc. These laws led to the formation of the first marijuana dispensaries – which brings us to our next contestant.

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Colorado Creates Cannabis Business Office to Promote Social Equity

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Data going back to 2005 is included in the commissioned report on the impacts of legalization, which was mandated by the Colorado General Assembly in 2013. . The percentage of high school students reporting past 30-day use also remained stable, with no significant changes between 2005 and 2019.”.