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Study: Recent Cannabis Consumption is Connected to Fluctuations in Sleep Duration

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Whatever the reason for an irregular sleep schedule, whether it’s poor diet, genetics, a psychiatric disorder, or interfering medication(s)—scientists have determined that cannabis consumption may be beneficial. Cannabis, Cannabinoids, and Sleep: What Did the Study Find? Alcohol consumption exceeding four drinks daily.

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Bali’s Cannabis-Loving Tourists Find Themselves in Hot Water Over Drug Laws

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On April 17, 2005, nine young Australians were handcuffed and detained in Bali on drug trafficking charges. Based on his confession, he obtained these illicit goods by purchasing them in Thailand because he lived in Thailand before and they are for his consumption. kilograms of heroin (valued at USD $2.8 million) out of the country.

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Understanding the American Heart Association’s Statement on Marijuana

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Noting that the effects of oral administration of cannabis (edibles) can be less predictable that smoked or vaporized administration of products with similar levels of specific cannabinoids, the AHA cautions: Patients must be made aware that the onset of effects begins within 30 minutes to ?1 CANNABIS: POTENTIAL AND KNOWN BENEFITS.

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Less Constipation in Recreational Marijuana Users

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The endogenous cannabinoid system in the gastrointestinal tract mediates various physiological bowel activities, which might thus be modulated by cannabinoid compounds from recreational cannabis use. Previous studies of the effects of recreational marijuana use on constipation and diarrhea have yielded conflicting results.

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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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The authors share this view, assessing that the current evidence shows that marijuana can impair driving ability and increase crash risk, especially shortly after consumption. Association of Recreational Cannabis Laws in Colorado and Washington State With Changes in Traffic Fatalities, 2005–2017. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res.

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

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Medicinal cannabis has been legalised for use for a range of specified medical conditions in Australia since 2016. Focusing on professional medical publications, this study sought to investigate how medicinal cannabis is being represented in professional medical publications. The precis is simple. Background. Conclusions. Background.

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Why Does Marijuana Make You Lose Weight?

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For instance, in a 2005 review of 297 medical charts, the Journal of Addictive Diseases reported that the rate of cannabis use in the last 12 months was lower in obese subjects than in subjects with a lower BMI. The endocannabinoid system is made up of receptors (the most studied are CB1 and CB2 ) and chemical compounds called cannabinoids.

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