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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

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Collectively, these dedicated public servants bring extensive experience from the state and local level to the leadership team. Salama was Assistant Branch Chief of the California Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch. Chief Deputy Director – Rasha Salama. Legal Affairs Division – Tamara Colson.

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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 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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New Commission Formed in the United Kingdom Plans to Publish Recommendations on How the UK Can Become a Global Leader in Cannabinoid Innovation

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His books include Ethical Business Practice and Regulation (Hart, 2017), Reform of Class and Representative Actions in European Legal Systems: A New Approach to Collective Redress in Europe (Hart, 2008), European Regulation of Consumer Product Safety (Oxford, 2005), Multi-Party Actions (Oxford, 2001), and European product liability (1993).

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Marijuana Use is Rising Faster Among Depressed Individuals

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For the study, reported on by Reuters, researchers examined data collected from a total of almost 729,000 people aged 12 years and older between 2005 and 2017, including any prior-month cannabis use and any depression experienced over the previous year. “In 2005, about 10.2% “In 2005, about 10.2%

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Report: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City -“Is the Colorado Marijuana Industry Showing Signs of Maturation?”

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Tax Collections in the Marijuana Industry. Of the taxes collected from the special sales tax, 90 percent goes to the state government and the remaining 10 percent is redistributed to local governments. xxix Tax collections through September were 11.3 xxix Tax collections through September were 11.3

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

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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. Data collection. Framings that more often carried a negative tone were related to poor evidence and safety issues.

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ElleVet Sciences Publishes Safety Study On CBD For Animals

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ElleVet Sciences is pleased to announce the results and publication of the first safety study on the use of hemp CBD/CBDA. The 12-week safety study, conducted by Dr. Joseph Wakshlag, DVM, Ph.D., Dr. Wakshlag is currently available for interviews to discuss the results of the safety study as well as his clinical trials.

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