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Study: Adult-Use Legalization Associated with Decline in Youth Treatment Admissions

NORML

A pair of researchers from Temple University assessed annual drug treatments admissions among youth for the years 2008 to 2017. The enactment of adult-use cannabis legalization laws is not associated with an increase in marijuana-related youth drug treatment admissions, according to data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

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cannabis arrest data since 2008. “The damage that is done when a person is arrested is significant, and it’s people of color who are disproportionately impacted, despite the fact that cannabis consumption is the same across races. The new data shows 19,990 adults arrested for the same offense in 2019.

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Recreational Cannabis Legalization Sparks Increase in Consumption, Study Reveals

Veriheal

Does recreational cannabis legalization contribute to a spike in consumption? On the other hand, Martins and her team of researchers claim that legalization did not contribute to a rise in frequent cannabis consumption among the aforementioned groups since the year 2017. As of October 2021, 18 U.S. states and Washington, D.C.

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Can cannabis make you more empathetic?

The Cannigma

2008) observed that oral THC administered to recreational cannabis users dose-dependently decreased signals in the amygdala, but not visual or motor cortices, in response to angry faces. Cannabis consumption can elicit immediate and long-term changes in brain activity such as altered emotional processing and changes in emotional behavior.

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How to lower your cannabis tolerance

The Cannigma

Because of this, an abrupt stop of regular cannabis consumption can result in mild withdrawal symptoms. Decreasing the amount and frequency of consumption Tolerance is directly correlated with dose and frequency of any medication. Overstimulation, by either high doses or over a long period, leads to downregulation of receptors.

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The Rise of CannaGamers: Cannabis Culture Among Gamers

Veriheal

This relation between cannabis consumption and gaming may be a winning recipe for champions and as a target market for cannabis products. Rodriguez uploaded his first gaming video to YouTube in 2008 and grew a large following. This number is expected to rise to 3.07 billion by 2023. What are CannaGamers? ” .

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International Cannabis Brand Cookies Opens Its First U.S.-Based Consumption Lounge on West Coast

Cannabis Law Report

Consumption Lounge Will Complement Newest Retail Location in Central California and Feature Cookies’ Line of Top-Shelf Cannabis Products. consumption lounge in Coalinga, a city in Fresno County. Access to the consumption lounge requires an online reservation. COALINGA, Calif.–(BUSINESS Durian Ave. Attendees must be 21+.