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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

NORML

Preliminary data*, released on request from the Pennsylvania State Police Uniform Crime Reporting System, reveals that overall arrests for marijuana possession showed a decline in 2019. The new data shows 19,990 adults arrested for the same offense in 2019. cannabis arrest data since 2008. cannabis arrest data since 2008.

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

NORML

– As advised by the American Automobile Association (AAA), we urgently need more research , and we shouldn’t put arbitrary “per se” driving limits for the presence of THC, as they improperly classify motorists who are not behaviorally impaired. . 1 year prior to legalization. Sales began January 1.

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Comparing CBC Isolate to CBC Distillate

Otherside Farms

It is well-known that THC and CBD have therapeutic effects. CBC Isolate and THC created an entourage effect, according to a study. THC antagonists blocked it from acting normally, but CBC Isolate didn’t. We’ve heard THC and CBD can help with anxiety and sadness for a while. What exactly are cannabinoids?

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Can cannabis make you more empathetic?

The Cannigma

Administration of THC decreases amygdala reactivity to social signals of threat. 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. For example, Phan et al.

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Doctor Block…….”A Physician Botanist’s Insight to Cannabis species: The Naming of Plants and Products”

TheAnswerPage

Hemp has traditionally contained low amounts of illicit THC, but more recently has been hybridized as a source of CBD, or cannabidiol. Cannabis plants that contain higher amounts of the intoxicating psychoactive cannabinoid THC are used for medical purposes and as a recreational drug. Subspecies and Cultivars.

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The Health Effects of Cannabis: Soft Tissue and Joints

Healer

2008): 169-182. The investigation used a bioinformatics approach, obtaining microarray data via the GEO database (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/). GEO data mining revealed that fibroblasts, myofibroblasts, chondrocytes and synoviocytes expressed CB(1), CB(2) and eCB ligand-metabolizing enzymes. Using micro-computed tomography (?CT),

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Media Fearmongering Making Public Nervous About Edibles

WeedAdvisor

The media, on the other hand, attempted to not only lump legal edibles (which will be very low in THC) with their illegal counterparts. So much so, in fact that, according to an August 28 article in CBC News , Alberta and Ontario are the only provinces which offer any solid data on cannabis poisonings and hospitalizations.

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