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Are Cannabis Users 22% More Likely to Need Emergency Care?

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The population-based cohort study used data from the Ontario portion of the 2009-2010 and 2011-2012 Canada Community Health Survey (CCHS). The researchers had access to the health reports and surveys for Canada, yet only those in Ontario were used—which accounts for only ? Localized, Small Sample Size.

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Oregon NORML, In Partnership With The Oregon Justice League, Files “Legalization Justice Act of 2020”

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She generated international headlines when she opened the World Famous Cannabis Cafe in 2009, the nation’s first public-facing cannabis consumption lounge. “This is about equal rights because whenever you pick a certain group and treat them differently that is discrimination.

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High Potency Cannabis Strikes Again as Heavy Users Experience Scromiting

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Research has already suggested a link between high potency cannabis and increased anxiety , the opposite of what many hope to gain from its consumption, as well as being linked to increased risk of psychosis for those with certain conditions. NBC reports that the condition is officially known as cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS).

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

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Not only could legal avenues stamp out illicit drug trading across the island (and Indonesia as a whole), but legalization could also grant patients with increased access to plant-based medicines. Give us the access to do research,” Narayana says.

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Meredith Fisher-Corn, MD…….”Are You Able to Answer Your Patients’ Medical Marijuana Questions”

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For example, most, if not all, states have legalized the use of medical marijuana to treat specific health conditions for which there is no or only poor quality clinical evidence of efficacy and safety. Available at: [link] Accessed 05 Dec. link] -Accessed December 5, 2021. Le-Short C., Narouze S.N. In: Narouze S.N.

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New American Medical Association Study Shows Cannabis Legalization Not Linked to Increased Psychosis

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In addition, several other studies suggest that legalizing access to marijuana is actually associated with decreased: Crime Opioid overdose Mental illness rates Gone are the days when cautionary tales run rampant. Census figures (2002-2009) as well as American Community Survey totals (2010–2017).

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Jushi Holdings Inc. Opens 27th Nationwide Dispensary, 17th BEYOND / HELLO™ Retail Location in Pennsylvania and Third Store in the Greater Pittsburgh Region through its Subsidiary, Franklin Bioscience – SW LLC

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BEYOND / HELLO™ Pittsburgh, located at 2009 E. BEYOND / HELLO™ Pittsburgh will provide customers with an efficient, accessible, and safe experience that goes beyond the traditional cannabis retail environment. In addition, BEYOND / HELLO™ Pittsburgh is handicap accessible and LGBTQIA+ friendly.