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Police Solve More Violent Crimes Post-Cannabis Legalization, New Research Reveals

Veriheal

As with most areas of cannabis research, more research is needed on this topic—but the existing findings speak loud and clear. According to the 2018 study, policy changes regarding cannabis were connected to a reduction in “rapes and property crimes on the Washington side of the border…relative to the pre-legalization years 2010-2012.”

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

Veriheal

The population-based cohort study used data from the Ontario portion of the 2009-2010 and 2011-2012 Canada Community Health Survey (CCHS). There are two sides to the cannabis controversy: those who over-hype the medicinal benefits and those who over-exaggerate the risks of cannabis consumption. A Word to Researchers Who Study Cannabis.

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61 Tons of Medical Marijuana Consumed in Arizona Last Year

MassRoots

Including all types of products for all methods of consumption , the report only separates them into three main categories — marijuana, marijuana edibles, and marijuana other. Marijuana edibles” describes anything ingestible like food or beverages and tinctures, and “marijuana other” describes vape cartridges, topicals and concentrates.

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On Decriminalizing Magic Mushrooms: The Psychedelic Constituency and Its Challenges

Freedom Leaf

He’d listened to a podcast I did on the topic of “psychedelic law,” a term I coined in 2010. Social Cannabis Consumption Taking Off in Colorado and California. In February 2018, I heard about a group that wanted to decriminalize psychoactive mushrooms in Denver, but didn’t know much about it. Former Colorado Gov.

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Does Marijuana Make You Lazy?

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

before unsavory political figures created laws to demonize its consumption—primarily to target immigrants and minorities. It is important for those considering trying marijuana to start slow and regulate their consumption. Regulating Your Marijuana Consumption is Key. Cannabis indica in 19th-century psychiatry.

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The Government Encourages Doctors to Treat Cannabis Patients as Addicts

Veriheal

A 2010 study of patients in the state of Virginia showed that “Primary Care base screening missed more than 60% of those with unhealthy alcohol use.” Even after attending med school, the topic of the endocannabinoid system will draw a blank stare. This is not the case, however. ” Why is this?

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Medicinal properties of CBD

Alchimia

Topical application is particularly efficient to treat localized pains or skin problems like acne or psoriasis. CBD is particularly efficient when used to combat nausea caused by chemotherapy according to this study published in December 2010 in the British Journal of Pharmacology. CBD crystals , 98% purity.