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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?

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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). 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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Report: Gen Z Would Rather Smoke Cannabis Than Consume Alcohol

Veriheal

In this piece, we aim to delve into the use of cannabis among Generation Z (those born between 1997 and 2012) for purposes of happiness, healing, and relief. They like inhalable products with fast effects, such as vaporizers and concentrates, and are less likely to gravitate toward slower-onset products such as topicals or tinctures.

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61 Tons of Medical Marijuana Consumed in Arizona Last Year

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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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What is CBN (Cannabinol)? How does the natural byproduct of THC work?

The Cannigma

Interestingly, smoking (combustion) is believed to produce the most CBN when consumed, which could be due to higher temperatures that are achieved during consumption. A 2012 study in rats compared the effects of CBD, CBG, and CBN on food consumption and showed that unlike the others, CBN increased feeding.

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Why Choose Cannabis Instead of Alcohol This Holiday Season

Veriheal

One of the downsides of holiday alcohol consumption is the arguments and many other conflicts resulting from consuming too much liquid courage. Cannabis offers a plethora of consumption methods for consumers looking to choose something other than the sauce this holiday season. million deaths from this beverage.

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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. Cannabidiol, a Cannabis sativa constituent, as an anxiolytic drug , published in the Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria in June 2012. CBD crystals , 98% purity. CBD, the cannabinoid with the most therapeutical properties.