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Marijuana Legalization Linked to Decline in Youth Drug Treatment Admissions

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Researchers from Temple University sought to find out how recreational marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado influenced adolescent treatment admissions for cannabis. MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION & YOUTH DRUG TREATMENT ADMISSIONS. Colorado and Washington were the first states to legalize recreational cannabis use in 2012.

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Marijuana Legalization May Decrease Crime in Nearby States

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A recent peer-reviewed article published in the Journal of Drug Issues sought to provide quantitative data on the spillover effect , a term used to describe the influence of legalized marijuana on neighboring states. This data suggests a buffering effect of legalization on crime in neighboring areas, rather than a crime-inducing effect.

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Recreational Marijuana: Impact on Traffic Deaths

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Luckily, states such as Colorado, Washington, and California have had marijuana laws in place long enough for researchers to collect data and better understand the effects of legalization on behaviors such as driving under the influence. Their results may assuage some of these concerns. FACTORS INFLUENCING RESULTS. INADEQUATE TESTING.

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Marijuana article strikes a nerve

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Gladwell’s article and a subsequent New York Times op-ed by Berenson, was quickly rebuked by marijuana researchers and legalization advocates, who took issue with Gladwell’s selective use of data and Berenson’s linking marijuana use to schizophrenia. Not everyone in the field of cannabis and cannabinoid research was put off by the articles.

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Clark County Council delves into marijuana

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Although Washington voters legalized cannabis in 2012, Clark County passed a ban on recreational cannabis businesses in the unincorporated areas two years later. I think the data is too new,” responded Schoening. According to Gaston, they said while they have seen people come in for treatment for marijuana use, it’s not increased.

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What is CBD? Everything you need to know

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The first clinical research done on CBD as a potential treatment for epilepsy was in 1980, but the information gleaned didn’t make its way to the public eye until decades later. In other cases, CBDA products — or a mixture of CBD and CBDA — may be preferable, if for instance treatments with high doses of CBD have been unsuccessful for you.

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Pain Relief: Marijuana vs. Opioids

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In addition, data from the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health showed a potential inverse relationship between marijuana and opioid use, based on data that reported a drop of opioid misuse from 2016 to 2017 (from 11.8 Medical cannabis is an effective and safe alternative for pain treatment. million to 11.4 Get Started.