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Cannabis is My Lifesaver

Americans for Safe Access

Eryck Stamper retired from the US Navy in 2013 as a decorated Senior Chief Petty Officer. He later founded Veterans Initiative 22, a Maryland based nonprofit organization that focuses on improving veteran’s mental health through medical cannabis advocacy, in October of 2017. This is Eryck’s story:

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The EU Spent $US12.7 Billion in 2017 On Illegal Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

billion) in 2017 on illegal cannabis purchases, confirming marijuana as the largest drugs market in the 28-country European Union. In its annual report, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) said the EU’s overall narcotics market was worth at least 30 billion euros in 2017, up from 24 billion in 2013.

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New Study: Demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use: an analysis of the 2013–2017 Traffic Safety Culture Index

Cannabis Law Report

We analyzed annual administrations of TSCI from 20132017, which asked respondents about various dimensions of traffic safety, including driving after marijuana use [ 28 ]. Between 2013 and 2017, approximately 3000 TSCI surveys were completed annually. Materials and methods. Study sample. Accident Anal Prev.

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Cannabichromene, a Minor Cannabinoid with Major Upside

Project CBD

In 2013, Noriko Shinjyo, Ph.D., a Research Associate at Chiba University in Japan, coauthored a study with Italian scientist Vincenzo Di Marzo on cannabichromene (CBC), a phytocannabinoid that exerts profound effects on the nervous system. ” As stem cells mature, they change and differentiate into new neurons and other cells. .”

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Study: Youth Marijuana Use Not Up Since Uruguay Legalized Marijuana in 2013

The Joint Blog

“In 2013, Uruguay became the first country in the world to legalize recreational cannabis, instituting a non-commercial state regulatory model of production and supply”, states the study’s absract. The post Study: Youth Marijuana Use Not Up Since Uruguay Legalized Marijuana in 2013 appeared first on TheJointBlog.

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Marijuana article strikes a nerve

Cannabis Chronicles

In the article — “Is Marijuana as Safe as We Think?” — writer Malcolm Gladwell focused on a 2017 report by the National Academy of Medicine that examined the scientific evidence of the health effects and therapeutic purposes of cannabis and cannabinoids. In 2017, for example, Washington had 304.5

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Black Market Cannabis Dealer Ordered To Pay His Taxes By Judge

Cannabis Law Report

Jacob Sweener, 31, was accused of conspiring with others to distribute marijuana from 2013 to January 2017, according to a statement released Monday by the U.S. 10, 2017, federal agents seized 41 pounds of marijuana and more than $69,000 in cash during a raid at Sweener’s home, the statement said.