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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

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We tabulated responses to questions about driving after marijuana use from the Traffic Safety Culture Index based on demographic factors, recreational and medical marijuana policies, and per-se marijuana laws. Support for per-se laws was higher among those in states that legalized recreational marijuana and in states with per-se laws.

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Swiss Plan To Let 5,000 Citizens Use Cannabis In Major Medical Trial

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Switzerland’s government will allow 5,000 citizens to use cannabis legally, as part of a country-wide clinical trial. Those who sign up to the trial would receive a small amount of cannabis each month, to smoke or eat. In 2013, Switzerland decriminalized possession of small amounts of cannabis, 10 grammes or less.

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Cannabis Standards Rely on Transparency, Compliance and Collaboration

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This is also why it’s so challenging to create standards that accommodate for the medical as well as the recreational standards in the conduct of consumer research around cannabis. With cannabis, every user has a different experience, but the law that applies to everyone is the same. Instituting Dialogue and Collaboration.

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Article: Legality Of Marijuana In Nigeria: A Legal Opinion By Kayode Ajulo PhD

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In Nigeria, it is often referred to as ‘Indian hemp’, in the country, Cannabis Sativa, which has enjoyed use as fibre, seed and seed oils, medicinal purposes, and as a recreational drug traces its origin to Central and South Asia. Recreational Benefits of Marijuana. Underlining supplied for emphasis).

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NO BRAINER: CBD AND THC FOR HEAD INJURIES

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As yet there have been no FDA -approved clinical trials to determine the efficacy of CBD -rich cannabis oil extracts for traumatic brain injury. In 2013, the International Journal of Molecular Science reported on how TBI is affected by diurnal variations of the endocannabinoid system. But CB1 proved to be a tricky target.

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Dentons’ Cannabis Group Latest Weekly Update – June 2019 #4

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Lou Correa (D-CA) that would require the VA to conduct clinical trials on the therapeutic potential of cannabis in the treatment of such service-related conditions as post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain. The panel also took up a bill sponsored by Rep.

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Green Relief - Untitled Article

Green Relief

As yet there have been no FDA -approved clinical trials to determine the efficacy of CBD -rich cannabis oil extracts for traumatic brain injury. In 2013, the International Journal of Molecular Science reported on how TBI is affected by diurnal variations of the endocannabinoid system. But CB1 proved to be a tricky target.