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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

Marijuana policies in the United States have become more permissive, motivating research on demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use. The Traffic Safety Culture Index is an annual survey with national scope and multiple measures relevant to driving after marijuana use.

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Recreational Marijuana: Effects on Teen Use

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2020 was yet another watershed year for cannabis legalization, with more and more states voting to legalize medical and/or recreational marijuana. Opponents of the movement, however, allege that legalization will result in increased marijuana use among teenagers. Yet, data suggests otherwise. Underage Marijuana Use Statistics.

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Study Finds That Cancer Patients Consume Less Cannabis Than the Public

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The team of researchers analyzed data from nearly 20,000 people over a four-year period and found that cannabis use among cancer patients peaked at 9%. Even still, the “odds of a cancer patient using marijuana in the past year were essentially flat between 2013 and 2018.”

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Study Shows Cancer Patients Consume Less Cannabis Than General Public

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The Virginia Commonwealth University of Massey Cancer Center (VCU) published a study in the journal Cancer on August 13, entitled “Cannabis use among cancer survivors in the United States: Analysis of a nationally representative sample,” which analyzed data from 19,055 people over a four-year period. professor of internal medicine at VCU.

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New Mexico Health Department Secretary Kathy Kunkel Wants Cannabis Revenue Targeted at Mental Health & Substance Abuse Programs

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Deciding exactly how to divvy up revenue collected by the state would be up to the Legislature, and there’s no guarantee a marijuana legalization bill will ultimately pass both the House and Senate during next year’s 30-day session. But some state officials are already eyeing the potential legal pot windfall. “I

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Cannacurio #43: Where Will the Next Cannabis Licenses Be Issued?

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The dispensaries have been open since 2013 and 2014 and they have tried to fiercely defend their oligopoly. Rhode Island’s new governor put marijuana legalization plan in budget, days after lawmakers filed a competing plan. A collection of MSO’s have set up shop in the state and have been involved in lobbying over the last few years.

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Seed To Sale, Traceability: Bio Track & Leaf, The Retailers’ Experience In Washington State

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I n early 2013, Congress began work on the framework of the state’s regulatory system. Tracebility was and is the tracking of Cannabis and Cannabis-infused items and products from “see d to sale”, as directed to Washington and Colorado per the Cole Memo issued in August 2013. PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT.