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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. Yet, data suggests otherwise. And according to that data, there appears to be little to no correlation between cannabis legalization and underage marijuana use on a state-by-state basis.

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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 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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What to Do About the Worrisome Cannabis Vaping Trend Among Adolescents

Veriheal

According to a recent report published in JAMA Pediatrics , the number of adolescents who reported vaping cannabis within the previous 30 days has increased substantially since 2013—specifically, from 1.6% Additionally, 18 states have also legalized it for recreational use. and Canada. for medical purposes.

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Study Shows Cancer Patients Consume Less Cannabis Than General Public

SpeedWeed

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.

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Study Finds That Cancer Patients Consume Less Cannabis Than the Public

Veriheal

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

Cannabis Law Report

SANTA FE – Tax dollars generated by legalizing recreational cannabis use in New Mexico could be used to pay for law enforcement training, mental health programs, drug addiction treatment and more, under recommendations being crafted by a state task force. Eleven states have legalized recreational cannabis. Source: [link].

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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. A collection of MSO’s have set up shop in the state and have been involved in lobbying over the last few years. The ABRA also would likely play a key part in rolling out a new recreational program. Rhode Island.