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The History of RSO: One Man’s Journey Changed Everything

LifeCannMD

For an engineer like Rick, who understood the value of evidence and data, it was a revelation. In 2013, a case was reported where RSO dramatically decreased the cancer cell count in a 14-year-old terminal leukemia patient, without the toxic side effects that come with conventional treatments. Something clicked in Rick’s mind.

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CDC Data Highlights Sustained Decline in Youth Marijuana Use

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The percentage of high-schoolers who identify as current consumers of cannabis fell 26 percent between 2013 and 2023. The post CDC Data Highlights Sustained Decline in Youth Marijuana Use appeared first on NORML.

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Cannabis Decriminalization Reduces Racial Disparity, According to New Data

Veriheal

In order to do so, they made use of data from 37 states between 2000 and 2019. Something to keep in mind is the fact that the data analyzed was from 2000 to 2019, but most states only legalized cannabis after 2016. The post Cannabis Decriminalization Reduces Racial Disparity, According to New Data appeared first on Cannabis Central.

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Rep. Lee: I Just Introduced The Marijuana Justice Act

NORML

Although whites and blacks have been found to use marijuana at similar rates, a 2013 report by the ACLU found that a “black person is 3.73 According to recently released nationwide survey data, a supermajority of Americans strongly support patients’ access to medical marijuana and oppose federal interference in these matters.

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Marijuana Legalization in NY & Driving: Response to NYS Association of Police Chiefs from Roc NORML

NORML

Sales began January 1. Adult-use passes by ballot. Adult use-sales go into effect. Four years into adult-use sales, net fatalities below 2002 despite rise in population and increased miles traveled.

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Realm of Caring Appoints Research Director to Oversee Groundbreaking Cannabis Data Registry and Medical Studies

Cannabis Law Report

His first initiative is co-authoring an original study on epilepsy using survey data gathered from RoC’s innovative Observational Research Registry (ORR). Schlienz and colleagues have published a paper summarizing ORR data from individuals with epilepsy in the medical journal Epilepsy & Behavior. Lindsey Clarke.

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Exponential Rise In Cannabis Investment Since 2013

Cannabis Law Report

Data provider Pitchbook put together this simple graph that illustrates very clearly the upward swing in USA cannabis investment. I n 2013, that number was only $16 million. VC investors have poured $1.6 billion into cannabis startups as of July, up from $1.2 billion for all of last year.

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