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Highly Potent Marijuana Has Health Experts Worried

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Drug Enforcement Administration found the potency increased from about 4% THC in 1995 to about 12% in 2014. The same applies in cases of nausea or blood pressure, with low doses helping reduce both problems and high doses exacerbating them. According to NPR : “One study of pot products seized by the U.S.

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Why cannabis can make your heart race

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In fact, smoking cannabis can lead to a 20-100% increase in heart rate for a couple hours or more after consumption 2. This is believed to be due to a widening of the blood vessels, which is also responsible for those red eyes people get after using cannabis. That doesn’t mean that there may not be cause for concern.

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Thailand Decriminalizes Kratom in Amended Narcotics Act

Cannabis Law Report

2522 (1972), effectively decriminalizing the consumption, production, disposal, import, export, and possession of kratom, for any purpose and in any quantity or form, effective August 24, 2021. 2522 (1979), effectively prohibiting all consumption, cultivation, trade, and distribution. The Narcotics Act (No. 7] [18] [19].

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Report: “Key pharmacological differences between side effects of refined, pharmaceutical CBD formulations and whole plant extracts:”

Cannabis Law Report

28) Side effects noted included strangely enough, vomiting and abdominal pain, psychiatric side effects including depression and paranoia, and low blood pressure. More research is needed to determine proper ratios for specific conditions, as well as genetic testing developed to determine appropriate course of treatment.