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Study Finds No Correlation Between Cannabis Legalization and Increased Mental Illness

Veriheal

The relationship between cannabis consumption, mental health, and suicide has been a hot topic for both those for and against cannabis legalization. Recently, a team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Yale Law School, Cato Institute, Reason Foundation, and others decided to investigate the matter.

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Medicinal properties of CBD

Alchimia

Those who want to use CBD but at the same time want to enjoy the effects of THC will be delighted with the study published in December 2015 in the Neuropsychopharmacology journal in which it is shown that oral consumption of CBD does not reduce the effect of smoked or vaped THC, so you don’t have to choose between fun and health!

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Parenting and Cannabis: What You Need To Know

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

In states where medical consumption is legal but not recreational use, expect courts to be less forgiving about using pot in front or around children. Kansas journal of medicine, 13, 129–130. In some states, it is still illegal to use marijuana recreationally; however, you can get a medical card if you have an approved condition.

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How medical marijuana could help you find the ‘new you’ in the New Year

Canna Care Docs

Medical marijuana is the use of the marijuana plant or its chemicals to treat various diseases or conditions. Among the 100-plus chemicals called cannabinoids in the cannabis plant, the two that are best known for their medicinal benefits are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). What is medical marijuana? Chronic pain.

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An Officer Forced into Retirement for Medical Cannabis Sues NYPD

Veriheal

Move forward two years to 2014, and Robert began taking prescription medication for anxiety. Doctors gave him this medicine even after knowing Robert was born with a birth defect that increases his chances of contracting pancreatitis. New York legalized medical cannabis in 2014.

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A Comparison of Their Effects

SpeedWeed

In 2014, former president Barack Obama confessed to having used marijuana as a kid. Unlike tobacco and alcohol, cannabis is also used in medicine to treat various conditions. According to WHO , alcohol causes over 200 diseases and injury conditions. He also said he had smoked tobacco in his young adult and adult life.

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Legal Framework for the Use of Psychedelics in Switzerland

Cannabis Law Report

In the 1970s, the use of psychedelics was banned due to political pressure and increasing (uncontrolled) consumption. Psychedelics, unless they serve as an active ingredient of an approved medicinal product ( note : currently no such medicinal product is approved; cf. the development of medicinal products or (3.)