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Cannabis laws in Puerto Rico

The Cannigma

Recreational cannabis is not legal in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico but the island legalized medical cannabis in 2015. In 2015, the Governor of PR signed an executive order that advised judges not to issue jail sentences to people caught with six grams of cannabis or less. Possible penalties. Medical marijuana in Puerto Rico.

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Cannabis Edibles Pose Serious Risks to Our Kids

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In October 2019, Health Canada approved the sale of cannabis edibles, topicals and extracts for early 2020. Cannabis edibles offer a lucrative opportunity for licensed cannabis producers and retailers in both the medical and recreational market. per 1,000 visits in 2015 from 1.8 per 1,000 visits in 2009.

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Dabbing Kit Advances and Improved Product Concentrate on a Lit Future

Marijuana Packaging

If the future of concentrates isn’t bright, it’s at the very least lit. Marijuana Business Daily reported last month that, according to data collected by BDS Analytics, Colorado’s concentrate sales climbed to a dizzying 125% in the first quarter of 2016. Ambitious Predictions about the Concentrate Industry.

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Public Misplaces Blame for Edible Poisonings in Children

WeedAdvisor

Poison control lines have seen an increase in calls about children consuming cannabis edibles since legalization last year, according to Atlantic Canada’s IWK Health Centre. Edibles are illegal. Indeed he IWK Health Centre reports that cannabis poisonings have tripled since 2015, so there is no arguing that something needs to be done.

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Trulieve Celebrates Opening of 100th Florida Dispensary in Hometown of Tallahassee

Cannabis Law Report

All registered patients — from those new to Trulieve to the dedicated Truliever community — will receive 25% off total purchase as well as a free edible product with orders over $100 at the new Tallahassee dispensary on opening day. Trulieve also offers statewide home delivery, convenient online ordering and in-store pickup.

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Mixing weed and alcohol: the good, the bad and the ugly

The Cannigma

A clinical trial published in 2015 found that the test subjects had “significantly higher blood THC” levels when they used cannabis along with alcohol, and combining the two led to increased performance impairment. Mixing edibles with alcohol. When mixing alcohol and edibles, even more caution may be required.

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Cannabis & THC: Understanding the Effects & Liability

Cannabis Law Report

Regulations regarding impaired driving in states that have legalized THC use are generally based on “per se limits” (or the concentration that legally defines the minimum for a legally defined impaired status). ingestion of edibles). blood concentrations are declining at the time of maximum impairment; see Figure 3).

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