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Vaping Weed May Actually Be Worse for Your Lungs Than Smoking Cigarettes, Study Says

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A new study recently published in the Journal of Adolescent Health collected data on 14,798 adolescents aged 12 to 17 who vaped weed or tobacco between December 2016 and January 2018. In 2019, global health officials reported an outbreak of EVALI , a mysterious lung illness that only affected people who vaped.

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Good news, governor: Cannabis will not kill your kids

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That’s what the data shows from around the country and that’s why it’s dangerous to go around the established process that we have.”. During a press conference held to oppose a medical cannabis legalization bill advancing in his state, Governor Pete Rickets pulled out all the stops to paint cannabis as a dangerous drug. “If

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It’s Underage Drinking That Impairs Brain Development, Not Cannabis Use

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To conduct this study, researchers collected data on lifetime drug and alcohol use from 436 twins, all of whom were 24-years-old, and used MRI scans to determine the thickness of specific regions of each subject’s brain. . And another twin study from 2016 also found zero evidence linking teen pot use to neurocognitive problems in adults.

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West Australia To Cut Red Tape On Medical Cannabis Prescriptions Says MJ Biz

Cannabis Law Report

The changes will allow GPs to prescribe medical cannabis to patients but specialist approval will still be needed for children under 16 and patients with a history of drug abuse. ” From November 2016 until August 2019, WA doctors issued 876 approvals to for medicinal cannabis prescriptions.

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Clearing the Air: Florida Condensed Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

For those of you in the dark about Florida’s Medical Marijuana Program, I will be lighting up the dim corners of Florida: The Nation’s Fastest-Growing Medical Marijuana Market , according to The Miami New Times on May 2, 2019. CANNABIS PRIMER. Glossary of Marijuana Terminologyvia CannaInsider.com. Americans for Safe Access.org.

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Legal Framework for the Use of Psychedelics in Switzerland

Cannabis Law Report

analyse the history and applications of psychedelic substances such as LSD, psilocybin, MDMA and mescaline. The market research company Data Bridge Market Research projects that the market capitalization of the psychedelic industry will grow 16.8 ruling BVGer C-4592/2019). judgment BVGer C-4772/2019, N 7.4.1.2).

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What Employers in the Cannabis Industry Should Know About the California Consumer Privacy Act Taking Effect January 1, 2020

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October 2, 2019 . On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a consumer-friendly privacy law inspired by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, is set to take effect. Although the CCPA is expressly directed at consumer privacy, it also has implications for employment-related data.