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Research Finds That Legalized Cannabis Does Not Increase Youth Use

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One of the most commonly cited arguments against legalizing cannabis is that it could lead to an uptick in marijuana use among children. A federally funded study on the effects of adult-use legalization looked at data on middle schoolers in New Mexico and Nevada between 2017 and 2019. percent in 2017 to 13.3 percent to 8.9

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Report – Australia: Illicit drug data report 2017-18 (6 Aug 2019)

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In its 16th year, the Illicit Drug Data Report 2017–18 (IDDR) provides an authoritative picture of illicit drugs in Australia. In 2017–18, there were 112,827 drug seizures and 148,373 illicit drug arrests. Copyright: Commonwealth of Australia 2019. Published year only: 2019. PUBLICATION DETAILS. Language: English.

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The EU Spent $US12.7 Billion in 2017 On Illegal Cannabis

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billion) in 2017 on illegal cannabis purchases, confirming marijuana as the largest drugs market in the 28-country European Union. Illegal sales of herbal cannabis and its resin represented 39% of the EU’s drugs market, up from 38% in 2013, with revenues for criminal organizations dwarfing those in legal markets.

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NZ: Recognition of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation as appropriate for laboratories testing medicinal cannabis products and starting material for export

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The Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Regulations 2019 (the Regulations) set the minimum quality standard that medicinal cannabis products and cannabis-based ingredients must meet before they can be supplied in New Zealand. GMP and ISO/IEC appropriate tests.

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Finding Rare Cannabinoids in Non-Cannabis Plants

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Special glands protruding from cannabis flowers express a series of unique molecules. Cannabinoids, as they are known, exist in cannabis. But it turns out that identical molecules are present in non-cannabis plants, as well. 1 Sourcing Rare Cannabinoids in Non-Cannabis Shrubs How did the Israeli scientists figure this out?

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New York Expected to Legalize in 2019

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Just fewer than two years since insisting it was a “gateway drug,” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is singing a different tune regarding the legalization of cannabis for recreational use in The Empire State. Legalize Adult Use of Recreational Marijuana,” is also included in his agenda for the first 100 days of 2019.

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8 Cannabis Trends to Watch in 2019

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8 Cannabis Trends to Watch in 2019. So, the big marijuana experiment, on a large scale, is opening new opportunities for 2019 but it will be mainly for those huge corporations that have a lot of resources to throw around. It will happen in 2019. Imagine Pepsi or Corona beer infused with cannabis that will be healthy.