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Research Finds That Legalized Cannabis Does Not Increase Youth Use

Veriheal

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. During this period, recreational cannabis was legal in Nevada, and medicinal cannabis was legal in New Mexico. percent in 2017 to 13.3 percent in 2019. percent to 8.9 percent to 17.4

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Medicinal cannabis users in the UK could be unfairly criminalised as study finds failures in roadside drug testing

Cannabis Law Report

The double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial took place over two years between 2017 and 2019 at the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research at the University of California. hours after consumption. hours after consumption. Further simulator tests were given at 30 minutes, 1.5, hours after smoking.

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Smoking Weed with a Cold: Is it Advisable?

PrestoDoctor

Combining cannabis consumption with cold medicine can potentially lead to unwanted reactions, especially when you are already feeling under the weather. Therefore, if you choose to use cannabis to alleviate cold symptoms such as fever-related discomfort, it is best to avoid combining it with cold medicine.

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History of Marijuana in Mexico

Cannabis Law Report

In Mexico, with the arrival of Christopher Columbus, the Spaniards imported Cannabis seeds through large ships in order to produce textiles in “La Nueva España”, also using this plant for medicinal use. The plant was then easily forming part of the local culture. The Prohibition Era; 20th Century. The decade of the 60’s.

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What are the cannabis laws in Mexico? Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

In 2017, then-Meican President Enrique Pena Nieto issued a mandate to legalize medical cannabis in the country following a Senate vote in December, 2016 to legalize medical cannabis. Both citizens and foreigners can travel within Mexico with their cannabis medicine, opening the door potentially for medical cannabis tourism.

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Germany: Berlin is suing the BfArM

Cannabis Law Report

Berlin – The Berlin Senate wants to force the approval of its model project for the sale of cannabis for consumption in pharmacies: After the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) had rejected the necessary applications, the Senate is now going to the Cologne Administrative Court.

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Is weed legal in Poland?

The Cannigma

Poland established a medical cannabis program in 2017, which allows for a range of cannabis products to be prescribed for a range of medical conditions. Public consumption of cannabis is rare and Polish people who smoke typically do so in the privacy of their own homes. Medical cannabis has been legal in Poland since 2017.