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Federal Report: Youth Marijuana Use Steadily Declining

NORML

The self-reported use of marijuana by teenagers continues to decline nationally, according to federal data reported by the United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The agency’s 2018 report finds that past-year marijuana use by those ages 12 to 17 has fallen consistently since 2002, from 15.8

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Delta-8 Study Finds Products Used More In States Without Legal Cannabis

Veriheal

Since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill , which permits the distribution of hemp-derived products at the federal level, the popularity of delta-8, delta-9, and delta-10 products has surged. The use of delta-8 products is significantly higher in states without access to legal cannabis products, which led researchers to a few key conclusions.

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UK: David Hardstaff And John Binns Write For Open Access Government Exploring Shifting Sands In The UK CBD Industry

Cannabis Law Report

One of the largest and arguably sustainable customer bases, however, is consumers with some sort of health or therapeutic need for which they are unable to access medicinal cannabis. One potential consequence of the FSA’s drive to rein in the UK’s CBD industry is reduced access to the previously available wide range of products.

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2018 Farm Bill Special Report: What’s Next for Hemp? Published By Hemp Industry Daily

Cannabis Law Report

The hemp industry experienced a seismic shift with the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill: Cultivation of hemp is now federally legal, and so is hemp-derived CBD. Hemp Industry Daily breaks down the new rules for you in our SPECIAL REPORT on the future state of the industry, 2018 Farm Bill: What’s Next for Hemp? Access Now ».

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Study: Marijuana Use Trends In The United States

MassRoots

Researchers examined data from before and after the majority of states adopted legislation legalizing at least some form of cannabis. The study, authored by William Mitchell, Roma Bhatia, and Nazlee Zebardast, used data collected by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2018. . In 2005, 61.5

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2018 In Review: Wrapping Up the Rollout of Legalization in Canada

SpeedWeed

With the federal government fulfilling a campaign promise to legalize and regulate the cannabis market, it is not an exaggeration to call 2018 the most important year in Canadian history for cannabis policy. February 2018. March 2018. October 2018. November 2018. RELATED STORY. RELATED STORY. RELATED STORY.

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With $20M to spend on marijuana research for veteran care, Michigan seeks proposals

Cannabis Law Report

Researchers studying the efficacy of marijuana treatments for veterans’ mental health now have access to $20 million in marijuana tax revenue to fund clinical trials. Veteran suicides made up about 14% of total suicides in America in 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ most recent data. Between Dec.