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MJ Biz Report – Canadian producers destroyed over 500 tons of cannabis since 2018

Cannabis Law Report

Canadian producers have destroyed millions of packaged cannabis products and hundreds of tons of unpackaged marijuana since adult use was legalized in late 2018, according to data acquired by MJBizDaily. products such as edibles and concentrates. They write. 1,500,396 packages of extracts. 714,491 packages of edibles.

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Kight On Cannabis: TOTAL THC AND THE USDA RULE- A DATA DRIVEN ANALYSIS

Cannabis Law Report

In this article, Dr. Snyder distills her analysis of hemp testing during the 2018 and 2019 growing seasons. Based on her data, Dr. Snyder finds that requiring “Total THC” concentrations not to exceed 0.3%, rather than just limiting ?9-THC, THCA is a non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in higher concentrations in cannabis plants.

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THC in Urine is Associated with Lower Opioid Concentrations In Pain Patients, Finds Study

The Joint Blog

For the study, researchers analyzed approximately 800,000 urine drug test results collected from pain management patients between the years 2016 and 2018. The study states that “For each of the eight opioids monitored, lower mean concentrations were observed when THC-COOH [the primary metabolite of THC] was also present in the sample.

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Meat From Cows That Are Fed Hemp Cake Retain THC and CBD in Safe Levels

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mg/kg CBD/THC concentration, which accounts for a measly fraction (1 over 3000) of the legal 0.3%-maximum maximum THC concentration. The New Research Builds Hope In earlier research , scientists reported symptoms of intoxication—drowsiness, wobbly gaits, and red eyes—in cows who consumed varied concentrations of hemp products.

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More Cannabis Dispensaries Means Fewer Opioid Deaths, Researchers Say

The Cannigma

A higher geographic concentration of medical and adult-use cannabis dispensaries is associated with lower opioid-related death rates on a county level, according to the finding of a new study. Many physicians and health researchers have pointed to cannabis as an alternative to opioids in chronic pain patients.

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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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Cannabis Users Are Just As Physically Active As Non-Users, Study Finds

Veriheal

Data was pulled from a pool of more than 2,500 adults who took place in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health between 2016-2018. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Texas in Dallas and Ohio University.

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