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These Patient Advocacy Groups Are Working Together to Expand the Scope of Cannabis Research

Veriheal

Of course, legalization and education efforts can only go so far without data, and that’s where RoC’s research initiatives come into play. Cannabis Advocacy With a Digital Twist. The ORR, an ongoing online survey study, collects self-reported health information to be analyzed by Johns Hopkins for published research papers.

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New survey reveals broad spectrum of issues facing UK cannabis patients – 38% report supplementing with self-sourced cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis Health Website reports New survey data reveals the myriad of issues facing UK patients, four years on from the legalisation of medical cannabis. Data collected from a recent survey paints a mixed picture of the experience of medical cannabis patients in the UK.

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States That Restrict MMJ Access Are Interfering With Patients’ Rights, Study Shows

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” Restricting qualifying conditions also results in limited data collection, hindering the collective understanding of medical cannabis. In addition to decades-old stigmas attached to it and its users, progress has been stifled by legal factors that are gradually changing through advocacy and patient support.

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Career Horizons: 7 Non-Clinical Health Care Jobs to Pursue in 2024 and Beyond

United Patients Group

They bridge the gap between technology and healthcare, ensuring the secure and efficient collection, storage, analysis, and utilization of patient data. They work on implementing and maintaining electronic health records (EHRs), developing data-driven solutions, and training healthcare professionals on using technology effectively.

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Study Finds No Evidence Legal Medical Cannabis Increases Youth Marijuana Use • High Times

SpeedWeed

A study of data from across the country has found no evidence that the legalization of medical cannabis and the establishment of dispensaries encourages marijuana use by young people. Lower Cannabis Use Among 9th Graders.

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Researchers To Investigate Arkansas’ Medical Cannabis Program

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The nonpartisan center’s primary aim is to enhance Arkansans’ health by providing them with cooperative program development, evidence-rooted research, and social matter advocacy. A Deep Dive Into Cannabis Consumer Data. Arkansas Department of Health medical marijuana patient enrollment data. Vital patient records.

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ACLU Maine: “Cameras In Dispensaries Viloate State Ban On Facial Recognition Surveillance”

Cannabis Law Report

The requirement, which appears in a set of draft rules for the regulatory framework of the state’s adult-use or recreational marijuana program, “would needlessly expose customers and workers in the cannabis industry to privacy-violating tracking and data collection,” the ACLU said in a letter to the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy this week.