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What Marijuana Patients with Heart Problems Need to Know

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Few randomized clinical trials have been conducted or are planned to explore the effects of marijuana on cardiovascular risk. Screening and testing for use of marijuana are encouraged in clinical settings, especially in the care of young patients presenting with cardiovascular disease. More research is needed.

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New Study: Demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use: an analysis of the 2013–2017 Traffic Safety Culture Index

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The authors share this view, assessing that the current evidence shows that marijuana can impair driving ability and increase crash risk, especially shortly after consumption. Acute cannabis consumption and motor vehicle collision risk: systematic review of observational studies and meta-analysis. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

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The recreational use of cannabis is well known and attributed to its power as a psychotropic plant, specifically due to the cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). These were news stories focusing on the use of cannabinoids for chronic cancer pain or inhibiting tumour growth, and mental illness. 2016 ; Sznitman et al. Discussion.

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NORML 2019 Legislative Report

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State regulators signed off on new provisions establishing procedures for licensing on-site cannabis consumption facilities. State lawmakers passed Assembly Bill 420 , which authorizes the University of California’s Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research to cultivate cannabis for clinical trials. California.