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Academic Cannabis Conference sets presenter schedule

Illinois News Joint

The Academic Cannabis Conference , produced by News Joint Events , is pleased to announce its full presenter lineup and schedule. Professors and professionals in the cannabis field will deliver research and educational presentations from 12:30-4:20 p.m. The following bios explain more about each presenter and their presentation.

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Study: Far Fewer Incidences of Vaping Illness Reported in States with Legal Cannabis Markets

NORML

Incidences of the vaping-related lung illness EVALI (e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury) are primarily concentrated to jurisdictions where adult-use cannabis consumption is prohibited, according to data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open.

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High-Potency THC Concentrates Are Just As Safe As Regular-Potency Weed, More Data Shows

SpeedWeed

All across the US, lawmakers are scrambling to pass laws that would cap the strength of high-potency cannabis concentrates, arguing that high THC levels pose a serious health risk. A third group vaped cannabis concentrates with over 60 percent THC content and around 2 percent CBD content, and a fourth group stayed stone cold sober.

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Study Finds Nano Metals in Legal and Illegal Vape Pens

Veriheal

A new study by researchers from Health Canada and the National Research Council of Canada analyzed the amounts of metals like nickel, lead, chromium, copper, zinc, and more in both legal and illegal vape pens to determine how harmful they may be. Different types of cannabis products present different risks.

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Navigating the Legal Landscape in a Distressed Cannabis Industry

MJ Business Attorneys

Although legal cannabis markets exist at some level in the majority of states in the country today, they fight to survive amidst a web of restrictive and confusing regulations that make it difficult for businesses to operate in the black. Most legal-use states have strict security and monitoring regulations.

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The Criminalization of Legal Cannabis Consumption

Veriheal

The legalization of cannabis is opening many doors in states that are embracing it. However, not all changes spurred by the creation of a legal industry are necessarily positive. With legalization comes an increase in DUI charges. MMJ Patients Criminalized Despite Legality. 08, equates to intoxication.

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Colorado Is Trying to Implement 15% THC Cap on High-Potency Cannabis Concentrates

SpeedWeed

Colorado is one of the biggest success stories in the history of US weed legalization. Last year alone, the state’s legal weed market made over $2.2 These limitations have raised some concerns in the industry, but advocates are even more concerned about a provision to cap the potency of THC concentrates.