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Congressional Research Service, 2019 | Should per se limits be imposed for cannabis? Equating cannabinoid blood concentrations with actual driver impairment: practical limitations and concerns.
This article originally appeared at https://www.popsci.com/marijuana-psychosis/ Reefer madness—the idea that marijuana drives most of its users to commit crimes and descend into sin—is an ableist morality fable. But for a specific population of marijuana users, there is a link between pot use and mental health. A study published yesterday in The Lancet Psychiatry underlines that link as well as providing…
This originally appeared at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0091743517301755 Abstract Cannabis use is common and increasing among women in the United States. State policies are changing with a movement towards decriminalization and legalization. We explore the implications of cannabis liberalization for maternal and child health. Most women who use cannabis quit or cut back during pregnancy. Although women are…
This article originally appeared at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871615003142 Authors: Rebecca L. Hartman ab, Timothy L. Brown c, Gary Milavetz d, Andrew Spurgin d, Russell S. Pierce e, David A. Gorelick af, Gary Gaffney g, Marilyn A. Huestis a https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.06.015Get rights and content Abstract Background Effects of cannabis, the most commonly encountered non-alcohol drug in driving under the influence cases, are heavily debated. We aim to determine how blood Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentrations relate to driving impairment, with and without alcohol. Methods…
In the 2021 coalition agreement, the coalition parties agreed to introduce controlled dispensing of cannabis to adults in licensed shops. of cannabis to adults for consumption purposes in licensed stores. This is intended to control the quality, prevent the transfer of contaminated substances and improve the protection of minors and the health of consumers.protection of…
This originally appeared at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4536087/ Drug Alcohol Depend. 2015 Sep 1; 154: 38–45. Published online 2015 Jul 8. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.05.013 PMCID: PMC4536087 NIHMSID: NIHMS706399 PMID: 26187456 Adam Bisaga,* Maria A. Sullivan, Andrew Glass, Kaitlyn Mishlen, Martina Pavlicova, Margaret Haney, Wilfrid N. Raby, Frances R. Levin, Kenneth M. Carpenter, John J. Mariani, and Edward V. Nunes Abstract Background Evidence suggests that the cannabinoid system is involved in the maintenance of opioid…
Laura Weinkle M.S. , Christopher H. Domen Ph.D. , Ian Shelton B.A. ,Stefan Sillau Ph.D. , Kavita Nair Ph.D. , Enrique Alvarez M.D., Ph.D. , Exploring cannabis use by pa-tients with multiple sclerosis in a state where cannabis is legal, Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders(2018), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2018.11.022 Highlights: 38% percent of Multiple Sclerosis patients surveyed…
