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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.
A new study has quantified the risk of death associated with an array of legal and illegal drugs to find that alcohol was the deadliest of them all, followed by heroin and cocaine. Marijuana, on the other hand, was associated with the lowest risk of death. The study even suggests that we’ve been overestimating how…
Albania takes step closer to legalising medical cannabis cultivation Officials in Albania have approved a draft bill which would regulate the production and export of medicinal and industrial cannabis. On Friday 16 June, the Council of Ministers voted to approve a draft bill to legalise the production of cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes. The…
It must have been something in the air. During a short time window at the end of the last ice age, Stone Age humans in Europe and Asia independently began using a new plant: cannabis. That’s the conclusion of a review of cannabis archaeology, which also links an intensification of cannabis use in East Asia…
Everything You Need To Know About Weed Tolerance Breaks Is it really beneficial to take some time off from the herb? Have you been spending a lot of money on weed, lately? If you’re a regular herbivore, chances are you have a fairly high tolerance for THC. While researchers have yet to reach a verdict…
This article originally appeared at https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2526003 Associations Between Cannabis Use and Physical Health Problems in Early Midlife A Longitudinal Comparison of Persistent Cannabis vs Tobacco Users Madeline H. Meier, PhD1; Avshalom Caspi, PhD2,3,4; Magdalena Cerdá, DrPH5; et alRobert J. Hancox, MD6; HonaLee Harrington, BA2,3; Renate Houts, PhD2,3; Richie Poulton, PhD7; Sandhya Ramrakha, PhD7; W. Murray Thomson, PhD8; Terrie E. Moffitt, PhD2,3,4 JAMA Psychiatry. 2016;73(7):731-740. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.0637 Abstract Importance After major policy changes in the United States, policymakers, health care professionals, and the general public seek information about…
This originally appeared at https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/1898878 October 2014 Marcus A. Bachhuber, MD1,2,3; Brendan Saloner, PhD3,4; Chinazo O. Cunningham, MD, MS5; et alColleen L. Barry, PhD, MPP3,6 JAMA Intern Med. 2014;174(10):1668-1673. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.4005 Abstract Importance Opioid analgesic overdose mortality continues to rise in the United States, driven by increases in prescribing for chronic pain. Because chronic pain is a major indication for medical cannabis, laws that establish access to medical cannabis may…
