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Canadian Cannabis Survey 2022: Summary

This article originally appeared at https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-medication/cannabis/research-data/canadian-cannabis-survey-2022-summary.html Introduction The Cannabis Act came into force on October 17, 2018 and provides legal access to cannabis and controls and regulates its production, distribution and sale. To evaluate the impact of the Cannabis Act, data are required to better understand how Canadians view and use cannabis. These data will […]

Marijuana and Alcohol Evidence Using Border Analysis and Retail Sales Data

This article originally appeared at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3063288 39 Pages Posted: 2 Nov 2017 Last revised: 25 Aug 2018 Michele Baggio University of Connecticut – Department of Economics Alberto Chong Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Department of Economics; Institute for Corruption Studies Sungoh Kwon University of Connecticut Date Written: August 23, 2018 Abstract We use retail […]

Alcohol substitution during one month of cannabis abstinence among non-treatment seeking youth

This article originally appeared at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33309538/ Authors: Randi Melissa Schuster  1 , Kevin Potter  2 , Erin Lamberth  2 , Natali Rychik  2 , Maya Hareli  3 , Sophia Allen  2 , Hannah C Broos  4 , Audrey Mustoe  2 , Jodi M Gilman  5 , Gladys Pachas  2 , A Eden Evins  5 Abstract Objective. Cannabis and alcohol use are correlated behaviors among youth. […]

Can Cannabis be Considered a Substitute Medication for Alcohol?

This article originally appeared at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24402247/ Author: Meenakshi Sabina Subbaraman* Alcohol Research Group, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA *Corresponding author: Alcohol Research Group, 6475 Christie Ave, Suite 400, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA. Tel.: +1-510-597-3440; Fax: +1-510-985-6459; E-mail: [email protected](Received 3 July 2013; first review notified 12 August 2012; in revised form 3 December 2013; accepted 6 December […]

Cognitive improvement following full-spectrum, high-cannabidiol treatment for anxiety

This article originally appeared at https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-022-00202-8.epdf?sharing_token=SRm7cZn_w2Nek3b_ZAj-i9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0O1XXfjG2FzIlbbIYsF_ifjMu3OZ6uaWXAhcnDcKI0mLj_TdMOcTh76iHLqwXuySFzTIPfMaKNgkdrFQhxCsflmSg5iDB1C7__ByKoqrf_zDHJpXvEopmNmeUov2bk3M04%3D Clinical and cognitive improvement following full-spectrum, high-cannabidiol treatment for anxiety: open-label data from a two-stage, phase 2 clinical trial Authors: Mary Kathryn Dahlgren 1,2,3, Ashley M. Lambros1,2, Rosemary T. Smith1,2, Kelly A. Sagar1,2,3, Celine El-Abboud1,2 & Staci A. Gruber 1,2, Plain language summaryCannabidiol (CBD) is a compound found within […]

Medical Cannabis Patients Report Improvements in Health Functioning and Reductions in Opiate Use

This article originally appeared at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10826084.2022.2107673 Abstract Purpose: Opioid use rates have dropped as North American patients gain access to medical cannabis, indicating a harm reduction role, yet health outcomes remain mostly unexplored. This study presents self-reported medical cannabis use, perceptions of health functioning, and changes in opioid pain medication use in Florida medical cannabis […]

Majority in Finland favour cannabis decriminalisation, THL survey finds

This article originally appeared at https://yle.fi/a/74-20027123 For the first time in the survey’s 30-year history, more people said they think that using cannabis regularly is not as risky as weekly binge drinking. The survey also found 29 percent of respondents saying they would be prepared to decriminalise all drug use, which is nine percentage points […]

How Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Pushed Through Asia’s First Cannabis Legalization

This article originally appeared at https://time.com/6273768/anutin-charnvirakul-interview-cannabis/ Until last summer, Thailand had some of the world’s harshest drug laws, with possession of cannabis then punishable by up to 15 years in prison. But on June 9, marijuana was decriminalized and a resurgent cannabis culture has seen dispensaries popping up across the Southeast Asian nation of 70 […]

Drug Use is Not the Same as Addiction

This article originally appeared at https://volteface.me/drug-use-is-not-the-same-as-addiction/ Conflating drug use with addiction causes a wide variety of issues. Years of fear-mongering and moralizing regarding drug use, particularly in the US but also across the Atlantic in the UK and Europe, have given the general public a skewed view of many drugs. Medical benefits of substances are […]

Studies Link Marijuana Legalization to All Sorts of Positive Public Health Outcomes

This article originally appeared at https://reason.com/2023/03/07/studies-link-marijuana-legalization-to-all-sorts-of-positive-public-health-outcomes/ Legalization linked to fewer suicides, traffic fatalities, and opioid deaths. A new paper on the public health effects of legalizing marijuana finds “little credible evidence to suggest that [medical marijuana] legalization promotes marijuana use among teenagers” and “convincing evidence that young adults consume less alcohol when medical marijuana is […]