In this Saturday, July 1, 2017, file photo, people line up at the NuLeaf marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas. The Nevada Tax Commission is expected to approve an emergency regulation on Thursday, July 13, to issue distribution licenses needed to …
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Public health at risk when opinion trumps evidence
Dozens of studies and numerous reviews have demonstrated the safety of vaccines. Credit: Shutterstock In the Trump era, we have seen dramatic reductions in dialogue on important issues of the day. We have seen attacks on the legitimacy of science. …
Read More »Australia cautiously enters medical marijuana market
At a secret location in Australia’s southeast, Peter Crook delicately tends to a two-month-old cannabis cutting. Barely knee high, it is one of about 50 government-sanctioned “mother plants” to be cloned for future generations of crops for the country’s fledgling …
Read More »Puerto Rico enacts medicinal marijuana law
The depleted government coffers of bankrupt Puerto Rico will take in $50 million a month now that a law allowing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes has taken effect, the governor said. After the bill survived a bumpy ride …
Read More »Marijuana age limit should be low, not high
Cannabis indica. Credit: Wikipedia Lowering the legal age for marijuana use will help to improve prevention, safety and education for young people. As the public debate on legalization of cannabis in Canada gains momentum, one of Bill C-45’s most contentious …
Read More »Marijuana and vulnerability to psychosis
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Going from an occasional user of marijuana to a weekly or daily user increases an adolescent’s risk of having recurrent psychotic-like experiences by 159 percent, according to a new Canadian study published today in the Journal …
Read More »Pot with patents could plant the seeds of future lawsuits
Medical marijuana can look just like the recreational stuff. Credit: Megaflopp/Shutterstock.com It’s hard to make sense of cannabis regulation. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) continues to categorize marijuana as a Schedule I drug. That means the government believes it has …
Read More »Most reproductive-age women using opioids also use another substance
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The majority of reproductive-age and pregnant women who use opioids for non-medical purposes also use at least one other substance, ranging from nicotine or alcohol to cocaine, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of …
Read More »Study finds legal cannabis laws impact teen use
Cannabis indica. Credit: Wikipedia A new study by researchers at Dartmouth has found that adolescents living in medical marijuana states with a plethora of dispensaries are more likely to have tried new methods of cannabis use, such as edibles and …
Read More »Iran drug addicts double in six years
The number of drug addicts in Iran has more than doubled in six years, with opium the country’s most popular narcotic, local media reported Sunday. “There are about 2.8 million people regularly consuming drugs” in the country of 80 million …
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