Do you have an opinion about marijuana and its potential decriminalization in Old Dominion? Well, good news then – the Virginia State Crime Commission is interested in hearing from you on the heady topic. Last year, the state crime commission …
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Maine Department of Labor Advises Employers to Stop Testing Employees for Cannabis – News
The Maine Department of Labor has advised most employers in the state not to test job applicants for marijuana use. It is currently illegal for employers to reject applicants who test positive for cannabis, because they may be legally using …
Read More »No Association Between Cannabis Use Only and Psychosis
A new study published in Drugs and Alcohol Today has found no increased risk for psychosis among individuals who use cannabis and abstain from other “drug use.” A team of seven researchers from the UK, Ireland, and Denmark set out …
Read More »Pattern of marijuana use during adolescence may impact psychosocial outcomes in adulthood
Credit: CC0 Public Domain How an adolescent uses marijuana, in particular a pattern of escalating use, may make an adolescent more prone to higher rates of depression and lower educational accomplishments by the time they reach adulthood. Those findings come …
Read More »Nearly half of Americans have used pot, Gallup poll finds
(stock photo by Drug Policy Alliance) The number of Americans who use marijuana is at an all-time high, a new Gallup poll finds. The research group published a poll on Wednesday revealing that 45 percent of Americans admit to trying …
Read More »Cannabinoid Science 101: What is THCV?
Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) is one of the most medically important of the known cannabinoids. It is thought to act as an antagonist of the cannabinoid receptors at low doses, but surprisingly, it may act as an agonist at high doses, giving …
Read More »45% of Americans Say They Have Tried Marijuana
A poll conducted by the research-based consulting company Gallup finds that 45% of Americans say they have tried marijuana on at least one occasion. When Gallup presented the same question to Americans in 1969, only 4% of those surveyed said …
Read More »Know Your Medicine: CBDA | Marijuana
Cannabidiolic acid or CBDA is one of the non-intoxicating phytocannabinoids found in the raw unheated cannabis plant. CBGA, cannabigerolic acid, is the parent compound to both THCA and CBDA. As the cannabis flower matures, CBGA is converted to CBDA by …
Read More »Uruguay’s Marijuana Law Turns Pharmacists Into Dealers
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — The rules are a bit of a buzzkill. Drug users must officially register with the government. Machines will scan buyers’ fingerprints at every purchase, and there are strict quotas to prevent overindulgence. But when Uruguay’s marijuana legalization …
Read More »The Number Of Kids Forced Into Marijuana Treatment Programs by Criminal Justice System Is Growing – News
More than half of all minors placed into drug treatment programs for marijuan are referred to these programs by the criminal justice system, according to a new study published in the Substance Use & Misuse journal. The researchers also found …
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