Cannabis and the Gateway Drug Theory: Correlation or Causation – Where does the Evidence Point? (DRR October 2021)
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Cannabis Conundrum
Tolerance of cannabis is growing just as scientists show that it can cause insanity
Tolerance of cannabis is growing just as scientists show that it can cause insanity October 9, 2021 Legalising and commercialising cannabis is well underway from Uruguay to Canada and in at least 10 states in the US. Paradoxically, this shift towards the toleration of cannabis as more-or-less harmless is taking place just as scientists conclusively
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Cannabis users at ‘much higher’ risk of developing poor mental health
(University of Birmingham) Posted on 01 Oct 2021 Those with a recorded history of cannabis use in general practice records are at a much higher risk of developing mental ill health problems such as anxiety or depression as well as severe mental illnesses, new research shows. The findings point to the need for a public
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This company is smuggling tons of legal cannabis into streets, whistleblower alleges
David Downs September 21, 2021 Despite widespread reports of smuggling, state investigators revoked zero distribution licenses in 2020, Leafly has learned. (Leafly) Cannabis prohibition might be ending. But the era of cannabis bootlegging seems to have just begun. According to an official with the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), on Sept. 7 state investigators
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Refraining from use diminishes cannabis-associated epigenetic changes in human sperm
Environmental Epigenetics, Volume 7, Issue 1, 2021 Published: 21 September 2021 Abstract: Cannabis use alters sperm DNA methylation, but the potential reversibility of these changes is unknown. Semen samples from cannabis users and non-user controls were collected at baseline and again following a 77-day period of cannabis abstinence (one spermatogenic cycle)… Many of the differences
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Dual Use of Alcohol & Cannabis a Real Problem for Young Adults – Greater Risk of Alcohol Use Disorder?
Public Health Significance—Dual use of alcohol and cannabis appears to be associated with adverse behavioral and psychological consequences and is a rapidly growing public health concern. This study suggests dual users have greater demand for alcohol, steeply discount delayed alcoholic drinks, and are at higher risk for alcohol use disorder than individuals who consume alcohol
USA: Marijuana Use Soars, Alcohol Use Drops Among College Students
After a strong, sustained and successful anti-cannabis demand reduction campaign in the late 80’s and early 90’s, cannabis use was declining from a then historic high, but the N.O.R.M.L’s push to use ‘medicinal marijuana’ in the mid 1990’ as a trojan horse to get declining youth use back up, has seen that strategy work, as
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Metabolic Consequences of Gestational Cannabinoid Exposure
(Harms of Cannabis Use Whilst Pregnant) Abstract: Up to 20% of pregnant women ages 18–24 consume cannabis during pregnancy. Moreover, clinical studies indicate that cannabis consumption during pregnancy leads to fetal growth restriction (FGR), which is associated with an increased risk of obesity, type II diabetes (T2D), and cardiovascular disease in the offspring. This is
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The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado: The Impact.
(Volume 8 September 2021) Executive Summary The Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (RMHIDTA) program has published annual reports every year since 2013 tracking the impact of legalizing recreational marijuana in Colorado. The purpose is to provide data and information so that policy makers and citizens can make informed decisions on the issue of
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