Cannabis Conundrum

Every kilo of weed grown in UK illegal cannabis farms produces the same carbon emissions as a return flight from London to New York.  (Note, making the grow ‘legal’, doesn’t change the emissions! True environmentalists don’t use Weed. Apparently, when push comes to shove, Pot is more important than Planet!) https://www.vice.com/en/article/3aqak8/illegal-cannabis-farms-are-making-the-climate-crisis-worse

Cannabis Use Is Associated With Suicidal Ideation Among Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy: Cannabis use is associated with suicidal behavior in the general population. This Canadian study investigated the association between cannabis use and suicidal ideation in cohort of participants aged 16 or older with opioid use disorder who were receiving

Targeting Teens for guaranteed ‘life-long customers’ (however short that THC tainted life will be?) Improvisation and Discussion Workshop on Vimeo View Video

A new study shows that in the time after first trying cannabis or first misusing prescription drugs, the percentages of young people who develop the corresponding substance use disorder are higher among adolescents (ages 12-17) than young adults (ages 18-25). In addition, 30% of young adults develop a heroin use disorder and 25% develop a

Arrhythmias, General Risk Factors and Prevention April 2021:   A study of 2.4 million hospitalised cannabis users has found that those with an arrhythmia were 4.5 times more likely to die while in hospital than those without. The research is presented at EHRA 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1

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DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001303 Abstract Background: Male marijuana use has increased steadily over the last decade, but its effect on risk of spontaneous abortion to our knowledge has not been studied. Results: Among 1535 couples who conceived during follow-up, 9% of men reported preconceptional marijuana use <1 time/week and 8% ≥1 time/week. Nineteen percent of pregnancies ended in spontaneous abortion.

European Journal of Public Health, ckab007, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab007 Abstract – Published: 24 February 2021 Background: Knowledge of factors relating to patterns of cannabis use is important for informing drug policy. This study determined factors associated with recent and current cannabis use. In addition, we explored factors related to having a cannabis use disorder (CUD)—defined using the Diagnostic

Colorado’s legal cannabis farms emit more carbon than its coal mines In Colorado, the emissions add up to around 2.6 megatonnes of CO2e, which is more than that from the state’s coal mining at 1.8 megatonnes of CO2e. “The emissions that come from growing 1 ounce, depending on where it’s grown in the US, is