Cannabis Conundrum

Cannabis use predicts risks of heart failure and cerebrovascular accidents: results from the National Inpatient Sample

Abstract BACKGROUND: Cannabis for medicinal and/or recreational purposes has been decriminalized in 28 states as of the 2016 election. In the remaining states, cannabis remains the most commonly used illicit drug. Cardiovascular effects of cannabis use are not well established due to a limited number of studies. We therefore utilized a large national database to

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Marijuana investors are forgetting about legal risks faced by cannabis companies

Lawsuits could easily arise out of health risks and for several other reasons, lawyers say Like stoners, cannabis investors seem euphorically oblivious to marijuana risks. Weed smokers face health risks. Investors in companies including TilrayTLRY, +3.67% Canopy Growth CGC, +3.55% Cronos CRON, +3.87% and Green Thumb Industries GTBIF, +0.13% are taking on serious litigation risk. Marijuana-stock investors could see their investments tank if lawyers launch legal

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Legalization of cannabis sparks curiosity in people who haven’t used it in years – or ever

Government oversight and the now legal promotion of ‘getting high’ under government legislation, sees Canadian Government as the new promoter, permitter and pusher of weed! Regardless of outcomes! (Dalgarno Institute) Legalization has drawn a whole new segment of people who prefer to use legal cannabis and are willing to pay more for it, said Jennifer

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Should We Blame Marijuana for a 14-Year High in Positive Work-Related Drug Tests?

Apr 14, 2019  Uh-Oh! Drug use is on the rise in the workplace This past week, Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:DGX), a leading diagnostic testing firm, and the company responsible for testing millions of Americans a year in the workplace for illicit substances, released its latest analysis, known as the Drug Testing Index, on workplace drug usage. Having tested more

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In 1997, this newspaper launched a campaign to decriminalise the drug. If only we had known then what we can reveal today…

 (This was 12 years ago…it’s even worse now!!!) By Jonathan Owen    Sunday 18 March 2007   Record numbers of teenagers are requiring drug treatment as a result of smoking skunk, the highly potent cannabis strain that is 25 times stronger than resin sold a decade ago. More than 22,000 people were treated last year for cannabis

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