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INCD Press Release UNIS/NAR/1367  16 November 2018 VIENNA, 16 November 2018 (UN Information Service) – The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) concluded today its 123rd session in Vienna. In closing the session, theINCB President, Dr. Viroj Sumyai, recognized once again the importance of compliance by countries with the three international drug control treaties to ensure the

Breast milk is a live substance with unmatched immunological and anti-inflammatory characteristics that protect an infant against a variety of illnesses, infections, and diseases. It provides all the necessary nutrients a baby needs for its first six months. Breastfeeding is deemed extremely beneficial and essential for both the mother and the child. However, it is

Three studies in rodents suggest prenatal exposure to the drug may pose risks for infants DANA G. SMITH NOVEMBER 18, 2018  This article was originally published by Scientific American. One recent study revealed that in 2016 7 percent of pregnant women in California used marijuana, with rates as high as 22 percent among teenage mothers. In Colorado 69 percent of

Pressure to loosen NHS guidelines on medical cannabis use is growing in the UK The British Medical Journal warned that widespread use could lead to disaster  The potential crisis was compared to the thalidomide scandal of the 50s and 60s   By GUY ADAMS FOR THE DAILY MAIL PUBLISHED: 24 November 2018  Each of the 400 phone calls

It’s not because teens are consuming weed more, it’s because they’re using tobacco and alcohol less Teens used to try alcohol first, then tobacco, and then marijuana. Now, marijuana is increasingly the first “gateway” substance for adolescents, according to new research. This trend is not because teens are smoking cannabis more than ever. Rather, the

Professor Sonia Saxena, one of the authors of the controversial study, tells 60 Minutes that most people are not actually aware of the serious health effects that just one drink can have. “Especially in older generations, alcohol’s responsible for about 25 percent of deaths in women. One in five men will die as a result

After a nursing woman smokes marijuana once, her baby through her breast milk will consume traces of the drug’s chief psychoactive element for at least six weeks and possibly longer, according to a soon-to-be-released study out of Colorado.  For physicians who see cannabis-associated birth complications and long-term brain development concerns with children, the research is

October 2018 Marijuana use causes more long-term damage to teen brains than alcohol use, according to a new study entitled “A Population-Based Analysis of the Relationship Between Substance Use and Adolescent Cognitive Development.” The study – completed by researchers at the University of Montreal – followed 3,800 Montreal teens over the course of four years. As

Alcohol use is a leading health risk factor. Its impact is complex and includes purported benefits at low levels for certain health conditions. Using data from 694 individual and population-level studies in 195 countries and territories, researchers evaluated the global impact of alcohol use and estimated the levels of consumption that minimize an individual’s total

What are Marijuana Concentrates or THC Concentrates?  A marijuana concentrate is a highly potent THC concentrated mass that is most similar in appearance to either honey or butter, which is why it is referred to or known on the street as “honey oil” or “budder.” What Does it Look Like? Marijuana concentrates are similar in