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Why total bans on workplace pot won’t be easy under Cannabis Act

March 23, 2018   by David Gambrill Employers may be hard-pressed to ban marijuana outright from the workplace once The Cannabis Act is implemented in Canada, a lawyer told delegates attending the Ontario Mutual Insurance Association (OMIA) Thursday. “Both bills [related to The Cannabis Act, Bills C-45 and C-46] are actually silent when it comes to employment and occupational

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Nutrition in Addiction Recovery

This document has been prepared to educate people about how drugs and alcohol can disrupt the normal functioning of the body and how better nutrition can help diminish some of these biochemical and digestive problems. This document only focuses on one specific component of a comprehensive recovery treatment program—better nutrition. It is not intended to

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United Nations Report Scolds Countries for Cannabis Legalization

SARA BRITTANY SOMERSET   March 12, 2018 The United Nations International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) recently issued its 2017 annual report, and the takeaway with regard to cannabis is clear: The INCB is deeply concerned with the spread of adult-use legalization. Countries pursuing legalization are acting in ‘clear violation’ of the UN’s 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic

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Scientists show cannabis TRIPLES psychosis risk: Ground-breaking research blames ‘skunk’ for 1 in 4 of all new serious mental disorders

Researchers highlighted the dangers of a super-strength strain of cannabis A study found ‘skunk’ was responsible for a quarter of psychosis cases But weaker forms such as hash don’t carry the same risk of mental illness  By Stephen Adams for The Mail on Sunday PUBLISHED:  15 February 2015 Super-strength strains of cannabis are responsible for up to a

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Melbourne hospital staff take a stand against ‘violent, aggressive’ patients Emergency department staff deal with violent, aggressive patients at the Royal Melbourne Hospital so often they’ve decided to lead the

 charge for change.   Last year there was almost 7500 incidents and nurse unit manager Susan Harding says it’s only gotten worse. “We’d have at least one incident of violence or aggression each shift every day,” Ms Harding said. A video containing CCTV footage of situations of violence towards hospital staff has been released by

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Prosecutors: Man stabs mother after smoking pot, believing someone was going to rape him

KATIE DELONG AND BEN HANDELMAN,  Feb 7th 2018  RACINE (WITI) — A Racine man is accused of stabbing his own mother multiple times in their home, and prosecutors say he admitted he did it after smoking marijuana and becoming paranoid, believing someone was about to rape him. Terrell Banks, 23, of Racine faces one count

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