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India: Bar & Bench Article: Is it time to decriminalise Cannabis use in India?

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In the context of increasing media scrutiny and widespread public attention on celebrities for their arrest and detention resulting from the purported use of cannabis, the question as to whether cannabis consumption should be decriminalised has once again assumed significance. Laws criminalising cannabis use. Appeals to Parliament.

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New Study Says. Not One California Dispensary Caught Selling to Minors

Cannabis Law Report

2001, Toomey et al., The results of these studies suggest that cannabis consumption negatively impacts driving performance, which is of particular concern when compounded with youths’ relative inexperience driving and propensity for risk-taking (Hartman and Huestis, 2013, Leadbeater et al., 2001, Voas et al., 1988, Jones et al.,

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DOJ Report: The Cannabis Effect on Crime: Time-Series Analysis of Crime in Colorado and Washington State

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As Garland ( 2001 Garland, D. ( 2001 ). In short, many politicians are inclined to make use of the earliest available data, and unfortunately too often what is available for public consumption at the outset of change in policy represents research employing limited pre/post analyses or misrepresentation of facts.

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New Study: Demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use: an analysis of the 2013–2017 Traffic Safety Culture Index

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Studies of crash or driving data suggest that, although permissive marijuana policies are associated with higher prevalence of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) presence among drivers [ 1 , 2 ], there is mixed evidence that these policies are associated with motor vehicle crashes [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. never vs. at least once). (2)

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Austria: Cannabidiol In Food And Cosmetics

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According to the ministry the published data on the application of CBD in a recent pubmed-research are not sufficient for the assessment of a therapeutic effect. and derived products containing cannabinoids as novel foods as a history of consumption has not been demonstrated. 3 Directive (EU) 2001/83. Footnotes. 7 ec.europa.eu/food/safety/novel_food/catalogue/search/public/index.cfm#.

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Marijuana & Pregnancy: Top Studies

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Data from the National Institute of Health indicates that younger women are more likely to use marijuana during pregnancy, with urine toxicology testing showing that 19% of pregnant women aged 18-25 screened positive for marijuana use. These numbers reflect both non-medical and medicinal marijuana use.

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Survey Reveals Almost Half of Canada’s MMJ Patients Reduced Their Alcohol and Opioid Consumption

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New data published in the Journal of Cannabis Research claims that almost one in two authorized medical cannabis patients in Canada managed to either completely stop or reduce their intake of controlled substances, such as alcohol and opioids , by using cannabis. As of 2020, the market was worth CAD $2.6 billion (USD $2 billion).