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Marijuana Legalization in NY & Driving: Response to NYS Association of Police Chiefs from Roc NORML

NORML

. % Change ( +/-) from previous year. 2 years before medical legalization, the largest number of vehicle-related fatalities in the last 17 years. 1 year prior to legalization. Sales began January 1.

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Cannabis for IBS: Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Medical Marijuana

Greencamp

One study from 2004 looked at cannabinoids as a treatment option for managing bowel diseases symptoms (including IBS), because of their anti-inflammatory properties, but also the ability to diminish pain levels. Cannabis (more precisely its compound CBD), is a proven anti-inflammatory agent. ( How to choose the best strain for IBS?

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Studying while high: is it a good idea?

The Cannigma

The science on the topic paints a similarly conflicted picture: Some studies suggest that cannabis, particularly THC, can negatively impact focus. In fact, one 2004 study found that chronic cannabis users had reduced levels of focus without cannabis, which normalized after consuming cannabis again.

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Marijuana and HIV: Much More Than Palliative Aid

Greencamp

Even though scientific data is still somewhat scarce on this topic, several studies confirm that cannabis directly acts on the cells of the immune system affected by HIV. It will be the biggest and most comprehensive research on this topic to date, and it will include 400 HIV patients from Florida. 2016 ( 3 ).

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Using Cannabis for ALS: Benefits, Research and Best Strains

Greencamp

Also presented in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, a 2004 survey set about to discover the effect of cannabis use on ALS in humans. The sore throat sensations likely would have been avoided by alternative and healthier methods of cannabis use, such as edibles , vaporizers and topical creams infused with cannabinoids.

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How to Deal with Memory Loss and Other Negative Effects of Cannabis

Greencamp

Let’s check out two more studies on this topic. Research from 2004 concluded that CBD has a neuroprotective effect on humans, and that this cannabis compound reduces neurotoxicity (a process that is responsible for the faster death of the cells of the brain and nervous system). (

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Webinar 9 December: Ethics, Safety, and Abuse in Psychedelic Medicine

Cannabis Law Report

Join Chacruna and mental health experts and activists, Allison Feduccia, PhD, Vilmarie Fraguada Narloch, PsyD, Kylea Taylor, MS, LMFT, and Emma Knighton, MA, LMHC, to discuss topics around standards of care and accountability for practitioners in the psychedelic-therapy space, addressing issues of power, hierarchy, and abuse.

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