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A New Survey Provides Insight into Youth Consumption Post Legalization

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For many years those who have stood against the reform of cannabis laws have argued that decriminalization and/or legalization would lead to an increase in consumption among adolescents. According to this report, consumption among high school youth has declined since legalization has reached more states nationwide.

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Positive Cannabis Drug Tests in the Workplace at the Highest in 25 years

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are increasingly relaxing their cannabis laws, it’s no surprise that the drug’s consumption has grown , especially among American workers. Quest Diagnostics started analyzing yearly workplace drug testing data 25 years ago in 1988, and the result of their recent study was published on May 18. As many states across the U.S.

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Paper: 10 years of drug policy in Asia: How far have we come? A civil society shadow report

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As United Nations (UN) member states are set to meet in March 2019 to take stock of progress made since 2009 and delineate the next phase for global drug policy, this report evaluates the impacts of drug policies in Asia over the past decade from a civil society perspective.

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Legalization of Cannabis 

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Cannabis, like cigarettes and alcohol, would therefore be available in stores and consumption at will by the entire public. According to data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 44 percent of men and 35 percent of women had smoked marijuana at some point in their lives. percent or 16.7 million) than in 2008 (6.1

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European Food Safety Authority Reports Says Eating Hemp Foods May Elevate Ingested THC Levels

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THC) is based on occurrence data provided to EFSA following Commission Recommendation (EU) 2016/2115. It does not prejudge of the legal status under European or national law of the food products for which the occurrence data have been provided. Standard’ food categories were used as proxies for consumption of hemp and hemp?based

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US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: “Crash rates jump in wake of marijuana legalization, new studies show”

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Crash rates spiked with the legalization of recreational marijuana use and retail sales in California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and another by the affiliated Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) show. THE REPORT. Farmer, Charles M. Monfort, Samuel S.

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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.