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Researchers Study Cannabis Consumption Among Different Veteran Demographics

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By evaluating “the prevalence of past-12-month and lifetime cannabis use and cannabis use disorder” among American veterans, the researchers were able to conduct a rough analysis of consumption behavior among veterans. The findings showed that consumption clocked in at 1.8% Cannabis Consumption Behaviors Differed Between Demographics.

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Colorado NORML and Denver NORML Host Citizen Lobby Day to Push for Consumer Protections

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During a recent interview with the Westword , Ashley Weber, executive director of Colorado NORML shared a few tips for marijuana law reform advocates who want to get involved in the legislative process: “It’s about getting to know your representatives, and writing them daily if something’s important.

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NORML Remembers Dr. Mark Kleiman

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His first book, “Marijuana: Costs of Abuse, Costs of Control,” published at the height of the drug war in 1989, made the case that the war on marijuana had backfired, and that decriminalization and regulated, legal consumption ought to be considered.

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In legal weed states, employees are failing drug tests at record pace

The Cannigma

from 2012 to 2020 (from 2.2% “Our data suggest that marijuana positivity has increased sharply nationwide since states began to legalize marijuana in 2012. The 2021 Drug Testing Index carried out by Quest Diagnostics found that in states with legalized recreational marijuana , positivity rates for marijuana testing rose 118.2%

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Police Solve More Violent Crimes Post-Cannabis Legalization, New Research Reveals

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According to the 2018 study, policy changes regarding cannabis were connected to a reduction in “rapes and property crimes on the Washington side of the border…relative to the pre-legalization years 2010-2012.” All in all, it’s clear that cannabis legalization has nothing but good things to offer society.

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Is weed legal in Colombia?

The Cannigma

Recreational cannabis is not legal in Colombia, but personal consumption and possession of the plant is decriminalized. Adult-use cannabis is not legal, but in 2012, the Colombian government decriminalized personal use of cannabis and possession of up to 20 grams. Yes, you can grow up to 20 cannabis plants for personal consumption.

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Is There a Difference Between Recreational and Medical Cannabis?

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It wasn’t until 2012 that Washington State and Colorado introduced America’s first legal recreational cannabis bills. Prior to this, the only cannabis available legally in North America was medical marijuana.