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Cannabis Decriminalization Reduces Racial Disparity, According to New Data

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This is an example of racial disparity, defined as “the imbalances and incongruities between the treatment of racial groups” by Howard University. In order to do so, they made use of data from 37 states between 2000 and 2019. Additionally, Black Wisconsinites were 4.2

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Realm of Caring Appoints Research Director to Oversee Groundbreaking Cannabis Data Registry and Medical Studies

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His first initiative is co-authoring an original study on epilepsy using survey data gathered from RoC’s innovative Observational Research Registry (ORR). Schlienz and colleagues have published a paper summarizing ORR data from individuals with epilepsy in the medical journal Epilepsy & Behavior. About Realm of Caring.

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Marijuana article strikes a nerve

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Gladwell’s article and a subsequent New York Times op-ed by Berenson, was quickly rebuked by marijuana researchers and legalization advocates, who took issue with Gladwell’s selective use of data and Berenson’s linking marijuana use to schizophrenia. In 2017, for example, Washington had 304.5

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Study Finds That Cancer Patients Consume Less Cannabis Than the Public

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Cannabis is an ideal substance to use during the various stages of cancer treatment but most especially after chemotherapy. The team of researchers analyzed data from nearly 20,000 people over a four-year period and found that cannabis use among cancer patients peaked at 9%.

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The most common reasons people get medical marijuana cards: 2021 edition

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According to the Arkansas Department of Health’s end-of-year fiscal report for 2020 , these were the top qualifying conditions for residents of the Natural State: Condition Number of patients Percentage of total Intractable pain that doesn’t respond to other treatments for more than 6 months 19,728 32.5% Cancer 839 7.8%. PTSD 12,546 20.6%

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Researchers Study Cannabis Consumption Among Different Veteran Demographics

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The findings of a new study into cannabis use disorder (CUD) among veterans have been released by a team of researchers from Pennsylvania’s Center of Excellence in Substance Addiction Treatment and Education at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center. 3,000 Veterans Partook in Survey on CUD . Sponsored by Sen.

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What is CBD? Everything you need to know

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The first clinical research done on CBD as a potential treatment for epilepsy was in 1980, but the information gleaned didn’t make its way to the public eye until decades later. In other cases, CBDA products — or a mixture of CBD and CBDA — may be preferable, if for instance treatments with high doses of CBD have been unsuccessful for you.

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