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Smartphone Sensor Data Could Detect Cannabis Intoxication With 90% Precision

Veriheal

The investigation assessed the suitability of using smartphone sensor data to detect cannabis intoxication, and it had promising results. ” Repurposing Smartphone Sensor Data. To detect the incidents of use among study subjects, information was gleaned from telephone surveys, phone sensor data, and self-reported cases.

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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

NORML

So, it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that Virginia didn’t launch a medical marijuana program until 2015, nearly two decades after California. Not much happened between 1979 and 2015, aside from preventing the repeal of the wonky 1979 law. The 2015 Virginia law is an affirmative defense law. We need to do more.

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

NORML

Adult-use passes by ballot. Adult use-sales go into effect. Four years into adult-use sales, net fatalities below 2002 despite rise in population and increased miles traveled.

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Why veterans can’t discuss cannabis with VA doctors

The Cannigma

The study, entitled “Mediating Medical Marijuana: Exploring How Veterans Discuss Their Stigmatized Substance Use on Reddit,” focused on eight different themes: “Doctor Patient Conversations, Drug Test, Legality, Legal Policy, Prescription Drug Use/Other Substance Use, Point of View, Reasons for Use, and V.A. Findings.”. Shutterstock).

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IDFPR works to expand medical cannabis tax rates to all dispensaries

Illinois News Joint

In the 144-page report, compiled by the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO), the Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR) states in its data summary, “Looking ahead to Fiscal Year 2025, IDFPR has already begun its efforts to further expand access to cannabis both to consumers and medical patients.

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Study Finds No Evidence Legal Medical Cannabis Increases Youth Marijuana Use • High Times

SpeedWeed

A study of data from across the country has found no evidence that the legalization of medical cannabis and the establishment of dispensaries encourages marijuana use by young people. Lower Cannabis Use Among 9th Graders. View original article.

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One Marijuana Arrest Occurs Every 58 Seconds

CannaMD

MARIJUANA ARRESTS DECLINE FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2015. In 2019, for example, FBI data shows 495,871 arrests made for violent crime – compared to the 500,395 individuals who were arrested for marijuana possession with no additional charges.

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