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Advantages of Medical Marijuana Cards

Cannabis Cheri

Dear Cheri , Are there any advantages to medical marijuana cards if you live in a recreationally legal state? Actually there are five potential advantages to medical marijuana cards, even if you live in a legal state. You can usually buy more at a time than is allowed in the recreational market. Why would anyone bother?

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Study: Licensed Cannabis Retailers Not Providing Access to Underage Patrons

NORML

Investigators concluded: “[T]here was 100% compliance with the ID policy to keep underage patrons from purchasing marijuana directly from licensed outlets. Underage youth are not obtaining marijuana at licensed recreational outlets.”.

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Study: Adult-Use Cannabis Access Associated with Decreased Sales of OTC Sleep Aids

NORML

Adult-use retail cannabis access is associated with a decline in the sales of over-the-counter (OTC) sleep aid medications, according to data published in the journal Complimentary Therapies in Medicine. ” Authors reported that the negative associations were driven by reduced sales of diphenhydramine (e.g.,

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Can A State Recriminalize Recreational Marijuana?

MMJ Recs

The laws surrounding both recreational and medical marijuana (MMJ) are constantly changing. Just about every major election sees alterations to which states currently allow their citizens to use marijuana recreationally and/or for medicinal purposes. What are the current marijuana laws? The answer is (potentially) yes.

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Federal Report: Youth Marijuana Use Steadily Declining

NORML

The self-reported use of marijuana by teenagers continues to decline nationally, according to federal data reported by the United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The agency’s 2018 report finds that past-year marijuana use by those ages 12 to 17 has fallen consistently since 2002, from 15.8

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Study: Far Fewer Incidences of Vaping Illness Reported in States with Legal Cannabis Markets

NORML

In jurisdictions where cannabis is legally regulated, consumers gravitate toward the above-ground retail marketplace where they can access lab-tested products manufactured by licensed businesses.” ” A previous analysis of EVALI prevalence in legal cannabis markets versus illegal markets by Leafly.com drew a similar conclusion.

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Recreational Marijuana: Impact on Traffic Deaths

CannaMD

When it comes to marijuana legalization, one of the opposition’s main concerns is whether legal access to cannabis will increase the number of drivers who operate a vehicle in an impaired state. The effects of marijuana, on the other hand, typically last for only a few hours. MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION & CAR CRASHES.