“… [the] School District is bringing in a neuroscientist to talk to health classes about the impacts of marijuana on brain development. “…[It] is developing a science-based marijuana education program that takes a more holistic approach”. -Section chief for environmental epidemiology and toxicology “Marijuana is unique, because … this is a substance where you…
Like environmental factors, the strain of pot you smoke can have a major impact on anxiety levels, too. ”Folliot believes that life experiences had a major impact on the change in his reaction to marijuana. “I had dealt with a lot of family and friends dying. I pretty much watched my Mom pass away and…
Nearly all of Trudeau’s talking points on legalization stressed public safety as the legislation’s driving principle. Trudeau told the audience that Canada learned a lot from legal-cannabis states in the US, which may be part of the reason he’s pledged to leave the country’s medical cannabis program untouched, at least for the time being. Original…
This is the federal Department of Health and Human Services talking, in terms that could not possibly be more clear: So far, there’s nothing to suggest that legalization is leading to increased teen use. Hickenlooper is repeating what state public officials have said, citing state data that shows no rise in teen use. It’s inconvenient…
“People in the Bible Belt say, ‘You’re using the Bible to promote drugs,’” she said, drawing out the word “drugs” for emphasis. Decker disagrees. “We’re using the Bible to promote what God gave us. We say that God made the perfect medicine. Man is the one that made it illegal.” Genesis 1:29, which Decker formed…
Before it’s given to patients, the marijuana will be kept inside steel narcotics lockers bolted to the wall in a room with surveillance cameras and a combination keypad on the door. Each locker has tamper-proof hinges and requires two keys—each held by a different person. If someone puts the wrong key in one of the…
Employers will have to review and amend existing workplace policies and procedures once the Cannabis Act comes into force. This legal change may also require a social shift away from traditional views on the recreational use of marijuana. One key change will include removing any express policy references to marijuana usage as an illegal “off-duty”…
A supermajority of Americans support legalizing marijuana for both recreational and medicinal use. 61 percent of Americans support legalizing recreational use, while 88 percent support legalizing medicinal cannabis. Further, 71 percent of Americans oppose federal intervention in states that have legalized some form of marijuana. Original Article (Slate Magazine):Democrats, Listen to the Resistance. Legalize Weed.Artwork…
Mark another milestone in the mainstreaming of marijuana: One of the world’s largest and oldest organizations for developing technical standards is now making space for the pot business. Originally founded in 1898 to work out testing and material standards for the steel used on railroad lines, the organization soon branched out beyond steel, debating and…
What’s not standard rehab practice, however, is the center’s inclusion of marijuana as part of both a regimen to help people get through withdrawal symptoms and as a reward at the end of the day. …cannabis [is] effective as part of a rehabilitation plan from opioids in particular, as it can reduce physical and psychological…
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