In 1996, California became the first US state to legalise marijuana use for medical purposes. Medical marijuana is now legal in 29 states. Opponents of medical marijuana argue that such laws increase recreational marijuana ...
Feb 22, 2018
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Marijuana use among individuals who are pregnant or postpartum and living with HIV increased from 2007 to 2019, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA Network Open.
Jan 5, 2022
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States that legalized recreational marijuana saw a subsequent increase in traffic crashes and fatalities, according to new research in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Jul 19, 2022
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A new Economic Inquiry study finds that marijuana access leads to reductions in opioid-related deaths.
Aug 7, 2019
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What impact may legalization of recreational marijuana in Oregon have on teen marijuana use? Recent results from an Oregon Research Institute (ORI) study indicate that the influence of legalization on youth may depend on ...
Jan 8, 2018
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Not long ago when Joseph Garbely, chief medical officer for the Caron Foundation, reviewed younger patients starting drug or alcohol treatment on his unit, he usually saw people shaking, sick and seizing from alcohol or opioid ...
Dec 26, 2019
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Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found clinical evidence that the drug gabapentin, currently on the market to treat neuropathic pain and epilepsy, helps people to quit smoking marijuana (cannabis). Unlike ...
Apr 24, 2012
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Marijuana use among college students has been trending upward for years, but in states that have legalized recreational marijuana, use has jumped even higher.
Jan 13, 2020
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New York issued its first 36 cannabis dispensary licenses on Monday, taking a monumental step in establishing a legal—and lucrative—marketplace for recreational marijuana.
Nov 21, 2022
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Laws legalizing recreational marijuana may lead to more traffic deaths, two new studies suggest, although questions remain about how they might influence driving habits.
Jun 22, 2020
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