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Driving While Baked? Inside the High-Tech Quest to Find Out
There is no scientific way to tell if you’re stoned behind the wheel. That’s a problem for police—and you. One company is aiming to fix that.
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Cannabis Promotion on Social Media Is Evading Regulation
With increasing legalization of recreational cannabis for adults across the US, public health experts have raised concerns about the impact of an unintended consequence—increased youth exposure to cannabis promotional messages. This concern is based on previous work illustrating that youth are susceptible to persuasive alcohol messaging.
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CBD enhances verbal episodic memory — potentially counteracting the memory impairments associated with THC
Cannabidiol (CBD) may be able to counteract the adverse effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on memory, according to findings published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research. Participants who vaped CBD showed improved verbal episodic memory compared to those who vaped a placebo e-liquid.
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Thailand first in Asia to move to decriminalize marijuana
Thailand has become the first country in Asia to approve the de facto decriminalization of marijuana
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First year of legal recreational cannabis brings in $1 billion revenue, surpassing projections
Saturday will mark one year since recreational marijuana sales were legalized in Arizona, bringing in more than $1 billion in total revenue.
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New Research Suggests High-Purity CBD May Help Block COVID-19 Virus From Replicating
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Chicago has found evidence that cannabidiol, or CBD, a product of the cannabis plant, can inhibit infection by the COVID-19 virus in human cells and in mice.
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Oral CBD Prevented COVID-19 Infection in Real-World Patients, Study Suggests
While not a substitute for vaccines, "CBD has the potential to prevent infections, such as breakthrough infections," the study's lead author said.
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Thailand to axe jail terms and fines as it decriminalise marijuana
Thailand plans to decriminalise marijuana, moving a step closer to clearing its use for recreation, after becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise medical cannabis and its use in food and cosmetics.
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Outdated Cannabis Regulations Are Holding Back COVID-19 Research
We should be exploring all avenues of possible treatment and prevention for COVID-19, but patchwork laws and federal prohibition put up roadblocks.
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These European Countries Could Legalize Cannabis In 2022
Which European country will legalize cannabis in 2022? The short answer to this question doesn't exist. Although the European continent represents a tempting market for international companies and stakeholders interested in recreational cannabis, its legal framework is widely fragmented, and finding a satisfying answer is challenging.
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One-Third Of Programmers Use Marijuana While Working, With Many Touting Creative Benefits, Study Finds
More than one-third of software programmers say they’ve used marijuana while working, with many finding that it helps promote creativity and get them into the “programming zone,” according to a new study.
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THC in blood and saliva are poor measures of cannabis impairment
Are roadside drug tests for THC in cannabis reliable indicators of driving impairment? New research from the University of Sydney Lambert Initiative suggests not.
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CBD isolate may reduce symptoms and progression of Parkinson’s disease – study
Exploratory research using an accepted, yet experimental, model of Parkinson’s disease found that CBD isolate may improve the symptoms associated with the condition. It also discovered it is potentially neuroprotective which could decrease disease progression. CBD isolate from cannabis Sativa L aerial parts, Bod MediCabilis™100 CBD Isolate, was given to animal test subjects for 28 days.
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Top Reasons Why People Smoke Marijuana
Research findings from four studies on marijuana use are discussed.
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Greener pastures: Marijuana jobs are becoming a refuge for retail and restaurant workers
An estimated 321,000 Americans now work in the industry, a 40 percent increase from last year, making legal cannabis one of the country’s fastest growing sectors.
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Amazon is lobbying the US government to make pot legal
Amazon is actively lobbying the United States government to federally legalize cannabis, the company announced on Tuesday morning. "Given our previous support for legalizing cannabis at the federal level, as well as expunging certain criminal records and investing in impacted businesses and communities, Amazon recently announced our support for, and began actively lobbying on, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021 (MORE Act)," the company said. "We are also pleased to endorse the recently introduced Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act."
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WADA to review cannabis ban for athletes
An advisory group to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will review whether cannabis should remain a banned substance, a move that comes after American athletics star Sha'Carri Richardson missed the Tokyo Games after testing positive for it.
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Teens who use cannabis frequently more likely to have premature baby, study suggests
Teenagers who use cannabis frequently may be more likely to have children born preterm, when they become parents up to twenty years later, finds a new University of Bristol-led study. The research, published in Scientific Reports, repeatedly assessed 665 participants in a general population cohort on their tobacco and cannabis use between ages 14 to 29 years, before pregnancy.
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Democrats have a new plan to legalize marijuana federally
On Wednesday, Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a discussion draft of legislation that proposes sweeping reform to marijuana policy in the US. The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act would decriminalize marijuana federally, expunge federal non-violent cannabis convictions (and encourage states to do the same), and create “new grant programs to fund nonprofits that provide services to those adversely impacted by the War on Drugs.”
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Schumer To Unveil Federal Marijuana Legalization Bill On Wednesday
The leader of the U.S. Senate and colleagues will be releasing a discussion draft of a long-awaited bill to federally legalize cannabis on Wednesday, Marijuana Moment has learned.
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