Coca plantations in the 20th century accounted for approximately 7 million hectares of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon. Trends going into the 21st century reveal that this destruction is still rampant; from 2001-2013 over 290,000 hectares of forest were lost due to processes of cocaine manufacturing. A specific concern of this destruction is that much […]
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The dispensary category was based on self-reporting by dispensary staff in call verification
If the dispensary had any online activity within the past month , it would be considered active1 . After removing inactive businesses, businesses not selling marijuana, and businesses without storefronts during the verification procedure, the 2,121 unique records were reduced to 826 businesses . These 826 dispensaries constituted the call-verified, combined database of active brick-and-mortar […]
Rats that were exposed to cannabis smoke were also reported to exhibit a decrease in anxiety-like behavior
Two rats were excluded during the acquisition phase because of the failure of catheter patiency. In the course of the escalation phase, three rats were excluded from the study because of the failure of catheter patiency at the end of the study, and one rat in the vehicle group died unexpectedly during the day of from cocaine […]
Criteria counts for each substance were limited to those who indicated ever using the corresponding substance
Beyond being useful for research purposes, researchers have begun to examine the potential of PRS to predict risk for medical outcomes in clinical settings. PRS for coronary artery disease , atrial fibrillation , type 2 diabetes , inflammatory bowel disease , and breast cancer have been found to be as predictive of these diseases as well known […]
No little cigar or cigarillo items were found at schools in upper income communities
However, these effects of WIN on body weight were transitory, as the difference in females did not persist into adulthood. For the behavioral assessments, female subjects were overall more resistant to the long-term effects of adolescent drug exposure. Group differences were only found in the sucrose consumption test, in which the moderate dose WIN females […]
Well managed systems can minimize environmental impacts
Given that the vast majority of participants began drinking during teenage years and must therefore recall multiple decades of alcohol use, estimates of alcohol consumption will naturally deviate from the true amount of alcohol exposure. Consequently, it is recommended that our estimates related to alcohol use and neurocognition be interpreted conservatively with a greater emphasis […]
The last two decades have seen a worldwide liberalization of cannabis production and consumption
Participants were requested to be abstinent from MA for at least 10 days prior to testing and were required to show a negative urine toxicology for any non-prescribed substance except cannabis, as well as a negative Breathalyzer test for alcohol on the day of neurocognitive testing.MA group comparisons of neuropsychological outcomes , demographics, depressive symptoms, […]
Several studies have found altered prefrontal cortex processing and executive dysfunction in marijuana users
Gonzalez et al. found no differences on the BART in a sample of young adult marijuana users versus non-using controls; however, Gonzales et al. allowed for recent marijuana use , with a median of three days since past use. Because previous studies of young marijuana users allowed for recent use, the effects of residual marijuana levels […]
Regulations have set a maximum batch size of 50 pounds of cannabis flowers
To make these cost calculations we accounted for inventory that first fails testing, but then is remediated.In addition, to understand the opportunity cost of cannabis used in the tests or lost in the process, we use data from wholesale prices and a survey of retail cannabis prices conducted by the University of California Agricultural Issues […]
Colorado instituted safe storage guidelines to mitigate adverse effects in children from acute cannabis intoxication
The soil that remained adhered to the roots after removal from the ground was used to produce the rhizosphere soil samples.The rhizosphere soil was removed from the roots by shaking the root into a whirlpak bag.All samples were immediately transferred to storage at 4uC for shipping back to the laboratory for processing.All root samples were […]