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, […]
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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 […]
Future studies should recruit a larger sample size as it will allow for greater generalizability and further analyses
Responses by managers was a common theme discussed by workers as managers have the direct ability to ban customers based on inappropriate behavior and were often the first point-of-contact for workers to report an experience of harassment.The risk of continued harassment is exasperated by apathetic management teams who were described as prioritizing customer satisfaction over […]
Cultivators and manufacturers have no reason to distinguish between the two product types
During this 13-month period, medicinal retailers continued selling cannabis to state residents with up-to-date recommendations from physicians.However, some medicinal cannabis businesses faced unusual local challenges in 2017 as some cities and counties that were opposed to the establishment of an adult-use cannabis industry restricted or banned all cannabis operations from their jurisdictions.On January 1, 2018, […]
Cannabis use also increases the perception of poor health above and beyond cigarette smoking and other relevant factors
With the majority of U.S.states having adopted legislation to medically and/or recreationally legalize cannabis, the already high prevalence of cannabis use is expected to further increase nationwide, especially among existing users.States that allow the legal use of cannabis for medicinal purposes have higher rates of cannabis use and cannabis use disorder in national survey data and specifically within the […]
The INCSR narrative explores a wide range of countries
Cannabis prohibition laws were initially established in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries through disparate national drug control initiatives.Over the course of the nineteenth century, cannabis medical uses were regulated in a patchwork manner as part of wider legal frameworks governing the production and sale of pharmaceuticals. In the US, cannabis use began to […]
Cannabis use has also been associated with abuse of other illicit substances
According to the NASEM report, there is a moderate level of evidence of a statistical association between cannabis use and the development of substance dependence and/or substance abuse disorder for alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs.Multiple cohort studies have demonstrated these results.Four separate discordant twin studies have found that the twin who used marijuana was more […]
Distance to ocean provides a summary measure of the coastal environment of the farm
The cannabis industry has historically resisted widespread farm consolidation, perhaps due to its status as an unregulated, and illicit or semi-licit, activity. While the amount of cannabis produced in California is substantial , evidence from 2016 suggests that most outdoor cannabis was then produced on farms smaller than one acre . When Proposition 64 legalized […]