No evidence tougher policies deter adolescent cannabis use
A new study has found no evidence that teenage cannabis use is lower in countries with tougher policies.
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Parents: Keep medical marijuana dispensaries away from kids
Seven in 10 parents think they should have a say in whether dispensaries are located near their child’s school or daycare and most say they should be banned within a certain distance of those facilities.
Cannabis use in teens linked to risk of depression in young adults
Cannabis is the most commonly used recreational drug by teenagers worldwide. In Canada, among youth aged 15 to 19 years, the rate of past-year cannabis use is 20.6 percent, while in England, 4 percent of adolescents aged 11 to 15 years used cannabis in the last month.
Potent marijuana edibles can pose a major unrecognized risk to patients with cardiovascular disease
With widespread legalization and increasing use, more care, education a research needed about how each marijuana formulation may affect and sometimes compromise the cardiovascular system of our aging population, according to a new article and editorial.
Traffic fatalities on a high after cannabis legalization
Legalizing the sale of cannabis for recreational use can lead to a short-term increase in traffic fatalities in legalizing states and their neighboring jurisdictions, new research suggests.