Costa Rica Congress passes medical marijuana bill
Once signed off by the president, the bill will legalise marijuana for medical use. Source link
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Biden Administration Stalls on Marijuana Law Reform
Feb. 23, 2022 Reform of federal marijuana laws has stalled despite President Biden’s campaign promise to decriminalize the drug and polls showing that a majority of Americans supports the idea. The inaction rankles supporters of looser marijuana laws because the idea has support from some Republicans and Democrats. “If someone like myself and a progressive … Read more
Too Much Marijuana Can Make You Unpleasantly, Dangerously Sick
Feb. 11, 2022 — At the center of the emerging science on the unintended consequences of daily long-term use of marijuana lies a paradox. For years, medical marijuana has been used to ease nausea from cancer chemotherapy and GI conditions. Now, with greater legalization comes growing awareness that chronic use of marijuana — also known … Read more
Delta-8, AKA ‘Diet Weed’: Nicer and Kinder — or Unsafe?
Chris Habitz, owner, Your CBD Store, Burbank, CA. Sean Connors, vice president, Bison Botanics, Buffalo, NY. Federal Register: “Implementation of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.” Paul Armentano, deputy director, NORML and NORML Foundation. Jessica Kruger, PhD, clinical assistant professor of community health and health behavior, University at Buffalo. Daniel J. Kruger, PhD, investigator, Population … Read more
More Folks Drive High When Pot Made Legal
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Here’s more evidence that marijuana may make driving more dangerous: As pot has been legalized in more countries and states, a greater number of people are driving intoxicated by the drug and crashing, researchers report. THC, the active ingredient in cannabis, has been … Read more
Does Marijuana Help AFib?
Wondering if marijuana might have a soothing effect on your atrial fibrillation? Studies show that medical marijuana can help with symptoms of some conditions like multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and HIV/AIDS. But for atrial fibrillation, the effects are more of a mixed bag. A Bit of Good, More Bad “It really depends on what you use … Read more
Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Dec. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many people turn to marijuana or cannabidiol to ease their achy joints and help them sleep, but a new study suggests that could wreak havoc with any other medications they’re taking. Why? Because the body uses the same set of enzymes to process … Read more
Pot Use in Pregnancy May Harm the Fetus
Additionally, analysis of placental tissue of some of the marijuana users revealed changes to genes linked to immunity. This might lead to inflammation and less resistance to germs, the researchers said. And the marijuana-related changes in these immune networks predicted higher levels of anxiety in the children, the study found. Hurd said that they … Read more
Number of Teens Who Vape Marijuana Doubled in 7 Years
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Teenagers have followed the vaping trend into marijuana use, with recent studies chronicling a boom in pot vaping among adolescents in the United States and Canada, researchers report. The percentage of teens who’ve experimented with vaped pot has more than doubled in recent … Read more
More Women Using Marijuana Products to Help With Menopause
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Sleeplessness. Night sweats. Anxiety. Irritability. Aches and pains. Would smoking a little pot help women deal with these common symptoms of menopause? A good number of middle-aged women apparently think so, because they’ve been turning to marijuana to help handle the change of … Read more