Federal officials charged fewer people with marijuana-related crimes in 2021 as compared to previous years, according to data compiled by the US Sentencing Commission in its 2021 Annual Report. Just under 1,000 people were charged federally with violating marijuana laws in 2021. They comprised less than six percent of those charged with violating federal drug laws that year. … Continue reading US Sentencing Commission: Fewer Federal Offenders Charged with Marijuana-Related Crimes in 2021
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Recognizing the 50-year anniversary of the report issued by the Shafer Commission, which investigated the effects of cannabis use on specific communities and found that small amounts of cannabis do not harm society and should not result in criminalization or jail time, the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) released a new report — Behind the Times: The 19 … Continue reading On marijuana reform, these politicians lag furthest behind public opinion
Women are more likely than men to express a preference for edible medical cannabis products, and for products with explicit ratios of THC to CBD, according to survey data compiled by the healthcare technology company Veriheal. Researchers analyzed survey responses from a convenience sample of medical cannabis patients in the Veriheal database. Data was obtained from patients throughout … Continue reading Survey: Gender Influences Patients’ Cannabis Product Preferences
Over 90 percent of nausea patients who self-medicate with cannabis products report that it is effective at relieving their symptoms, according to data published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. A team of researchers affiliated with the University of New Mexico, College of Pharmacy assessed the effects of cannabis on nausea symptom intensity in 886 subjects over a … Continue reading Study: Cannabis Self-Administration Associated with Nausea Relief
A diminishing number of private sector employers are testing their workers for the use of controlled substances, according to survey data provided by US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Researchers reported that the percentage of private worksites engaged in drug screening fell by nearly half since 1996, the last time the agency probed the issue. In the latest … Continue reading Federal Report: Fewer Private Sector Employers Engaging in Drug Testing
Patients with Tourette syndrome (TS) experience reductions in tic severity and improvements in their overall quality of life following cannabis treatment, according to trial results published in the journal Behavioral Neurology. Israeli researchers assessed the use of medical cannabis products in 15 patients with Tourette syndrome over a 12-week period. Subjects experienced, on average, a 38 percent reduction … Continue reading Study: Tourette Patients Respond Favorably to Cannabis
Chronic pain patients report significant reductions in their pain scores following the use of cannabis, according to survey data published in the Open Journal of Anesthesiology. Investigators affiliated with Hofstra University in New York and the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine in Spokane surveyed patients receiving care in a pain clinic setting. Respondents’ average pain scores fell … Continue reading Survey: Cannabis Use Associated with 50 Percent Reduction in Pain Scores
The majority of internists in training possess little or no knowledge about the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, according to survey data published in the journal BMJ Primary Care. A team of investigators with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York surveyed a group of internal medicine residents regarding their knowledge about the … Continue reading Survey: Most Internal Medicine Residents Lack Adequate Knowledge About Cannabis
The magnitude of cannabis’ influence on driving performance is far less than that of alcohol, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the journal Addiction. Canadian researchers analyzed data from 57 studies assessing the influence of cannabis and alcohol on driving behavior and crash risk. They acknowledged that cannabis exposure was typically associated with deviation in … Continue reading Review: Influence of Cannabis on Driving Performance Less Significant Than Alcohol
Current cannabis use is associated with lower resting heart rate, according to data published in The American Journal of Medicine. A team of researchers from Switzerland and the United States assessed the relationship between cannabis exposure and heart rate in a cohort of middle-aged adults. Subjects in the study were participants in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in … Continue reading Study: Recent Cannabis Use Associated with Lower Resting Heart Rate
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