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Risk assessment of metals measured in regulated Canadian dried cannabis and cannabis vaping products: case study and perspectives

Frontiers in Toxicology
In 2018, the Cannabis Act and its regulations established a strict legal framework for controlling production, distribution, sale and possession of cannabis across Canada.
Sathish Achuthan, Andrew Waye, Hanan Abramovici   +2 more
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The Cannabis Terpenes [PDF]

Molecules, 2020
Terpenes are the primary constituents of essential oils and are responsible for the aroma characteristics of cannabis. Together with the cannabinoids, terpenes illustrate synergic and/or entourage effect and their interactions have only been speculated in for the last few decades.
Sarana Rose Sommano, Chuda Chittasupho, Warintorn Ruksiriwanich, Pensak Jantrawut   +3 more
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Canadians’ use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes since legalization of recreational cannabis: a cross-sectional analysis by medical authorization status

BMC Medicine
Background There has been a precipitous decline in authorizations for medical cannabis since non-medical cannabis was legalized in Canada in 2018. This study examines the demographic and health- and medical cannabis-related factors associated with ...
Lynda G. Balneaves, Ashleigh Brown, Matthew Green, Erin Prosk, Lucile Rapin, Max Monahan-Ellison, Eva McMillan, Jonathan Zaid, Michael Dworkind, Cody Z. Watling   +9 more
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Hemp Cultivation and Crop Diversification: Implications for Ecosystem Services in Kentucky

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the ecosystem benefits of expanding hemp cultivation by assessing its impact on crop diversity. Using scenario‐based simulations and fixed‐effect panel regressions with county‐level data in Kentucky, we find that increased hemp acreage tends to enhance crop diversity, improving water quality and bird diversity.
Yunsun Park, Seong D. Yun, Brandy E. Phipps, Tyler Mark, Craig Schluttenhofer   +4 more
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Trends in hospitalizations for cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome in Canada, 2016–17 to 2024–25

Frontiers in Public Health
ObjectiveTo evaluate trends in CHS hospitalizations in Canada, including their frequency and individual characteristics.MethodsThis study utilized data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information's Discharge Abstract Database to perform ...
Sieara Plebon-Huff, Samantha Goodman, Hanan Abramovici   +2 more
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Pricing Dynamics in the US Hemp Market: A Vertical Price Transmission Analysis of the Hemp Value Chain

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The US hemp market is a new and nascent industry that has been devoid of research for about half a century. This study examined the effects of exogenous shock on price at each phase of the value chain—Farm (hemp biomass), and its impact on prices at other phases of the value chain—Intermediary Processor (crude cannabidiol hemp) and Final ...
Solomon Odiase, Tyler Mark, Patalee Buddhika Appuhamilage   +2 more
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Trends in cannabis adverse reaction reports: A descriptive analysis of spontaneous reporting data submitted to the Canada Vigilance Program since legalization and regulation of cannabis for non-medical purposes in Canada

Journal of Cannabis Research
Background The cannabis control framework implemented by Canada in October 2018 established a robust post-market surveillance system for cannabis products, adopting tools and practices from the existing pharmacovigilance system for pharmaceuticals and ...
Sieara Plebon-Huff, Nadia Aziz, Marko Cavar, Safia Hassan, Maria Aoun, Shahid Perwaiz, Hanan Abramovici   +6 more
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The role of venture‐financed startups in innovation for US agriculture

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract To evaluate the role played by startup companies in the innovation ecosystem of US agriculture, we compile a unique dataset of 6024 new entrants founded 1987–2019 that details their financing lifecycles, annual economic performance, and patenting activities.
Gregory D. Graff, Charles A. W. de Grazia, Nicholas E. Rada   +2 more
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On Weaponizing Cannabis

Journal of Military Ethics, 2021
Neither non-lethal violence nor psychochemical weapons are new concepts. History provides examples of attempts to use these both to limit the scope of war and to turn mind-altering compounds into weapons. One of these substances has been marijuana. Although previous efforts to find its military applications failed, the idea persists - as indicated by a
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Cannabis Research

Twin Research and Human Genetics, 2020
AbstractThe International Cannabis Consortium (ICC) was founded in 2013 by Jacqueline Vink, Nathan Gillespie, Karin Verweij and Eske Derks. The largest contribution to the first meta-analysis was made by Prof. Nick Martin. The ICC has published two primary publications, in Translational Psychiatry and Nature Neuroscience, and many secondary ...
Derks, Eske, Verweij, Karin, Gillespie, Nathan   +2 more
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