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Medical Marijuana Laws and Teen Marijuana Use [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2012
While at least a dozen state legislatures are considering bills to allow the consumption of marijuana for medicinal purposes, the federal government has recently intensified its efforts to close medical marijuana dispensaries. Federal officials contend that the legalization of medical marijuana encourages teenagers to use marijuana and have targeted ...
Anderson, D. Mark   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Correlates of Marijuana Drugged Driving and Openness to Driving While High: Evidence from Colorado and Washington. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
A potential unintended consequence of legalizing recreational marijuana is increased marijuana-related driving impairment. Some states where recreational marijuana is legal have begun implementing interventions to mitigate driving under the influence ...
Kevin C Davis   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Serotonin Syndrome versus Cannabis Toxicity in the Emergency Department [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
As more states legalize marijuana, the potential of marijuana abuse could lead to an increase in the number of emergency department (ED) visits. We describe two patients who presented to the ED with dilated pupils, rigidity in both lower extremities, and
Baltz, Jacob W., Le, Lamanh T.
core  

Socio-ecological influences of adolescence marijuana use initiation: Qualitative evidence from two illicit marijuana-growing communities in South Africa

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Psychiatry, 2020
Background: Adolescence has been identified as a critical risk period for substance use initiation, such as marijuana. Although several factors have been cited for adolescent marijuana use, those that influence initiation, especially in an African ...
Emmanuel Manu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ravin Revisited: Alaska\u27s Historic Common Law Marijuana Rule at the Dawn of Legalization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
For the past forty years, Alaska has had one of the most unique marijuana laws in the United States. Under the Ravin Doctrine, adults in Alaska could use and possess a small amount of marijuana in their homes for any personal purpose.
Brandeis, Jason
core   +1 more source

Electronic Cigarette Use and Associated Risk Factors in U.S.-Dwelling Pacific Islander Young Adults. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background: E-cigarette use is rapidly increasing among US young adults, heightening their risk for vaping-related illnesses. Yet, little is known about e-cigarette use among young adult Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI): an indigenous ...
Aitaoto, Nia   +5 more
core   +1 more source

A Novel CsYABBY3‐CsAS1 Feedback Loop Coordinates Trichome Differentiation and Cannabinoid Biosynthesis in Cannabis sativa L.

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
A novel transcriptional module involving CsYABBY3 and CsAS1 is identified to regulate cannabinoid biosynthesis and trichome development. These factors mutually activate each other and form a protein complex via a conserved residue, acting synergistically to amplify metabolic flux through a coordinate feed‐forward mechanism.
Xuewen Zhu   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pharmacokinetic Investigation of Commercially Available Edible Marijuana Products in Humans: Potential Influence of Body Composition and Influence on Glucose Control

open access: yesPharmaceuticals, 2021
The purpose of the study was to describe and compare the pharmacokinetics of five commercial edible marijuana products, determine the influence of body composition on pharmacokinetics, and, in light of epidemiology suggesting marijuana may offer diabetes
Taylor Russell Ewell   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pricing Dynamics in the US Hemp Market: A Vertical Price Transmission Analysis of the Hemp Value Chain

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Commentary on Jones J, Jones KN and Peil J (2018) The impact of the legalization of recreational marijuana on college students. 77: 255–259, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.08.015

open access: yesSubstance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2019
With the broadening legislative changes surrounding legalized recreational marijuana in the United States, tracking the impact of such changes is imperative.
Jacob Jones, K Nicole Jones
doaj   +1 more source

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