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Legalization of marijuana or not? Opinions from over 38,000 residents in Taiwan
BMC Public Health, 2023 Background Marijuana is legal in many Western countries and Thailand. In Taiwan, Marijuana remains a category-2 narcotic; however, some legislative candidates recently advocated legalization of medical marijuana.
Kuo-Yu Chao +4 more
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Pediatric Marijuana Exposures in a Medical Marijuana State [PDF]
JAMA Pediatrics, 2013 An increasing number of states are decriminalizing the use of medical marijuana, and the effect on the pediatric population has not been evaluated.To compare the proportion of marijuana ingestions by young children who sought care at a children's hospital in Colorado before and after modification of drug enforcement laws in October 2009 regarding ...
George Sam, Wang +2 more
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Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 2020 Marijuana use in the U.S. doubled between 2001 and 2013, largely due to increases in legalization laws. Little attention, however, is given to the type of marijuana user (e.g., recreational or medical), particularly with health outcomes.
Zachary D. Giano +3 more
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Medical Marijuana Laws and Teen Marijuana Use [PDF]
SSRN 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
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Medical marijuana revisited [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2013 Fletcher concludes in his CMAJ editorial that because cannabis has not been through the regulatory approval processes required of pharmaceutical medications, doctors should not “be lulled into prescribing” medical marijuana.[1][1] Currently, cannabis is commonly used in the treatment of ...
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Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2018 Cannabis sativa is a medicinal herb with a diverse range of chemotypes that can exert both anxiolytic and anxiogenic effects on humans. Medical cannabis patients receiving organically grown cannabis from a single source were surveyed about the ...
Brishna S. Kamal +4 more
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Studia Iuridica Lublinensia, 2023 The subject of the use of medicinal products containing “medical marijuana” during the therapy of terminal patients has been the subject of extensive discussion until recently.
Justyna Esthera Król-Całkowska +1 more
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Medical marijuana for cancer [PDF]
CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2014 AbstractAnswer questions and earn CME/CNEMarijuana has been used for centuries, and interest in its medicinal properties has been increasing in recent years. Investigations into these medicinal properties has led to the development of cannabinoid pharmaceuticals such as dronabinol, nabilone, and nabiximols.
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Structural barriers in access to medical marijuana in the USA—a systematic review protocol
Systematic Reviews, 2017 Background There are 43 state medical marijuana programs in the USA, yet limited evidence is available on the demographic characteristics of the patient population accessing these programs.
Celina I. Valencia +3 more
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Medical marijuana: A panacea or scourge
Lung India, 2014 Marijuana (Cannabis sativa) has been used for recreational and medical purposes since ages. Marijuana smoking is an evil, which is on the rise with about 180.6 million active users worldwide.
Surender Kashyap, Kartikeya Kashyap
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