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One Toke Over the Line: The Proliferation of State Medical Marijuana Laws [PDF]

, 2010
[Excerpt] “Marijuana has been used for medicinal purposes for at least five thousand years. In fact, it was used medicinally in the United States up until the twentieth century when antidrug zealots managed to prohibit it.
Grandel, Troy E.
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Estimating thresholds for risk of cannabis use disorder using standard delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) units

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Lower risk guidelines for safer levels of cannabis use could help to reduce the health burden posed by cannabis use disorder (CUD). We aimed to estimate risk thresholds for CUD based on delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) consumption using standard THC units (1 unit = 5 mg THC).
Rachel Lees Thorne, Will Lawn, Kat Petrilli, Katie Trinci, Anya Borissova, Shelan Ofori, Claire Mokrysz, H. Valerie Curran, Lindsey A. Hines, Tom P. Freeman   +9 more
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Alternatives to prohibition illicit drugs: how we can stop killing and criminalising young Australians [PDF]

This report follows from a Roundtable discussion held in July 2012 to consider new approaches to public policy about illicit drugs in Australia. An earlier Australia21 report launched in April 2012 had concluded that attempts to control drug use through ...
Alex Wodak, Bob Douglas, David McDonald
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A Gateway to Future Problems: Concerns about the State by-State Legalization of Medical Marijuana [PDF]

, 2015
[Excerpt] “Before 2009, every American presidential administration had been uniform in its policy of consistently enforcing the nation’s drug laws.
Lewis, Paul
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Outdated tools, underestimated harm: Modernizing cannabis surveillance in a post‐legalization era

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Canada's 2018 legalization of non‐medical cannabis was positioned as a public health initiative, intended to shift cannabis use from criminalization to regulation. Since then, cannabis access and consumption have grown significantly but the systems used to monitor cannabis‐related harms have not kept pace.
Anees Bahji
wiley   +1 more source

From farm to bedside: Potential of medical cannabis in global health

Complementary Therapies in Medicine
Introduction: The growing opioid crisis and persistent global health disparities underscore the urgent need for alternative therapeutic strategies.
Maureen Bilinga Tendwa, Tejaswini Appidi, Brylyne Chitsunge, Michele Moreau, Blessed Okole, Lonji Kalombo, Abba Mallum, Twalib Ngoma, Daniel P. Weadock, Eric Tanifum, Simon Erridge, Mikael Sodergren, Rob Sims, Calvin Johnson, Ngeh Toyang, Henry Lowe, Bashkim Ziberi, Luc Richner, Sandra Carrillo, Stephen Avery, Judey Pretorius, Rachel Chikwamba, Fleury A.Nsole Biteghe, Peter Grinspoon, Gary Strichtartz, Sayeda Yasmin-Karim, Wilfred Ngwa   +26 more
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Detecting cannabis use reduction through biochemical verification of urinary cannabinoids: An aggregated analysis of cannabis use disorder treatment trials examining average reductions and individual cut‐points

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Currently, there is no data‐driven cannabis reduction metric using biochemical verification, which represents a significant gap in cannabis harm reduction research, treatment and policy. Using aggregated data from 7 cannabis use disorder treatment trials, the aims of this analysis were to 1) determine if decreases in self ...
Erin A. McClure, Brian Neelon, Rachel L. Tomko, Ashley Dowd, Kevin M. Gray, Aimee L. McRae‐Clark, Nathaniel Baker   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF MEDICINAL BENEFITS OF CANNABIS SATIVA L. AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa
Medical Cannabis sativa inflorescence has gained popularity in recent years due to the therapeutic pharmacological characteristics of its components. Cannabis sativa L.-based drugs are effective in treating a variety of illnesses, including constipation,
Sipho Goge, Karishma Singh, Kuben Naidoo   +2 more
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The Predictive Validity of Marijuana Odor Detection: An Examination of Alaska State Trooper Case Reports 2006–2010 [PDF]

, 2012
This study provides an empirical estimate of the extent to which Alaska State Troopers (AST) investigators’ detection of marijuana odors served as a reliable indicator of the presence of illegal quantities of marijuana in suspected structures/buildings ...
Brandeis, Jason, Myrstol, Brad A.
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Varenicline for cannabis use disorder: A randomized controlled trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Although cannabis use is widespread and prevalence of cannabis use disorder (CUD) is increasing, limited advancements have been made in CUD medication development. The objective of this study was to test the efficacy of varenicline with medical management for reducing cannabis use in treatment‐seeking individuals with CUD ...
Aimee L. McRae‐Clark, Kevin M. Gray, Nathaniel L. Baker, Brian J. Sherman, Bryan Tolliver, Jessica Burt, Alonzo Steplight, Elizabeth Chapman, Amanda Wagner   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source