When purchasing retail marijuana-based products, the consumer should be aware of the potential impacts of that choice, both financially and possibly to their own health. From reported adverse health effects stemming from use of high potency products to unsupported claims of medical benefits, this bulletin gives a broad overview of[Read More…]
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High Potency Marijuana Usage: Increased Odds of Addiction and Anxiety Disorders in Frequent Users
Researchers in the United Kingdom have just released the findings of a longitudinal study on the relationship of high potency marijuana usage and its impacts on mental health outcomes as well as addiction. In this study of 1,087 participants who used high potency marijuana, researchers found that the respondents had[Read More…]
Impacts From Recreational Marijuana in America: May Take a Decade or More To Comprehend
In the June 2020 edition of World Psychiatry (Vol. 19, edition 2), authors W. Hall and M. Lynsky analyze public health data concerning the emerging health impacts stemming from recreational marijuana in the United States since 2012. They examine how marijuana’s legalization has had impacts to increased THC potency levels,[Read More…]
Smokescreen
From the makers of the video “Chronic State”, comes another educational video concerning marijuana, legalization and what it could mean to the state of Idaho. This production offers a wide spectrum of knowledge and provides the viewer an understanding into the evolution of marijuana in America, how increased potency is[Read More…]
Adolescents and Vaping – The CDC Releases a New Study
For nearly a year, public health agencies at the federal, state and local levels have been investigating what has been described as a “national outbreak” of E-cigarette, Vaping Associated Lung Injury (EVALI). EVALI is the inflammation of the lungs, producing pneumonia like symptoms as a result of inhaling the substances[Read More…]
Fact or Fiction – An Educational Video about Marijuana
Marijuana is one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented drugs in America; which is why it’s important to recognize the facts from the fiction. This 12 minute video, divided into 6 sections, will use current research findings to factually address several of the most common misconceptions about today’s marijuana in[Read More…]
Rocky Mountain HIDTA Marijuana Impact Report: Vol. 6
September 17, 2019 – Denver, Colorado. The Rocky Mountain HIDTA has released the 2019 edition of their ongoing series examining the impacts seen in Colorado since the legalization of marijuana in that state. Information and data associated to topics of public health, public safety as well as a variety other[Read More…]
ONDCP Statement on Surgeon General’s Advisory on Marijuana Use
Today, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Jim Carroll released the following statement after Surgeon General Vice Adm. Jerome M. Adams issued an advisory emphasizing the importance of protecting youth and pregnant women from the health risks of marijuana use.
Colorado’s Marijuana Legalization Strengthens Black Market
Some states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use have experienced a surge in the drug’s black market activity. In particular, Colorado has become a haven for underground marijuana cultivation, sale and export, prompting questions about how legalization led to some unforeseen consequences. John Ferrugia of Rocky Mountain PBS has[Read More…]
