Policy makers need to protect and promote the interests of people whose indigenous knowledge and toil developed a thriving national cannabis economy - in the face of harsh police crackdowns.
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The jury’s still out on whether or not CBD relieves stress and anxiety.
The Ontario Cannabis Store’s performance greatly improved but still trailed Quebec’s. However, both provinces still lack a sufficient number of outlets.
Social media makes it easy to spread ‘fake news’.
Can’t make up your mind in the recreational cannabis referendum? You’re not alone, so here’s some tips from both sides of the debate to help you decide.
The voices of recreational cannabis users are curiously missing from the official debate about legalisation.
Around 75,000 New Zealanders have been sentenced for a cannabis-related offence since 1975. With the drug more popular than ever, is it time we let the evidence guide our decisions?
Legalization and social acceptability of marijuana have contributed to a false perception that it’s safe to use in pregnancy. The truth is, there is no known safe level of prenatal marijuana exposure.
New research explores how using cannabis at different times of the day influenced employee behaviour.
Overseas evidence suggests cannabis law reform should favour caution and strict enforcement of the new rules.
The British think tank Transform has given Canada high marks for its cannabis legalization efforts. But it also delved into areas that still need work, including social equity issues like amnesty.
New research shows Australians are becoming more open to less punitive responses to drug use.
Current research suggest it can be both helpful and harmful to memory – here’s why.
We found babies born to mothers who used cannabis during pregnancy were likely to weigh less and be born earlier. Our study adds to a growing body of evidence on this topic.
Using cannabis may help reduce harms associated with chemsex, and provide a safer alternative for sexual and gender minority men to find intimacy and pleasure.
People who used strains with higher levels of THC were two times more likely to have anxiety – and four times more likely to report problems from their use.
It’s difficult to find toilet paper, but apparently there’s no shortage of cannabis.
Pediatricians say they are getting increasing requests from parents for medical cannabis for kids for a growing list of conditions.
Canada’s cannabis industry needs to reduce costs and improve quality. That’s difficult to do when key government data is unreliable.
If the Tories do go liberal on pot, they should learn the lessons from the regulation of tobacco and alcohol.
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Associate Professor, Operations Research, Brock University
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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Lecturer, RMIT University
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Professor in Criminology, Loughborough University
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Professor of History, University of Johannesburg
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Professor in Substance Use, Liverpool John Moores University
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Emeritus Consultant, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst
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Assistant Professor of History, Bard Early College
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University
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Research Scientist, BC Centre on Substance Use and Assistant Professor in the Division of AIDS, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia
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Public Health Physician and Canada Research Chair and the University of Ottawa, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor & Specialist in Drug Policy, UNSW Sydney
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PhD student in Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
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Emeritus Professor, The National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland
