Trends & Articles Study Says Students Less Likely to Binge Drink in States With Legal Marijuana by Sophia Vida January 03, 2020 A new study has found that students are less likely to drink heavily in U.S. states that have legalized cannabis compared to states that have not. “The biggest takeaway from our paper is that problem binge drinking in colle...
Legal Related Alabama Legislature’s Study Commission Recommends that Medical Marijuana Become Legal by Sophia Vida January 01, 2020 The Alabama legislature's panel the Medical Cannabis Study Commission has recommended that the state legalize medical marijuana. The panel voted last Friday to support the passage of a bill that would establish a medical cann...
Science related (Medical) Research Reveals Less Opioid Prescriptions on Average in U.S. States where Marijuana is Legal by Sophia Vida December 18, 2019 According to new research, there are less opioid prescriptions on average in U.S. states where medical and recreational marijuana are legal. Authors of a paper published in the Journal of Health Economics, have found that rec...
Legal Related Feds Debunk Myths About Marijuana Legalization by Sophia Vida October 11, 2019 According to a new study by the Department of Justice that looks at the impact of marijuana legalization, cannabis programs do not seem to negatively affect neighboring, non-legal states. Authors of the paper wanted to answer t...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds Marijuana and Alcohol Together Likely to Lead to High-risk Behavior by Sophia Vida August 16, 2019 According to a study from Penn State University, combining marijuana and alcohol can lead to some risky behavior. The study has found that simultaneously using both is likely to lead to high risk behaviors in the consumers. ...
Trends & Articles Study Finds that Marijuana Legalization is Associated With Decreased Interest In Alcohol by Sophia Vida July 19, 2019 Researchers from the University of Georgia and Syracuse University have found that marijuana legalization is connected to a decreased interest in alcohol. Interest in alcohol declines after states legalize marijuana said the st...
Science related (Medical) Marijuana Derived CBD May be Able to Treat Heroin Addiction by Sophia Vida May 22, 2019 According to a preliminary study from researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, cannabidiol, otherwise known as CBD, can reduce cravings and anxiety in subjects with a history of heroin use. The trial had 42 f...
Science related (Medical) This Marijuana Study with Pregnant Women is Causing Controversy by Sophia Vida May 17, 2019 There is a new study taking place at the University of Washington School of Medicine that has been getting some major back lash on Twitter. The study, entitled, Moms + Marijuana, is seeking area participants to examine the effe...
Science related (Medical) Many People Prefer Using Medicinal Marijuana Over Prescription Drugs Says Study by Sophia Vida January 17, 2019 A study from the University of Michigan has found that many people are likely to use marijuana to substitute for prescription drugs. The study was conducted by Daniel Kruger of the UM Institute for Social Research and found tha...
Science related (Medical) New Study Tracked EU Cannabis Products and Learned This by Sophia Vida January 02, 2019 A study was released at the end of last month in the journal Addiction by researchers from both the University of Bath and King's College London. The new study tracked the changes to resin and herbal marijuana in the EU market ...