One prominent nega- tive effect of the legalization of marijuana in Colorado is an increase in diversion to younger individuals. In a June 2014 survey, 89% of state school resource officers reported an increase in marijuana violations; they fur- ther noted that 23% were getting their marijuana...
The independent variable was dichotomously measured recreational marijuana legislation.ResultsMarijuana legalization is not a meaningful avenue of increasing clearance rates.Conclusion The synthetic control method is useful for aggregate-level crime policy analysis when experimental methods are not available. ...
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), marijuana is the most abused drug in the U.S.Many U.S. states have legalized the use of marijuana for medical and / or recreational use, or have decriminalized its use. However, according to federal law, the possession of ...
- Pothead terrorist Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the younger Boston Bomber brother, a "stoner... really into marijuana", had "a permanent stench of marijuana in his room." - By the end of 2013 the Denver Post is still in a stupor but at least they've noticed the fog. Sad but important ...
CigarettesThe impact of legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Colorado has been studied to assess its effect on crime rates, hospitalizations, traffic accidendoi:10.2139/ssrn.3508422Bhave, AshutoshMurthi, B. P. S.Social Science Electronic Publishing...
Recreational use of cannabis (marijuana)The states, territories or districts where recreational use of marijuana (THC) or marijuana products are legal are:Alaska Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Guam (territory) Illinois Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nevada ...
California was the first state to legalize the use of cannabis for medical purposes in 1996. Since then, medical cannabis has been legalized in 28 states and the District of Columbia for a multitude of indications that vary from state to state (MPP (Marijuana Policy Project), 2016). These ...
Children with severe seizure disorderskeep flocking to Colorado to find "Charlotte's Web,"a strain of marijuana in anoil elixir formthat may treat them because they are desperate and out of options. But as CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook points out, a great deal remains...
in 28 states and the District of Columbia for a multitude of indications that vary from state to state (MPP (Marijuana Policy Project), 2016). These indications include chronic pain and chemotherapy-induced nausea, for which there is substantial evidence supporting the clinical utility of cannabis...
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), active constituent of marijuana and hashish that was first isolated from the Indian hemp plant (Cannabis sativa) and synthesized in 1965. For the effects of the drug, see