Despite the law’s passage, there still exists no explicit timetable for when adult-use retail sales will begin in New York.
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Since 1992, every Thursday and when breaking news warrants, NORML | The NORML Foundation have been issuing weekly press releases for marijuana law supporters and the media.
NORML’s News Releases archives goes back to 1996 and serves as a valuable tool to alert citizens about cannabis-related news and legislation as well as a research tool for reviewing a chronology of marijuana law reform.
Following the use of cannabis, patients showed improvements in depression, anxiety, and in their ability to pay attention.
Investigators identified “a quantifiable advantage of cannabis therapy for alleviating back pain” and “no serious adverse effects” in each of the studies reviewed.
“Overall, the cannabis industry has contributed $43.5 billion to Canada’s GDP,” authors determined.
Investigators identified an inverse association between cannabis use and incidences of myocardial infarction; they found no correlation between marijuana consumption and heart attack severity.
Colorado: Nearly a Third of Family Physicians Acknowledge Recommending Patients Use Medical Cannabis
Additionally, 57 percent of respondents agreed that “the FDA should reclassify marijuana so that it is no longer a Schedule I drug” under federal law.
CBD/melatonin co-administration was associated with reduced feelings of anxiety, pain, depression, panic, and paranoia, as well as with “good general health perceptions.”
Researchers concluded, “The most frequent phrases from the recovery subreddit referred to time without using opioids and the possibility of using cannabis as a ‘treatment.’”