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Beyond Medicine / BY: A.M. Ocana, MD, CCFP, ABAM January/February 2019
... legislation to legalize, regulate, and restrict access to cannabis for nonmedical purposes. So far, legalization has ... there are more accidental overdoses and deaths,[ 4 ] more cannabis-related convictions for driving under the influence, ... and more fatal crashes.[ 5 ] Furthermore, high taxes on cannabis have left plenty of room for the black market to ...
News March 2019
Up to one-third of pregnant women do not believe cannabis is harmful to their fetus, according to a review by ... from their health care providers about the risks of cannabis as an indication that the drug is safe to use during ... on women’s perspectives on the health aspects of cannabis use during pregnancy and postpartum, and whether ...
Letters / BY: Ian L. Mitchell, MD, FRCP April 2019
... these differing strain names. Recent chemical analysis of cannabis strains from Washington State argues against ... in CBD and THC between these strains.[ 1 ] Other cannabis scientists are in agreement that these terms are ... use: “There are biochemically distinct strains of Cannabis, but the sativa/indica distinction as commonly ...
Letters / BY: A.M. Ocana, MD, CCFP, ABAM April 2019
... the quote, “There are biochemically distinct strains of cannabis, but the sativa/indica distinction as commonly ... bias, especially given the lack of quantification of the cannabis used. I respectfully disagree. This is not a placebo ... trial and error. It should not be a mystery to respected cannabis scientists. But it is. That’s why I knew we had to ...
Letters / BY: Mike Figurski, MD, CA-CPHIMS May 2019
I thank Dr Ocana for his insightful article, “Cannabis use by adolescents: Practical implications for ... and deaths. . .” attributed to the legalization of cannabis. His reference for this statement[ 1 ] mentions a ... this is the first reported pediatric death associated with cannabis exposure.”[ 2 ] Also in the article, “Nappe ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Tom Brocklehurst September 2019
Canada’s legalization of recreational cannabis in October 2018 reignited the issue of workplace ... prescription drugs, including medically prescribed cannabis; alcohol; recreational cannabis; and illegal drugs. Impairment from substance use ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC September 2019
... for adults age 19 and older to smoke products of the Cannabis sativa plant for recreational purposes.[ 1 ] Before ... age 15 to 24 and 13% of people 25 and older were using cannabis.[ 2 ] This amounted to 4.6 million Canadians who reported consuming products of the cannabis plant, which include marijuana and hashish.[ 2 ] In ...
Premise / BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC December 2019
... The trend to acceptance of these drugs is now about where cannabis was 10 years ago, but things change faster now. ...