While it’s clear that e-cigarettes facilitate cannabis use and make it more accessible, it’s important to understand the motive behind it.
E-cigarettes have been a huge success, especially for young adults and teens. These devices have also blurred the lines between tobacco and cannabis. A new study shows a link between e-cig use and cannabis use, particularly when mental health is involved.
Published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, the study was done by researchers from Georgia State who wanted to get a better understanding of the link that exists between electronic devices and cannabis use. The study based itself on self-reported data from a longitudinal study of tobacco and how it affects health in teens between the ages of 12 and 17.
The study featured a group of teens starting from age 12, who’d never consumed cannabis in the past. After some years had passed, researchers found that cannabis use in adolescents was more common if they already used e-cigarettes. Cannabis use was even more prevalent in teens who reported severe mental health problems.
The mental health ailment made a difference, whether these were external or internal. Externalized mental health problems include oppositional, impulsive, or risk-taking behavior, while internalized refers to conditions like anxiety and depression. Those with externalizing mental health factors were more likely to explore cannabis, something that’s unsurprising. What surprised researchers was the “nuance based on the type of mental health problems that e-cigarette users are facing” and how that impacted their cannabis use.
This research is helpful in understanding why teens turn to cannabis and how their mental health impacts these decisions. For example, if a teen suffers from an internal mental health disorder, they might consume cannabis alone to self-soothe. If a teen faces an external mental health disorder, they might participate in order to act out, fit in with their peers, etc.
While it’s clear that e-cigarettes facilitate cannabis use and make it more accessible, it’s important to understand the motive behind it, that way experts and parents can address these symptoms in their teens, spotting them and addressing them as soon as possible.
Although Congress has failed to amend federal cannabis laws, clearly the attitudes and priorities of federal prosecutors have shifted in the era of state-level marijuana legalization.
Federal cases involving marijuana dropped to less than 1,000 in 2021, with 996 people charged for trafficking, NORML reported.
According to an analysis from the federal U.S. Sentencing Commission (USCC), they accounted for less than 6% of those charged with violating federal drug laws over the last year.
On the other hand, methamphetamine was the most common narcotic type involved in federal drug cases, accounting for 48%, followed by powder cocaine and heroin.
And it seems the trend is gaining steam as more states legalize marijuana and federal officials apparently place less emphasis on going after people over cannabis.
In 2012, with more than 7,000 federal marijuana cases reported, cannabis topped the list. In 2020, USCC documented only 1,118 cannabis cases after their numbers dropped by more than a quarter in 2019.
“Although Congress has failed to amend federal cannabis laws, clearly the attitudes and priorities of federal prosecutors have shifted in the era of state-level marijuana legalization,” NORML deputy director Paul Armentano said. “Now it’s time for federal lawmakers to codify these changes in priorities by descheduling marijuana.”
Morgan Fox, NORML’s political director emphasized that “America’s outdated federal laws are still having a significant and unnecessary impact on people’s lives.
“We urge House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to hold a floor vote on the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expunge Act immediately, and sincerely hope that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sticks to his planned April introduction of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act,” Fox said.
Addiction specialists want to convince you that drug consumption and success are correlated. Here’s why that’s not always true.
A study suggested that people who consume cannabis in their 30s had significantly lower levels of success than those who don’t. Diving into the metrics of the study, you will find dubious claims and non-causal factors. And if we were to play around with the methods, we could essentially prove outlandish things like eating toast has a significant impact on sexual performance. Here is a more data focus on the study.
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My purpose today is not to prove to you why their conclusions are incorrect, but rather focus on the concept of success and cannabis and how a consumer can balance out the two. Before we dive into this, let’s first understand the concept of “success”.
What Does It Mean To Be Successful?
The dictionary defines success as, “The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted.” This definition suggests that success is measured on how many of your stated goals and objectives were achieved. However, socially, “success” is usually associated with money and status. You are considered “successful” when you have acquired a lot of wealth or if you achieved your ideal weight. Yet is there a specific amount of money you need to be “successful” or is that relative to the person?
For example, someone with $100,000 of debt would consider having zero dollars and zero debt a means of success. Therefore, both the millionaire and the debt-free zero-naire would have both their own versions of success.
Therefore, seeing that success is ultimately a subjective experience, defining what success means for you would be the first step on your journey. In essence, it’s about achieving one’s goals and therefore establishing what goal it is you want to achieve is the first essential step.
Understand How Cannabis Affects YOU!
No two people will experience the same cannabis high. They might have similar experiences, but they are never identical. This is because everyone has a unique body and mind and therefore cannabis will affect you differently.
Therefore, if you know that cannabis, or a particular strain, makes you too relaxed, then you know you should not smoke weed the first thing in the morning. In fact, smoking cannabis first thing in the morning is probably not recommended for most people.
There are those who need medicinal cannabis first thing, however, forgoing the sacred wake and bake on productive days will definitely help you get to your goal faster. If success is measured in achieving, then speeding up the process provides a greater return on success.
Perhaps cannabis relaxes you, makes you not have invasive anxious thoughts and allows you to work. In this case, a morning toke might not be a bad thing. However, you need to be mindful about how you are performing. You need to be objective in your analysis; experiment, try smoking one day, and abstain another. Smoke in the morning on one occasion, and only at night on another. Once you find your sweet spot with cannabis, it can be used as a tool on your journey to success.
Expect Resistance
If you ever pursue anything worthwhile, there’s going to be resistance. You’re either going to experience some internal issue that is going to convince you that “now is not the time” or that “you simply can’t”, or you’re going to be faced with external elements that steals your time and attention.
This is all part of the process and many people get frustrated and quit when they enter this phase in the pursuit of their desires. The reason why there’s “resistance” is because ultimately your body and mind doesn’t want to depart from “the known”.
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Whenever you pursue a desire, you are going after something you don’t currently have. This new objective requires an internal shift in dynamics in order to obtain it. At times, it requires a general overhaul of behavioral codes, which is effort for your biological computer. Therefore, “things” happen that intervene and makes it hard for you to reach your goal.
When you learn how to navigate these new dynamics and remain steadfast on the pursuit of your goal, things eventually begin to accept the new configuration you’re imposing.
Understand Your Motivation
Your “why” is always important because it fuels your actions. If you don’t have a convincing “why” then you will always try to find ways to “not do the difficult things” because that is human nature. However, in the pursuit of a goal “the difficult thing” is often the quickest and most direct path to getting what you want.
With the correct “why” fueling your actions, you’ll embrace any hardships that come your way and always search for solutions to keep you moving towards your objective. A good trick to do is to ask yourself “why is this important to me” seven times repeating the question to the answer you get every time.
For example:
I want to make $10k per month.
Why is it important to make $10k per month?
Because I want to have the financial security to not worry about money.
Why is it important to not worry about money?
Because worrying about money is stressful and makes me feel bad.
Why is being calm and secure important?
You get the picture.
This way you can connect to the core of your motivations and whenever you’re faced with a difficult decision or action — just reconnect to your internal fire.
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Be Biased Towards Your Success!
Once you have set your mind on something, you should consider that everything that happens from that point on is working in your favor. Even the seemingly “bad stuff” should be reframed as advantageous.
Whenever you’re faced with a difficult situation, simply ask, “How is this benefiting me in achieving my goal?” If you can’t come up with anything, simply trust that it is working out in your favor and allowing you to achieve your goal!
Of course, this is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to success, even if addiction specialists want to convince you that drug consumption and success are correlated. The fact of the matter is that success if a far more complex thing that has to do with problem solving skills, clarity of vision, and a myriad of other factors that with or without cannabis, will directly impact your successfulness.
Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) recently created a new license type that allows universities to purchase or produce their own cannabis for educational purposes. However, since cannabis is still federally illegal, and universities often depend on accepting federal funding, they’re hesitant to implement courses, degrees or certificates focused on marijuana.
MRA director Andrew Brisbo told MLive he’s been thinking about how the state agency can contribute to cannabis education.
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The license allows schools to procure, grow, process, and study cannabis products, but needs to be approved by the DEA. Brisbo said the MRA is working with the federal agency on the potential registration of post-secondary schools as long as there is an underlying state license.
Brisbo explained that if that were the case, cannabis programs would allow students to touch plants, engage with products that are actually available in the market, and contribute to positioning Michigan as a leader in cannabis education.
“The reason academic institutions lean that way is to avoid some federal pushback related mostly to financial aid,” said Benjamin Southwell, assistant professor of Bio-Analytical Chemistry and Superior Analytics Manager at Lake Superior State University. “We don’t want to interfere with our students being able to receive grants and loans from the federal government.”
Meanwhile, a DEA spokesperson Brian McNeal said that any institution that wants to utilize cannabis for teaching activities needs to register with the DEA as an analytical laboratory.
Prof. Southwell noted that most of their programs work with cannabis that has THC concentrations below 3%, at least until the university can secure DEA permission, they’ll focus on hemp.
“We have students who go to provisioning centers, gas stations, or wherever CBD is sold (…) We can buy those now and we’re doing that,” Southwell said.
Having access to products that are currently in the market is vital for scientific research.
A genetic study conducted by a team of researchers affiliated with the University of Northern California on “research-grade marijuana” samples provided by the US National Institute on Drug Abuse found that these cannabis samples were substantially different from most commercially available strains, reported NORML.
Medical Marijuana Research Act
In 2021, a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers introduced a bill to remove barriers to conducting research on marijuana. The bill will allow scientists to access cannabis from state-legal dispensaries. The Medical Marijuana Research Act, filed by Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] and Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD] would ease the process by which researchers apply for approval to study cannabis and it would place deadlines on federal agencies to consider the applications in a timely manner.
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“This legislation would remove barriers for research into cannabis and facilitate access to an increased supply of higher quality medical-grade cannabis for research purposes,” said Blumenauer.
First DEA-Approved Company To Harvest Cannabis For Medical Research
In March 2022, the York County, PA-based Groff North America became the first company in the U.S. to introduce its cannabis crop for legal medical research. The news comes some 10 months after the DEA announced it will begin approving applications allowing some marijuana growers to become federally authorized to cultivate the plant for research purposes.
Up until now, only one cultivator — a farm functioning as part of the University of Mississippi — was the only legal source of cannabis for federal research. The university had obtained the license back in 1968, which made it the only source for research cannabis in the United States for over 50 years.
A new study shows that, once again, legal weed doesn’t impact youth use. In fact, it might actually deter it.
Every year, a different organization conducts a survey where they inquire whether or not marijuana legalization has impacted cannabis use in young people. And every year we get the same results: a resounding no, proving that despite an open market for weed, it’s not easier for young people to access it.
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While many who stand in the way of legal marijuana claim that the acceptance of the drug is risky, exposing teens and young adults to drugs that may have secondary side effects, CPEAR argues the opposite. They find evidence that government guidance and cannabis research teach this population to be more conscious and prevent the underage use of the drug.
“CPEAR believes local communities should be at the core of any effort to reduce youth use and misuse of cannabis. These efforts include afterschool programs comprised of measurable targets on a timely basis,” says the report.
CPEAR’s study is the latest to suggest that legal marijuana has no impact on teen and young adult use. In December of last year, a survey from the University of Michigan showed that teens lowered their cannabis use over the past year. “The percentage of students who reported using marijuana (in all forms, including smoking and vaping) within the past year decreased significantly for eighth, 10th, and 12th grade students,” said the authors.
NORML’s deputy director Paul Armentano said that these results show that marijuana regulation policies have a positive impact on young people. “These latest findings add to the growing body of scientific literature showing that marijuana regulation policies can be implemented in a manner that provides access for adults while simultaneously limiting youth access and misuse,” he said in an email.
There’s no clear reason as to why teens and young adults are decreasing their cannabis use. While it may be unrelated to cannabis’ embrace across states, it at least shows that legal cannabis programs don’t make it easy for underage people to access drugs; while the black market allows for some leeway, legal cannabis businesses can’t afford that same luxury.
This research joins a long body of work that suggests that animal foods and proteins should be consumed in moderation.
It feels like every day we learn of new foods that are harmful to us. A new study suggests that sulfur amino acids can reduce our life spans. These substances are present in a wide assortment of foods, but mainly animal proteins, like meat and dairy.
The study,conducted by researchers from Penn University, found that consuming too many sulfur amino acids could lead to a variety of cardiovascular diseases, including heart disease, the leading cause of death in America.
Researchers analyzed the results of over 120,000 people involved in two studies. Those participants who consumed more than the average amount of sulfur amino acids had a 12% increase in developing heart disease in the future. After a period of 32 years, they were 28% more likely to die from this condition.
This research joins a long body of work that suggests that animal foods and proteins should be consumed in moderation, affecting the health of millions of people who don’t know any better. It’s important to consume animal products in moderation, supplementing your diet with fruits, vegetables, and grains that are also capable of providing you with the nutrients you need.
Different studies have shown that a plant-based diet can have many perks, including heart health benefits, reduced risk of cancer, lower blood pressure, and even better bone health.
People’s diets are vastly personal and there are benefits to eating all kinds of foods. Still, cutting back on your meat consumption by implementing something simple like meatless Mondays can help you stay in better health and even reduce the damage of global warming by reducing your carbon footprint.
Did you know CBD can be great for your skin? CBD, the non-intoxicating compound found in cannabis, can be combined with coconut oil or other fats to create CBD oil or CBD balm that you can use on your skin. CBD oil serves as the foundation for a variety of beauty and skin products. Due to the anti-inflammatory action of CBD, studies show it can be of great use in managing skin issues such as:
In this article, we’re going to explore the benefits of incorporating CBD into your skin care regimen and discuss how these skin conditions can benefit from the wondrous healing powers of CBD.
How CBD Works to Banish Acne Blemishes
Acne is a common, but frustrating, skin condition. Luckily, research shows that CBD contains numerous anti-inflammatory compounds that may reduce oil and combat microbes, leading to decreased zits and flare-ups. One of the primary contributors to a skin breakout is excessive oil production by the sebaceous glands. These sebocytes (oil-making skin cells) create sebum, an oily, waxy protective substance that makes skin supple, soft, and smooth (under normal conditions). Painful and inflamed acne blemishes occur when sebum production is off-balance.
A 2014 study found that CBD is beneficial in decreasing sebum production in those suffering from overactive sebaceous glands, thus improving acne and overall skin smoothness and appearance. Interestingly, another study published in 2016 concluded that due to the anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties of cannabis, CBD could benefit various other processes that play a role in acne breakouts. Additionally, CBD may help reduce the appearance of acne scars. A 2019 study indicates CBD may help reduce the appearance of acne scars and spots, in addition to bringing active breakouts to a halt.
CBD For Itchy Skin
Dry and itchy skin can be quite unpleasant. Thankfully, a 2019 study indicates that CBD oil-based products can help soothe skin irritation and itchy skin. The study concludes that CBD may be remarkably beneficial in treating dryness, itching, and flaking by intercepting triggers for those symptoms.
Nothing can spoil an outdoor adventure faster than itchy bug bites. When a mosquito bites you, it produces an inflammatory response accompanied by redness, swelling, and intense itching. The anti-inflammatory effect of CBD can target the skin’s endocannabinoid system and aid in the reduction of those troublesome symptoms, decreasing or stopping the itch associated with bug bites.
How CBD Can Help Decelerate the Aging Process
We aren’t claiming CBD is the fountain of youth, but a 2017 study indicates it may be beneficial to add CBD to your anti-aging routine. The study highlighted the antioxidant properties of CBD. Oxidative stress is unavoidable, but excessive oxidative stress accelerates the aging process. Fortunately, CBD has potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects that may help stave off the breakdown of skin collagen, which leads to wrinkles and inevitable aging of the skin.
CBD may be incredibly useful in managing common troublesome skin conditions that contribute to itching, breakouts, and aging.
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“It’s going to take all of us, coming together, to reckon with the racial injustices that have plagued America and to understand the pain communities of color have felt for years.”
Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, in an op-ed he wrote for the Huff Post, talked about why the U.S. justice system treats the country’s most marginalized groups in society very differently — even for nonviolent drug offenses.
“I can still remember the basement of the Willie T. Wright Apartments in Newark, where men of all ages packed together in a standing-room-only space. I was only 29 at the time, freshly elected to the Newark City Council and just a year out of law school, yet no classroom learning or political experience could prepare me for the situation at hand,” Booker wrote referring to a legal clinic his council staff was hosting. “I could see the pain on the faces of these men, many of whom had spent years struggling to reintegrate into society after being convicted of low-level, nonviolent drug crimes. Beaten down by circumstance, they were now looking to defy the odds in a fixed game.”
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Booker called that day a “vivid illustration of a reality” he’d known about most of his life: the U.S. justice system’s unequal treatment of most marginalized groups. Quoting an ACLU report that Black people are nearly 4 times more likely than whites nationwide to be arrested for cannabis possession despite the fact that both groups consume at roughly equal rates.
And then there’s the shocking 2021 report of weed-related arrests in New York City that confirmed people of color comprised fully 94% of those arrested.
“These injustices are precisely why we must ensure that restorative justice is the starting point of any cannabis reform legislation, not an afterthought. With this fundamental belief in mind, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and I announced a discussion draft of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act last fall,” Booker said, adding that “our proposed bill would remove the federal prohibition on cannabis, expunge federal non-violent cannabis crimes, and reinvest funds into communities that are languishing under the weight of prior criminal convictions, erosion of employment prospects, and denial of basic social services.”
Booker called the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act historic as the first time a Senate leader has called for ending the federal ban on cannabis. Also, the fact that there are members on both sides of the aisle in agreement and who understand the need for restorative and racial justice to help to right the wrongs the nation’s failed war on drugs.
Booker added that the bill forges a path forward on securing economic justice for minority small business owners who are looking to gain a foothold in the burgeoning cannabis industry. However, “We know that our financial system upholds immense barriers to fairness and equality. Studies have shown that Black and Brown entrepreneurs, despite starting new businesses at higher rates than their peers, consistently struggle to access the critical funding they need to invest in their employees, scale up operations, and expand their business.”
Noting that less than 5% of cannabis businesses are owned by Black people, Booker said that many express concern that systemic barriers and lack of capital will prevent them from ever entering the industry.
“Cannabis-related businesses need capital to flourish, and I support granting them access to these financial resources. But simply opening the floodgates to billions of dollars for cannabis businesses will not solve the racial inequities in the banking system,” Booker said.
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The Process Must Be Done Equitably
“That’s why the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act also creates a grant program overseen by the Small Business Administration that will provide resources to minority entrepreneurs looking to launch cannabis-related businesses,” Booker said.
Circling back to the night that changed his life at the Willie T. Wright Apartments, Booker said a frustrated man asked him, “What is it going to take? It’s been over 10 years. What is it going to take for me to get a second chance?”
Booker’s reply: “It’s going to take all of us, coming together, to reckon with the racial injustices that have plagued America and to understand the pain communities of color have felt for years. Only then will we have the moral determination, the empathy, and the political urgency to make sure no one is left behind as we rectify the many inequities caused by America’s drug laws. Only then will we make sure all people are afforded the justice they deserve but have long been denied.”
How would society be influenced if cannabis was the main legal recreational drug? A recent YouGov Poll revealed that roughly 1 in 4 people in America believes that if people smoked more marijuana than they drank alcohol, it would be generally “better”.
When presented with the question “Would it be good or bad if the average American drank less alcohol and used more marijuana?,” 27% of respondents replied “good” and 20% replied “bad.” Roughly 38% of the public, however, believed that it would be neither.
Obviously, the younger the demographic of voters, the more in favor they were of the idea that “more cannabis consumption over alcohol consumption” would be good. But this question brings us to today’s Ganja Theory: Would cannabis have a net benefit if it was the main legal drug of consumption for recreational purposes? In other words, if cannabis was as commonly consumed as alcohol, would society receive a net benefit?
Health-wise, More Weed Would Be Better
When comparing alcohol and cannabis it is obvious that cannabis is the “less harmful” of the two substances. First, unlike alcohol, you cannot induce a lethal overdose with cannabis. The LD-50 of cannabis, when it was tested, is said to be anywhere between 1:20,000 and 1:50,000 which means that you’d have to consume an inhumane amount of cannabis to induce a lethal dose.
The LD-50 rating is a system used to indicate toxicity of a drug in where when administered a dose 50% of the test animals die. When this happens, the LD-50 of a particular drug is established. According to Drug Policy Facts, when it comes to weed:
At present, it is estimated that marijuana’s LD-50 is around 1:20,000 or 1:40,000. In layman terms this means that in order to induce death a marijuana smoker would have to consume 20,000 to 40,000 times as much marijuana as is contained in one marijuana cigarette. NIDA-supplied marijuana cigarettes weigh approximately .9 grams. A smoker would theoretically have to consume nearly 1,500 pounds of marijuana within about fifteen minutes to induce a lethal response.
Compared to alcohol which places an LD-50 at about 13 shots where 1 shot = 45ml (40% AVB). In other words, a little over a half a liter of spirits could kill you, or at least theoretically this is where 50% of test subjects would have a lethal dose.
Not to mention, the general toll alcohol has on the body is quite extensive.
Sure, I could list some other potentials, but none of the other elements on the list of the CDC can be claimed to come from cannabis alone. However, when it comes to the alcohol related illnesses, there is extensive research on the matter. Perhaps, more conditions might arise over time, but for now the list is quite short of verifiable side effects.
Simply put, when comparing the health impact of consuming alcohol versus the health impact of consuming cannabis, there will be a net benefit to society because cannabis is not only less dangerous as a substance, it also has a lower chance of forming addictive behavior.
Driving
While no one is arguing that cannabis and driving don’t mix, the two are different. Those driving stoned out of their mind tend to (on average) drive slower, while drunk drivers tend to speed and drive more recklessly.
Recent studies also showed that while crash rates spiked in some states that legalized cannabis, that only those who combined alcohol and cannabis posed a statistical threat.
Crash rates spiked with the legalization of recreational marijuana use and retail sales in California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and another by the affiliated Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) show.
However, the preliminary results of a separate IIHS study of injured drivers who visited emergency rooms in California, Colorado and Oregon showed that drivers who used marijuana alone were no more likely to be involved in crashes than drivers who hadn’t used the drug.
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In other words, alcohol is the main driver in traffic fatalities claiming more than 10,000 people each year to alcohol-induced driving.
If cannabis was the predominant drug of choice, this could reduce the yearly traffic fatalities seeing that, “drivers who used marijuana alone were no more likely to be involved in crashes than drivers who hadn’t used the drug.”
More Productive
We’ve been told that stoners are lazy, but recent research tells us a different story. For starters, states that have legalized cannabis see employees take fewer sick days and a recent study saw that students who smoke marijuana were more interested in taking up more challenging tasks than their non-smoking counter parts.
This isn’t to say that cannabis will keep you motivated, but it does show you that the old “lazy stoner trope” is outdated. However, being drunk significantly impacts your ability to produce.
In fact, the evidence from our brain imaging studies demonstrates that alcohol is the exact opposite. Even ONE glass of beer or wine per day can be directly toxic to brain function. The SPECT scans of people who drink too much alcohol – more than three drinks a week – look toxic.
It is associated with fatty liver disease, peripheral neuropathies (pain and tingling in hands, legs, and feet), damage to neurons, especially those in the cerebellum, which is involved in physical and thought coordination, and mood. It interferes with the absorption of vitamin B1, which predisposes people to serious cognitive problems.
Bottom Line
While most Americans believe that consuming less of both drugs is probably best, the fact of the matter is that when you switch from alcohol to cannabis you would begin to see significant improvement in your life in general. If this was adapted by the masses, fact checkers (me) believe that there would indeed be a net benefit to society.
Healthcare technology company Veriheal announced findings from its annual Medical Cannabis Preference Report, a segmented survey of registered medical cannabis patients that illuminates which types of cannabis products are preferred by men and women and what product offerings patients most hope to see available in dispensaries.
“Veriheal seeks to give the patient community a voice, while also boosting research that helps cannabis companies make better, more tailored products and connect patients with the medicine they need,” said Anthony Dutcher, Veriheal CMO.
The company drew data from 125,000 patient signups registered in 2021, surveying cannabis use preferences, user experience, medical conditions and several other variables which factor into their cannabis use.
The findings include a strong preference by men for cannabis flower over edibles, while women are more neutral.
Moreover, roughly 30% of patients surveyed would prefer to see more edibles on the market, compared to an average of 21.5% of respondents who said they wished more flower were available.
