How To Get Edibles To Hit You Faster

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January 15, 2021

Edibles are known for their strong and (often) delayed effects. Here are some tricks that can help you get your desired results faster.

It’s a crapshoot with edibles. You never really know if you’ve consumed enough, because the effects don’t hit you until you’ve waited a few hours or after you’ve inhaled an entire batch of pot brownies. Brace for a bad time. A lot of people stop themselves from enjoying the perks of infused food products because of the long wait time and their unpredictability. While these challenges are adaptable and manageable, here is how to get edibles to hit faster to better control your high.

Unlike other forms of cannabis that get you high within the hour, edibles require patience, timing and the correct dosage, which is a lot to ask of someone who’s never tried them before.

One of the most interesting developments within the cannabis industry are fast acting edibles, which are designed to bypass the much dreaded wait time. Known as “rapid delivery,” these edibles are being developed by companies who claim that you’ll start feeling their effects within 15 to 20 minutes.

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In an interview with Forbes back in 2017, Peter Barsoom, founder of cannabis company 1906, explained that his company began to make rapid delivery edibles thinking about people who didn’t have six hours to wait around for their edible to hit. This new formula allows edibles to “bypass the stomach and get into the small intestine faster,” through a process called proprietary lipid microencapsulation.

A trick savvy consumers can try to mimic this loophole is to purchase an edible that melts — like chocolate or a mint — and to place it under their tongue. Instead of waiting for the edible to make its way down the digestive track, this sublingual method allows the THC to be quickly absorbed by the bloodstream, much like a tincture or oil, which are among the quickest way to absorb THC.

Another thing that can alter the speed in which edibles are digested is the speed of your metabolism. Although increasing this speed won’t be achieved within a short span of time, over the long run, you can work on your metabolism by consuming protein, drinking water, working out and getting plenty of sleep, which will also result in a healthier lifestyle.

There’s a lot of perks associated with edibles, not only because you’ll stop ingesting smoke and vapor. Edible highs are strong and can be fun, especially when people learn how to manage themselves. Still, if you’ve never tried them, don’t be intimidated by the newness of edibles. In order to see for yourself how they work and if they’re the right fit for you, you’ll just have to try them out.

CBD Serving Sizes: How Much Do You Need?

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Dr. Mary Clifton

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January 15, 2021

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CBD Serving Sizes: How Much Do You Need?

It’s important to really monitor your symptoms rather than trying to lock in a particular milligram that you think is beneficial to you.

I think sometimes we put a little too much work into really thinking about what the starting serving size is and making sure that we’re very exact with this. Remember that CBD and other cannabinoids are plants and oftentimes you’re administering to the point that you’re seeing a return on the administration, a result rather than looking at a particular number of milligrams in the serving size.

I just wanted to bring a couple of samples to show you from my own cabinet. I get so many samples of CBD given what I do for work, and here are three different products that I just pulled up quickly before I came to speak with you today.

If I were to tell you to choose a product and then take a half a dropper full as your first serving size, you can see how that’s a completely ridiculous thing to suggest because there is such a wide variability.

And in these different bottles there’s 4,000 milligrams in one bottle, just 500 milligrams in another and 1,000 milligrams in the next.

Oftentimes when you’re starting with a product, starting with a small serving size and increasing from there is reasonable. I think in every case here, I would start with a half a drop or full. See if there is a result, the kind of results you were anticipating. And if there isn’t, then you can go ahead and increase on your serving size.

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Determining a dose is difficult with a tincture for sure, but it’s even more difficult if you’ve identified a bud or flower and you’re using that in a pipe or a cigarette. We really have a very hard time knowing exactly how much product is being used from inhalation to inhalation or across different buds. There’s just a lot of variability.

To some degree, you’re going to have to trust yourself and how you’re responding. Be aware of how you’re feeling and take an appropriate amount to get the result that you’re looking for.

The same thing could be true for vaping. You have an amount that we would expect to get with each inhalation, but one person may inhale longer than another person. One person may hold the inhalation in their lungs for longer so that the absorption of the CBD across the long membranes is going to be different.

In different people, the use of a vape is going to lead to different serving sizes per inhalation.

When it comes to edibles, you may be able to really lock in the number of milligrams per serving size that you’re getting and feel very confident with that. But it’s going to have different breakdowns in different stomach assets, and as it passes through the liver, there may be further breakdown through the cytochrome p450 systems that leads an edible to have an unreliable response person to person.

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In terms of determining a dose or determining a serving size, it’s important to just really monitor your symptoms rather than trying to lock in a particular milligram that you think is beneficial to you. In most cases, people feel differently on different days and you may have a different level of anxiety or a different level of trouble falling asleep or a different level of pain based on how much exercise you’ve had or what you’ve eaten or how your sleep patterns have been. You could modulate things in between a couple of fairly loose points and be able to come up with a determining a serving size that is suitable to you.

Taking some time and getting to know the product and how it works in your own body is going to be so beneficial for you.

PS: Dosing Video Series.

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This article originally appeared on CBD & Cannabis Info and has been reposted with permission.

Inflammation And Obesity, Can Cannabis Help

Laura Lagano

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January 14, 2021

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Inflammation And Obesity, Can Cannabis Help

To kick-start quelling inflammation, adding cannabis cultivars (strains) that are high in CBD may be just what the dietitian ordered.

Like most chronic lifestyle-related diseases, inflammation is at the core. Obesity is no different. When it comes to obesity, many doctors often prescribe a slew of medications to treat the accompanying co-morbidities of obesity, such as high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, and dysregulated blood glucose. Inflammation, of course, is at the root of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar. Inflammation and obesity, can cannabis help?

Substances, called cytokines, which are secreted by immune system cells, can create other health issues, including insulin resistance. Insulin resistance, a precursor of type 2 diabetes, which is frequently (but not always) related to obesity. Chronic diseases, such as diabetes, do not happen overnight. They happen over a lifetime of less–than–optimal lifestyle habits. A habitual diet high in sugar and processed food raises blood sugar, which tells the body to make insulin to clear glucose from the bloodstream.

Chronic consumption of these foods forces the body to produce increasing amounts of insulin in order to keep up with the increasing influx of sugar. Eventually, the body becomes desensitized and insulin stops responding. The result is high blood sugar, which causes more inflammation, further exacerbating insulin resistance. And, so the vicious, unhealthy cycle continues.

Reaching for sugary, processed foods becomes the routine way of eating, which may be related to endocannabinoid (ECS) signaling. All roads lead to the endocannabinoid system. ECS signaling involves the activation of receptors by endocannabinoids, triggering specific actions in the body.

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Signaling in the gut may drive overeating of the Standard American Diet (SAD) of processed, low-nutrient foods, which leads to elevated levels of endocannabinoids and potentially more overeating. What eventually happens when consumption of processed, sugary foods increases? Insulin resistance. Now, we are back at the beginning of the cycle again.

The question is: how to reduce the inflammation? Changing eating habits to follow an anti-inflammatory food plan is vital. For those with endocannabinoid system dysfunction and resultant food addiction, changing lifestyle routines can be challenging. Consulting with a nutritionist who is well-versed in the endocannabinoid system is helpful.

To kick-start quelling inflammation, adding cannabis cultivars (strains) that are high in CBD may be just what the dietitian ordered. CBD (cannabidiol) is one of the most potent anti-inflammatory compounds in the plant world. In fact, the US government has a patent on this cannabinoid as an anti-inflammatory.

Because the ECS is involved in the modulation of many physiological systems, CBD can work to combat inflammation throughout the entire body. Ultimately, CBD may help reduce disordered food consumption, lower inflammation, and help manage obesity.

COVID-19 Vaccinated, Are You Still Contagious

Maria Loreto

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January 14, 2021

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COVID-19 Vaccinated, Are You Still Contagious

There’s a lot we don’t know about the COVID-19 vaccine, including whether those who’ve had their shots are able to spread the disease.

Despite the slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, every day more and more people are getting inoculated in the United States. The vaccine was developed under a lot of pressure, and despite the fact that it’s safe to use and provides protection from the virus, there’s still a lot of questions that remain unanswered. Experts weigh in on COVID-19 vaccinated, are you still contagious.

The COVID-19 vaccine was the cumulative moment we’ve had been waiting for ever since the start of the pandemic. Now that it’s finally here, does that mean that those who are vaccinated are free to go back to their regular maskless lives? It’s a complicated answer.

It’s important to know that the only way to gain protection from the virus is to get the two required vaccine shots, which are distributed over a period of three weeks to a month. A few days after your first shot, you’ll develop some immunity to the virus, one that can only be completed after the second shot. The Pfizer vaccine is 95% effective against the virus seven days after the second dose is admitted; the Moderna vaccine works similarly, with 94% effectiveness.

Once this period of time has passed, the person who’s been vaccinated dramatically reduces their odds of getting the virus and developing symptoms. Still, this doesn’t mean that the virus is nonexistent or that you can’t spread it to other people. Yes, you can still be contagious even with the vaccine.

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“I am optimistic based on the basic science information previously described that the vaccine will at least reduce transmission risk,” pediatric infectious disease expert Eric Robinette told the Huffington Post. “For now, the safe thing is to assume that only the person who has received the vaccine is protected from COVID-19.”

Vaccine trials are meant to measure the effectiveness of the shot, including whether it can stop the spread of the virus. Since the COVID-19 vaccine was developed so rapidly, it’s still not known whether the Moderna or the Pfizer vaccine are capable of protecting against asymptomatic COVID-19.

As more of us get vaccinated, it appears that our behaviors will have to remain as thorough as they’ve been in the past. Once the population has more access to these vaccines and the infection rate is decreased in our communities, there will be more leeway to meet up with friends and stop certain social distancing guidelines, all by assuming a certain degree of risk.

If this pandemic has taught us anything it’s how slow this process is. Even with the vaccine in circulation and the end in sight, we still have to wait a little longer. Be patient for more information on COVID-19 vaccinated, are you still contagious.

William And Harry Both Struggled With This At Their Wedding

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Patricia Wallace

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January 14, 2021

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The two brothers soldiered through their ceremonies with not much more than the excitement of the day to carry them across the finish line.

William and Harry both struggled with this at their wedding. Like most people the night before their wedding, the brothers both admit to being severely sleep deprived on their big day. In fact, photographer Alexi Lubomirski, who famously captured the Sussexes right after their nuptials, says Harry was downright exhausted.

According to Hello!, Prince William had a helluva time trying to sleep on the eve of his wedding in April 2011 because, among other things, thousands of fans camped outside his father’s home (Clarence House) where he was staying were chanting and singing into the wee hours of the morning.

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“The crowds were singing and cheering all night long, so the excitement of that, the nervousness of me and everyone singing – I slept for about half an hour,” William recalled.

It was much the same story when William’s younger brother got married to Meghan Markle in May 2018.

As Hello! reports:

“With a media frenzy and the controversy surrounding the absence of Meghan’s father, the bride-to-be had a relaxing pre-wedding evening at Cliveden House Hotel with her mother. But it seems as though Prince Harry’s stay at the Dorchester Collection’s Coworth Park didn’t provide him with enough zen time as according to Finding Feedom, he was tempted to sneak a nap in between his wedding ceremony and reception.”

But instead of snoozing, Harry rallied, using his adrenaline and the pure excitement of the celebration to get “power him through” the evening.

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In addition to Harry’s exhaustion, photographer Lubomirski also revealed that Markle wasn’t much better off than her newly minted husband when it came time to shoot the couple on the grounds of Windsor Castle, specifically the iconic shot of the two on the steps of the castle’s Rose Garden. Said Lubbomirski, “She just slumped in between his legs and there was this moment they were just laughing because of how exhausted they were and that finally it was all over.”

Kate and William will be celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary on April 29 this year, while Meghan and Harry will be toasting to their third year of wedded bliss on May 19.

International Travel: Here’s When Experts Predict It’ll Return To Normal

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Maria Loreto

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January 14, 2021

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International Travel: Here’s When Experts Predict It’ll Return To Normal

Travel has been one of COVID-19’s biggest casualties. Here are some changes that travel experts predict in the coming months.

With rising cases of COVID-19 and different countries closing down their borders, it’s a bad time for international travel. Still, there’s a vaccine in circulation and there’s hope, making experts predict that international travel will resume in the second half of 2021.

2020 was a brutal year for airlines and air travel, with a significant drop in passengers throughout the majority of the year, resulting in extremely cheap flights. Despite some government aid, 2020 hit airlines hard; it was fraught with layoffs, and the enforcement of early retirement and voluntary leaves of absence. Over the holidays, while the numbers of travelers significantly increased (despite the warning from health experts), passenger volumes were less than half of what they were in 2019.

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Travel experts who spoke with CNN are hopeful, though, predicting that the second half of the year will see a spike in international travel, especially if factors like mandated quarantines and a more effective way of certifying COVID-19 tests and vaccinations are enforced.

While country wide vaccines and testing will make a difference for travelers, what experts think matters most is for there to be communication and coordination across borders. They believe that mandated quarantines are a hindrance for prospective travelers and that a new model, one that’s safe but also more lenient, should be enforced. Tori Emerson Barnes, executive vice president of public affairs and policy at the U.S. Travel Association, suggests a COVID-19 test mechanism that will allow you to bypass quarantine if you get a negative result.

Now that vaccines are on the table and that tests are more reliable, some international airlines will likely require passengers to prove whether they’ve been tested or not, or whether they’ve been vaccinated. All of this information needs to be available in a safe and global way, one that can be relied upon and accessed by different countries.

Resuming international travel will be a long and slow process, one with a lot of trial and error. While this year will likely be better than the last, a lot of change can be expected in the coming months. Even if we know the virus better than we did before and are more effective at preventing its spread, there’s a long road to recovery for airlines, travelers and tourism.

3 Tips For Adding Marijuana Stocks To Your Portfolio

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January 14, 2021

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3 Tips For Adding Marijuana Stocks To Your Portfolio

Put in the work, be disciplined, and consider getting a little exposure in this area to balance out a well-diversified portfolio.

Whether or not you’re personally interested in the use or application of cannabis, there’s no doubt that this market is prepared to boom in the coming years. Strategically adding some stocks to your portfolio could generate healthy returns.

Marijuana Market Overview

To say that there are certain connotations and assumptions associated with the marijuana market would be putting it lightly. Because of the historical treatment of marijuana and various state laws regarding production, sale, and consumption, some look down on this market and/or have reached misguided conclusions on the purpose it serves.

This market is growing and, as we learn more about the products within the industry, it’s becoming apparent that the upside and opportunities far outweigh the risk and downside.

If you’re looking for a general overview or breakdown of the market, you can split it up into three areas:

Marijuana growers and producers: This includes companies that cultivate marijuana, produce cannabis products, and distribute products.
Cannabis-focused drugmakers: Including pharmaceutical companies and cannabis-based biotech companies.
Ancillary product and service providers: These are companies that support marijuana growers and sell related products, accessories, and experiences.

“If you’re looking to buy equity in a marijuana-centric company, make sure you understand the market,” SmartAsset suggests. “Both marijuana products and marijuana stocks fall into different categories. In addition, though the product is now legal in many states, cannabis is still federally illegal. Therefore, this poses a considerable legal risk for investors.”

It’s also imperative that you understand the difference between the types of marijuana products that companies produce and sell. There are products that contain cannabidiol (CBD) and products that contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Then there are products with both. CBD is legal in all states and does not produce a “high.” It’s commonly used to treat illnesses. THC, on the other hand, is the ingredient that gives a “high.” As such, it’s only legal in certain states at this time.

Understanding each of these nuances will help you become a more informed and educated investor.

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3 Tips for Finding the Right Marijuana Stocks

Marijuana stocks are all over the board. There are stocks selling for hundreds of dollars a share, as well as dozens of penny stocks that have no clear trajectory forward. The key is to understand what you want in your portfolio and know how to find stocks that fit this bill. Here are some suggestions to help you be successful:

Study the Numbers

When investing in marijuana stocks, you should always research the management team, explore the company’s growth strategy and position in the competitive marketplace, read through the company’s financials, and research details such as how many warrants and convertible securities the company has issued.

You can also use certain technical analyses to predict whether a stock is underpriced or overvalued. Fibonacci retracement trading is a good one.

“Fibonacci retracement is useful because it’s a helpful tool to find patterns of movement and retracement between the highs and lows of an asset or contract,” RJO Futures mentions. “A Fibonacci level is created by taking two points from a chart, usually a high and low, and dividing those numbers by one of the ratios to create a key level.”

The more you learn to study stocks on a technical level like this, the less vulnerable you’ll be to emotional investing. In turn, you increase your chances of being successful over the long run.

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Diversify Your Portfolio

When you’re investing in a market that’s as speculative as the marijuana space is, you have to be very well diversified. Spread your money out across multiple stocks, understanding that the upside on any one of your stocks is healthy enough to potentially offset losses on the others.

As you diversify, think about investing in different parts of the supply chain and market. This includes manufacturers, producers, drugmakers, recreational cannabis companies, etc.

Avoid Red Flags

With as much potential as this industry has, there are always going to be scammers out there. Thankfully, the SEC has issued specific alerts related to marijuana stocks. If something looks too good to be true, it probably is. Do your due diligence and keep an eye out for red flags.

Be Smart With Your Investments

You’ll notice that we didn’t give you any specific stocks or tickers to follow. That’s an intentional decision because this market is changing so quickly.

There are certain marijuana stocks that experts are bullish about, while there are others that many are bearish on. You won’t have to look very hard to find this information. However, at the end of the day, it’s up to you to make smart decisions based on your collective analysis.

To provide you with “three hot stocks” to invest in today would be doing you a disservice. Put in the work, be disciplined, and consider getting a little exposure in this area to balance out a well-diversified portfolio.

This article originally appeared on Green Market Report and has been reposted with permission.

People Are Using Weed To Cope With This Emotional State

Maria Loreto

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January 13, 2021

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People Are Using Weed To Cope With This Emotional State

A survey conducted on stress and burnout says that a large percentage of Americans have turned to cannabis as a source of relief.

It’s barely 2021 and already we’re comparing its stress levels to 2020, which was filled with a record number of stressors. But if a recent survey is any sort of pulse check, many of us have found a source of relief: cannabis.

Compiled by cannabis company Verilife, the survey acquired data by looking into the most Googled terms related to burnout according to each state. Burnout, if you haven’t experienced it, is defined as “a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress.” Researchers asked 2,000 Americans about their experiences with burnout, what was causing it, their symptoms and how they cope with the ensuing stress and exhaustion.

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According to the results, 37% of respondents turned to CBD to cope with burnout and 39% of them turned to cannabis for the same purpose. For millennial cannabis users, these results were even more pronounced, with 93% of them using the drug to treat their symptoms of burnout. When talking to respondents who didn’t use cannabis, 29% of them considered giving it a shot in order to cope with stress and exhaustion.

The survey indicates that burnout search terms tended to relate to the workplace, no matter the states where the results came from. Terms specifically related to burnout and the healthcare industry were particularly common with terms like “healthcare worker burnout,” “nurses and burnout,” “nursing burnout,” and “nurse burnout prevention,” being amongst the most Googled ones.

While there were some differences in respondents’ answers depending on their age, the majority of them agreed that the main source of stress in their lives was COVID-19. The pandemic is credited as the reason why so many people are experiencing burnout in many aspects of their lives. COVID-19 was followed closely by work, finances, politics and the news.

Hopefully 2021 is a less stressful year (so far, not looking so great), one where there’s less uncertainty, political strain and thus burnout. A couple of weeks in and already things have been reliably crazy.

Why The US Medical Marijuana Market Probably Wouldn’t Allow Smoking

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January 13, 2021

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Why The US Medical Marijuana Market Probably Wouldn’t Allow Smoking

A new study shows cannabis smokers have higher concentrations of dangerous toxins like naphthalene, acrylamide and acrylonitrile in their system than non-smokers.

One exciting development that the United States could see this year in terms of marijuana is a less restrictive attitude toward medicinal use. As part of the party’s campaign platform in the 2020 election, the Democrats, which are set to control the majority in Congress, revealed that “we will support legalization of medical marijuana.”

Although the statement is vague and could mean many things, the federal government is expected to make moves this year to further medical cannabis. Only we wouldn’t hold our breath on Americans being able to consume it by smoking.

Smoking is, by far, the most common consumption method for a lot of cannabis users. Rolling a joint or packing a bowl is just how medicating was done before legalization began to take hold across the country and bring to life a wealth of new products. Still, even with the advent of edibles, drinks and capsules, many people still enjoy smoking. And most don’t think it poses a significant health risk either. They believe that smoking marijuana is far safer than smoking cigarettes because it doesn’t contain all of the harsh chemicals used by the tobacco companies. However, recent studies show this claim is more myth than fact. Marijuana smoke may be just as harmful.

Researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston recently determined that marijuana smokers are putting themselves at just as much risk as those who use tobacco. Their study, published in the journal EClinicalMedicine, shows cannabis smokers have higher concentrations of dangerous toxins like naphthalene, acrylamide and acrylonitrile in their system than non-smokers. These chemicals have been linked to anemia, liver and neurological issues, not to mention cancer.

The results are alarming considering that cancer patients often use marijuana to treat their symptoms.

“The increase has renewed concerns about the potential health effects of marijuana smoke, which is known to contain some of the same toxic combustion products found in tobacco smoke,” lead study author Dr. Dana Gabuzda told CNN. “This is the first study to compare exposure to acrolein and other harmful smoke-related chemicals over time in exclusive marijuana smokers and tobacco smokers, and to see if those exposures are related to cardiovascular disease.”

At the federal level, the incoming Biden Administration is expected to expand medical marijuana research. If there is one aspect of the cannabis legalization scheme that continues to throw advocates and naysayers for a loop, it’s the lack of hard evidence showing the potential risks and benefits of this plant. Congressional Democrats have already laid the groundwork to make nationwide medical marijuana research more accessible and effective.

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The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Medical Marijuana Research Act (MMRA), which would allow scientists to study cannabis at the magnitude needed to provide Americans with the truth on cannabis-based medicine. As it stands, federal law makes it difficult for research teams to dig into this subject. It also makes it harder for them to get their hands on quality research reefer. The bill could soon go before the Senate in the new session and then President-elect Biden.

But even without enough Congressional votes to pass medical marijuana reform — no matter what that might be — Biden himself can make some crucial changes. The President can order his Health Secretary to launch an extensive cannabis review for the purpose of getting it downgraded on the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Marijuana is a Schedule I dangerous drug — the same as heroin — but Biden has discussed changing it to a Schedule II to open up more research opportunities.

But what does this have to do with smoking?

It doesn’t seem likely, given the times, that a Biden Administration focused on expanding medical marijuana research or even legalizing it for medicinal use would ever recommend smoking as the best method for consumption. Considering the governmental infrastructure already in place, any plans to allow medical marijuana to be regulated by federal health agencies would likely include the pharmaceutical companies.

Biden isn’t going to unleash the cannabis plant in a way that gives people the freedom to smoke it under the guise of medicine. Especially with some of the research that has come out over the years, including the latest study from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, suggesting that marijuana smoke can cause health issues.

We’re not saying that statewide medical marijuana plans will eliminate smoking anytime soon — that’s a state’s prerogative. But a federally-regulated medical cannabis concept is probably going to look more like every other prescription-based medicine available on the market.

GW Pharmaceuticals is a prime example. The FDA approved its cannabis-based drug Epidiolex a few years ago to treat two rare kinds of seizure disorders. The drug, which is available by prescription only, is an oral medication consisting of the non-intoxicating component of the cannabis plant, cannabidiol. As the federal government becomes less restrictive about cannabis, potentially downgrading its listing on the CSA, we will see Big Pharma swooping in to take advantage.

But smoking won’t be part of the plan. Not unless the federal government moves to legalize it for recreational use.

So, Your Roommate Has COVID-19 — Here’s What You Can Do

Maria Loreto

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January 13, 2021

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So, Your Roommate Has COVID-19 — Here’s What You Can Do

Even if it’s difficult to avoid COVID-19 when living with someone who has it, it is possible. Here’s how.

If there’s something we’ve learned through the past year it’s that the spread of COVID-19 is fast. As the months progress, we learn more about the virus, how to manage it and how to stay safe. One of the things experts have advised is to avoid meeting with others indoors, even when wearing face masks and keeping 6 feet of distance, due to the high risk of transmission. Living with someone with COVID-19 is perhaps the easiest way of catching the disease; still, it doesn’t mean that you’ll get it.

A study conducted by the University of Utah found that there’s a 12% risk of catching the disease from someone who’s contaminated with COVID-19 in your household, a number that sounds surprisingly low considering the numbers of cases seen across the world. The spread of the virus depends on several key factors, including the viral load on the infected person, how well they shield others, and luck. There’s also some math involved.

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“The part that is always hard to know is how much virus the person who might infect you has at a given point,” Dr. John Sellick D.O. told Bustle. “We know that with SARS-CoV-V2, the largest amounts of virus are present from a day or two before symptoms appear, and running for a few days after that. So contact with someone earlier in infection is more likely to get you into trouble than later on.”

While the asymptomatic spread of the illness is difficult to fight, there are several things you can do post-diagnosis in order to improve your odds of not catching the virus. Where you live and how you and your roommate act is very important. Your immune system and age are also influencing factors.

If your roommate has been diagnosed with COVID-19 it’s important for them to isolate and prevent the spread of infection as soon as they can. They should stay in their bedrooms and avoid common areas. When using shared spaces like bathrooms and kitchens, they should clean up after themselves and wear face masks. Keep in mind that the more time they spend outside or around others, the higher the odds are of spread.

When it comes to your behavior, you should be extra thorough with your safety measures, cleaning and sanitizing often and showering after being in contact with them. You should also avoid touching your face, since common spaces will likely have some form of the virus on them. Quarantine for all household members should also be followed, no matter whether they’re experiencing symptoms or not.

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