Column: Recreational cannabis can damage brains of youthful users – Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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There has been a recent trend throughout the U.S. to legalize recreational cannabis (marijuana). Our Hawaii state legislators have wisely, heretofore, decided to vote against the legalization of recreational cannabis in Hawaii.

According to the Canadian Paediatric Society, health…….

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Study examines medicinal, recreational cannabis markets | ASU News – ASU News Now

September 16, 2022

A new study urges that state and federal regulators need to take a closer look at the health and safety risks of the growing medicinal and recreational cannabis market.  

“Cannabis regulation is unlike any agricultural commodities, food or drugs in the U.S. Currently, there are no national-level guidelines based on convention…….

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7 more applicants approved for recreational cannabis sales – vtdigger.org

Hemp grown Kismet Farm in Rochester in July 2021. Seven more applicants were approved for recreational cannabis licenses this week as Vermont prepares for the start of retail sales to adults in October. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger

Seven more applicants were approved for recreational cannabis licenses this week as Vermont prepares for the start of retail sales to …….

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West Hartford approves ordinance regulating sale of recreational cannabis – CT Insider

WEST HARTFORD — After a few twists and turns, and one debated amendment, the Town Council voted Tuesday night to approve an ordinance regulating the sale of recreational cannabis in town.

The approved ordinance prohibits the placing of a cannabis establishment within 500 hundred feet of any school, municipal park, municipal recreational facility or library.

The ordina…….

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More Young People Begin Recreational Cannabis Use Illegally in States that Legalize It – University of California San Diego

Once a state legalizes recreational cannabis an increase in youth using it illegally occurs, report researchers at Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego.

Once a state legalizes recreational cannabis, residents are more likely to start using it, including those too young to do so legally, report researchers at University of Californi…….

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