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The NFL has awarded $1 million to two medical research teams to research the impact of cannabis and CBD on pain management and recovery.
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The findings, said the authors, indicate that cannabis use resulted in diminished driving ability — in simulators — but when experienced marijuana users controlled their intake, impairment could not be inferred based on THC content of the cigarette, behavioral tolerance or THC blood concentrations.
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As California enters its fifth year of broad legal marijuana sales, industry insiders say the practice of working simultaneously in the legal and illicit markets is all too commonplace in the struggling pot economy.
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The city will be using $1 million in cannabis sales tax on youth scholarships, a new sheriff's deputy, park maintenance and undercover operations to stop shops from selling marijuana to minors.
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Located in unincorporated communities, the five facilities will now be able to sell edibles, drinkable marijuana products and branded merchandise, expand by 10,000 square feet and transfer business licenses among existing permit holders.
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By their own admission, city and county officials are late to the game. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing, considering that other municipalities in California have tried and failed to correct the injustices brought by the War on Drugs.
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More people are buying marijuana since California legalized its retail sale two years ago. But the scientific research to show consumers the risks and benefits of marijuana use is just starting to accelerate.
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KPBS Midday EditionEmergency room visits are up 35% in San Diego County and 49% statewide since voters legalized recreational marijuana in 2016, data show. But doctors say many patients are simply inexperienced pot users who aren't in significant danger.
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KPBS Midday EditionWhen California voters legalized recreational marijuana in 2016, they did so with the promise of new social and environmental programs funded by cannabis tax dollars. That promise remains largely unfulfilled in San Diego.
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KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego is considering a new program focused on helping communities most impacted by the War on Drugs share in the profits of legalized cannabis. A similar program in Los Angeles has faced criticism.
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