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<p>Can You Overdose on Weed? Professor, Operations Research and Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, and the co-editor of Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know Whether one can overdose on cannabis depends on one’s definition of the word overdose. If overdose means any acute adverse health consequences of taking too much, then absolutely. There is no question&hellip;&nbsp;<a href="https://drugadvisorycouncilaustralia.org.au/can-you-overdose-on-weed/" rel="bookmark

<p>Marijuana may be bad for your junk: Weed may affect the testicles and hijack sperm production, study suggests Studies on marijuana&#8217;s effects on sex and reproduction have yielded mixed results Some have suggested heavy pot users have poorer quality sperm A new Danish study is the first to find the central nervous system&#8217;s cannabis receptors&hellip;&nbsp;<a href="https://drugadvisorycouncilaustralia.org.au/marijuana-may-be-bad-for-your-junk-weed-may-affect-the-te

<p>&nbsp; A specific gene associated with autism appears to undergo changes in the sperm of men who use marijuana, according to new research from Duke Health. The gene change occurs through a process called DNA methylation, and it could potentially be passed along to offspring. Publishing online Aug. 27 in the journal Epigenetics, the researchers said…possible&hellip;&nbsp;<a href="https://drugadvisorycouncilaustralia.org.au/gene-linked-to-autism-undergoes-changes-in-mens-spe

<p>&nbsp; The Pharmaceutical Journal Draft guidance says patients with chronic pain should not be offered tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or mixtures of cannabidiol and THC unless the treatment is part of a clinical trial. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has said it is currently unable to recommend cannabis-based medical products (CBMPs) for severe treatment-resistant epilepsy.&hellip;&nbsp;<a href="https://drugadvisorycouncilaustralia.org.au/nice-will

<p>Dear Editor West Australian, Even though ignored by the consensus manufacturing media, I respond to the mother who&nbsp;is left&nbsp;to care for her granddaughter and wrote of her distress as she sees her life savings disappearing and her life is dictated to by her drug addicted daughter whilst her retirement is being destroyed. &#8216;Costly system distressing&#8217;&hellip;&nbsp;<a href="https://drugadvisorycouncilaustralia.org.au/dear-editor-west-australian/" rel="bookm

<p>(USA Today, March 20) As opioid misuse continues to grip the nation, some states are allowing medical&nbsp;marijuana&nbsp;to be used as a treatment for opioid addiction. However, Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the&nbsp;National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), says there is currently no scientific evidence for marijuana to be used in such a way. &#8220;If you&hellip;&nbsp;<a href="https://drugadvisorycouncilaustralia.org.au/marijuana-as-a-cure-for-opioid-use-nation-s-top-drug

<p>On March 27, 2019, the New Jersey Appellate Division in Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings Inc.&nbsp; Background Facts: Justin Wild, a licensed funeral director, was employed by Carriage Funeral Holdings (Carriage). In 2015, Wild was diagnosed with cancer and was prescribed medical marijuana as part of his treatment. In May 2016, while working, Wild was&hellip;&nbsp;<a href="https://drugadvisorycouncilaustralia.org.au/usa-workplace-weed-use-a-worry-funeral-director-may-seek

<p>More than 3,400 patients under 19 went to hospital due to mental and behavioural illnesses brought on by cannabis last year NHS figures show the number of admission has risen 38 per cent since 2013/14 Teenagers say cannabis has become more accessible through social media sites Dealers may post cannabis bag pictures on Facebook, Snapchat&hellip;&nbsp;<a href="https://drugadvisorycouncilaustralia.org.au/children-aged-nine-are-damaged-by-cannabis-shocking-toll-of-young-patien

<p>Walk on to any mental health ward as I have and you will be confronted with the tragic victims of our lackadaisical attitude towards cannabis. There is mounting evidence to show the drug is having a horrific effect on the young, not least the Mail’s disturbing story today. A third of psychosis cases in&nbsp;London&nbsp;are the&hellip;&nbsp;<a href="https://drugadvisorycouncilaustralia.org.au/uk-the-wards-are-full-of-lives-wrecked-by-the-evil-drug-that-is-cannabis/" rel="bo

<p>Marijuana is not recognized in the medical community as legitimate medicine. (Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics) Download PDF</p>

<p>Findings: Differences in frequency of daily cannabis use and in use of high-potency cannabis contributed to the striking variation in the incidence of psychotic disorder across the 11 studied sites. Given the increasing availability of high-potency cannabis, this has important implications for public health. Read More Download PDF</p>

<p>The UN-backed International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)&nbsp;warned on Tuesday&nbsp;that poorly regulated medical cannabis programmes could step-up the “recreational” use of the drug while diminishing public concern over its harmful effects. “Legalization of cannabis for recreational purposes, as seen in a small number of countries, represents not only a challenge to the universal implementation of the&hellip;&nbsp;<a href="https://drugadvisorycouncilaustralia.org.au/u-