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No conclusions can be drawn from cash-register-scanner-data-collection suggesting people are choosing legal cannabis over alcohol
Health Headlines Commentary for December 18, 2017 [display_podcast] Source: People will choose legal marijuana over alcohol, U.S. study shows Reference: Helping Settle the Marijuana and Alcohol Debate: Evidence from Scanner Data
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Fed’s plan to educate about cannabis risk will hit backfire effect and be swamped by marketing onslaught
Health Headlines Commentary for November 2, 2017 [display_podcast] Source: Feds announce $36.4M public education campaign on legalized pot
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Observational study cannot prove cannabis use reduces opioid overdose deaths
Health Headlines Commentary for October 17, 2017 [display_podcast] Source: Colorado officials skeptical about new study’s finding that legal marijuana reduced opioid deaths Reference: Recreational Cannabis Legalization and Opioid-Related Deaths in Colorado, 2000–2015
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Ontario Government to publicize health risks of cannabis use in adolescents and young adults
Health Headlines Commentary for July 31, 2017 [display_podcast] Source: Ontario prepping awareness campaign on danger of marijuana ahead of legalization
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Clinical studies required to support claim that cannabis can aid in opioid withdrawal and reduce use
Health Headlines Commentary for June 15, 2017 [display_podcast] Source: Legalizing cannabis could help reduce opioid use: experts
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Justifying drug choices; Survey shows skewed news influences risk perception incogruous with evidence
Health Headlines Commentary for April 18, 2017 [display_podcast] Source: Canadians believe sugar, fat more harmful than marijuana: survey
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Colorado cannabis legalization shows small absolute increase in children’s accidental ingestion of products
Health Headlines Commentary for July 26, 2016 [display_podcast] Source: As More People Get High In Colorado, More Kids Head To The Hospital Reference: Unintentional Pediatric Exposures to Marijuana in Colorado, 2009-2015
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Ontario Government bans smoking medicinal cannabis in public places
Health Headlines Commentary for March 11, 2016 [display_podcast] Source: Medical marijuana users steamed by ban after Liberal U-turn
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Cannabis for children with epilepsy needs proper evaluation
Health Headlines Commentary for December 14, 2015 [display_podcast] Source: Pediatricians warn against medical marijuana use in kids