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California Marijuana Impact Report – 2025

This product was a joint effort by the California based HIDTA Regional initiatives to provide data and information regarding cannabis in California and its impacts to matters of public health and public safety. In addition to information on potency, use rates, traffic fatalities, and other public health data, this report also highlights the recent increase […]

Cannabis Use Disorders & DNA: A Genetic Link? 

A new genetic study, the largest of its kind to date, examined over 1 million individuals that suggests those with a Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) and adverse health issues, may be associated to traits found in their DNA. Researchers examined CUD data from 1,054,365 people associated in the “Million Veteran Program”. They identified four ancestorial […]

Heavy Metals: Levels of Lead & Cadmium Pose Health Risks in Cannabis Smokers

When compared to non-smokers, those who smoke exclusively cannabis, daily or near daily, had elevated levels of Lead and Cadmium in their systems. Lead and Cadmium are classified as “Heavy Metals“ that can be harmful to the human body. “Significant exposure to cadmium can cause lung cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm, while significant […]

Marijuana Use During Pregnancy – Increased Risks to Newborns

Some people believe that using marijuana during a pregnancy represents little to no risk to the unborn child, which is not the case. Authors of a new meta-analysis report (G. Marchand et.al) noted that marijuana use, during a pregnancy, has increased health risks to the unborn child. Risks such as low birth weight, small gestational […]

Ontario Canada: Pediatric Cannabis Exposure Cases On The Rise

Pediatric cannabis exposures have increased by nearly 300 percent in Ontario Canada since 2016. Canada legalized marijuana (raw flower only) in 2018. This was expanded in 2020 to include sales of cannabis infused edible products.  In turn, Emergency Department (ED) health care providers in Ontario have seen an increase in child patients, ages 0 -9 years […]