Marijuana use in pregnancy has been linked to such adverse outcomes for the baby as lower birthweight, pretermbirth and higher admission rates to neonatal intensive care units. Click here for news story.
Save the Date September 17th from 11am to 1pm. We have a Special CPHI Youth Access Workgroup (YAW) meeting with Dr. Roneet Lev and Dr. Natalie Laub. They will be discussing cannabis cases in the ER and teen trends.
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New San Diego Grand Jury Report on Marijuana - San Diego police and the county sheriff should collaborate to crack down on unlicensed cannabis delivery services and smoke shops that illegally sell synthetic CBD, the county grand jury says in a new report. The report also recommends the city and county evaluate and document the impacts of cannabis legalization on their finances and local law enforcement efforts. The county is also asked to analyze impacts on health care.
CCR has been asked to act as a consultant for the Advanced Behavioral Health Prevention California ABHPC. The ABHPC is funded by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) with TTA administered through the Center for Applied Research Solutions (CARS). The CARS ABHPC TTA team works in coordination with DHCS and with a pool of expert consultants to provide services. These consultants will help develop primary prevention within the State.
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Twenty-five of 42 legal cannabis products that The Times and WeedWeek purchased from retail stores and had tested at private labs showed concentrations of pesticides either above levels the state allows or at levels that exceed federal standards for tobacco. The contaminants include chemicals tied to cancer, liver failure, thyroid disease and genetic and neurologic harm to users and unborn children.