Modern state medical marijuana laws date back to 1996, when Californians approved the first statewide legalization law via ballot measure; Colorado and Washington voters passed initiatives legalizing for adult use in 2012. By summer 2021, a total of 36 states 4 U.S. territories had legalized 18 states, two District Columbia marijuana. Over this quarter century reforms, blanket federal prohi...

Since 1990, many Cal Poly Humboldt faculty and students have made cannabis the focus of scholarship learning. This work has been shaped by political, economic, cultural legacies in County. Scholarly interest spans multiple dimensions cultivation, commerce, consumption, related social issues. As a multidisciplinary team scholars, affiliated with Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research...

The recent trend towards legalization and commercialization of marijuana in the US has resulted in a significant drop in the perceived risks of cannabis use among all age groups. Thus, legalization has further advances the common misperception that cannabis abuse and dependence are generally safe and devoid of neuropsychiatric sequelae. Yet there are numerous acute, as well as numerous long-ter...