With the passage of Amendments 20 (2000) and 64 (2012), Colorado legalized the medicinal and recreational use of marijuana. Nebraskan law enforcement in border counties subsequently reported increases in arrests and reductions in jail space. In response, the Nebraska state legislature passed LR-520 to study potential increased costs incurred by criminal justice agencies in border counties. To i...

Georgia has high smoking rates; however, little is known about the prevalence and correlates of youth smoking. We conducted a secondary data analysis of a 2010 cross-sectional survey of 1,879 secondary and postsecondary school students aged 15 to 24 years in Tbilisi, Georgia, examining substance use, perceived risk, and recreational activities in relation to lifetime and current (past 30 days) ...

KEY POINTS The legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada October 2018 was the beginning a policy experiment that has attracted worldwide attention. To support experiment, federal government funded medical, scientific and research,[1][1] committed itself to

Introduction Cannabis is a frequently used recreational drug that potentially imposes several health consequences. While the medicinal use of cannabis is legal in several countries, its possession in small quantities for the purpose of personal use has a worldwide trend to become decriminalized and effectively legal.1 In the author’s knowledge, the accessibility and overall usage of cannabis is...