International Journal of Drug Policy

Well.

According to data published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, the opening of licensed cannabis retailers is not associated with increases in local criminal activity.

A researcher with Brock University in Ontario assessed the crime rates within 3,000 meters of a pair of licensed cannabis stores, one in Toronto, the other in Ottawa.

This is in Canada for y'all who don't know Jack.

Specifically, a study published last year in the journal Addiction identified sustained declines in Californians' weekly drinking patterns, as well as how often they engaged in heavy episodic drinking following legalization.

And in Canada, alcohol sales similarly declined following the adoption of adult-use marijuana legalization.

all in all i say all it is to you to understand that there is big alcohol in this fight not just big cannabis not just the private prison industry there is so much of of money and billionaire wealth and stakeholders uh that want to see this kept illegal and that's why grassroots candidates are the solution to uplifting and putting us over the top and we have to continue to do that uh here in america here in florida locally in tampa so get out there get to the polls get to voting now for our final news story of the day the international journal of drug policy recently put out a study and according to that data there is no uptick associated with local crimes right that's what i just read in my news stories all right moving on there was survey data that has been published in the journal of addiction medicine where consumers frequently reduce their alcohol and in that same uh journals the journal of addiction medicine cannabis consumers don't meet the criteria for moderate or severe cannabis use disorders so if you're a daily cannabis user okay The DSM, which, you know, is is the the manual, the Bible for American psychology, says that cannabis use disorder.

All right.

We'll welcome Caroline in a moment as she shares a drug for our formery, her career anthem, and recommends a book for the Oral Apothecary Library.

Our micro-discussion this week will be informed by a paper from the International Journal of Drug Policy looking at the data on opiate-related deaths in England and Wales.

But first, let me welcome my two fellow apothecaries.

STC is in Bournemouth and GIMO is in Cardiff.

Anyway, let's move on.

Our micro discussion next.

We've got the International Journal of Drug Policy.

It's one of Caroline's that we've gone with.