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Study: Cannabis Use Inversely Associated With Diabetes
East Lansing, MI: A history of cannabis use is inversely correlated with diabetes mellitus, according to an epidemiological review published online ahead of print in the journal Epidemiology.
Investigators at Michigan State University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics performed a meta-analytic study assessing cannabis use and diabetes in the general population.
"Recently active cannabis smoking and diabetes mellitus are inversely associated," they determined. Authors estimated that subjects with a history of cannabis use were about 30 percent less likely to have diabetes compared to non-using subjects.
"Current evidence is too weak for causal inference, but there now is a more stable evidence base for new lines of clinical translational research on a possibly protective (or spurious) cannabis smoking-diabetes mellitus association suggested in prior research," they concluded.
An observational trial published in the American Journal of Medicine in 2013 reported that subjects who consumed cannabis possess favorable indices related to diabetic control compared to those without a history of recent marijuana use.
Separate observational trial data published in 2012 in the British Medical Journal reported that marijuana users had a lower prevalence of type 2 diabetes and possessed a lower risk of contracting the disease than did those with no history of cannabis consumption, even after researchers adjusted for social variables such as subjects' ethnicity and levels of physical activity.
Full text of the study, "Cannabis smoking and diabetes mellitus: Results from meta-analysis with eight independent replication samples," appears in Epidemiology.
Colorado: Medical Marijuana Permitted While On Probation
Denver, CO: Democrat Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed legislation into law permitting qualified patients to access medical cannabis use while on probation or parole.
House Bill 1267 states: "The possession or use of medical marijuana ... shall not be considered another offense such that its use constitutes a violation of the terms of probation. ... [T]his act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety."
Colorado is one of the first states to explicitly permit by statute the use of medical marijuana by those under court supervision.
Hawaii: Lawmakers Approve Medical Marijuana Dispensary Measure
Honolulu, HI: House and Senate lawmakers have approved legislation to establish a system of medical dispensaries for the state's estimated 13,000 medical marijuana patients. The measure, House Bill 321, now awaits action from Democrat Gov. David Ige.
The measure permits the state "to issue eight dispensary licenses statewide; provided that three dispensary licenses shall be issued for the city and county of Honolulu, two dispensary licenses each shall be issued for the county of Hawaii and the county of Maui, and one dispensary license shall be issued for the county of Kauai." Qualified patients will be permitted to obtain up to four ounces of marijuana or marijuana-infused products over a 15-day period.
Under the measure, licensed dispensaries would be operational by July 15, 2016.
The measure also adds post-traumatic stress as a qualifying medical condition.
Lawmakers initially enacted legislation allowing for the physician-authorized use of cannabis therapy in 2000. But existing law provides no state-licensed source for cannabis aside from home cultivation.
More information @ The Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii @ https://dpfhi.org
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