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Health Policy Proposals Concerning Cannabis Use and Cultivation- Letter to BOS

August 20, 2024

Letter to Board of Supervisor on Cannabis Health Ordinance coming before the Board on Novembet 12, 2024

Marijuana use raises risk of heart attack, heart failure and stroke, studies say

November 9, 2023

Older adults who use marijuana were at higher risk of both heart attack and stroke when hospitalized

Does weed help you sleep?

November 1, 2023

Many people believe cannabis and CBD products can be used as sleep aids, but the research shows mixed results

Does weed help with anxiety or cause it? Here’s what experts say.

October 30, 2023

Does weed help with anxiety or cause it? Here’s what experts say. Cannabis can “turn up the volume” on everything in the brain, including our anxiety

The Cannabis That People Are Using for Anxiety Is Probably Making It Worse

October 26, 2023

Lots of people with anxiety are counting on cannabis’s ability to treat their symptoms. There’s a problem: The science shows that it probably doesn’t help, and it may make those symptoms worse

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