Sentences with phrase «marijuana consumption as»

Supporters pointed to the outcome as a sign of growing acceptance of marijuana consumption as part of the American mainstream, with advocates of liberalized pot laws looking to California as their next battleground in 2016.

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This means that the energy consumption and carbon footprint of marijuana growers would go way down, as the light the plants need for photosynthesis could be provided more naturally by the sun.

The guidance paper, jointly published this month in ACOEM's Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM) and AAOHN's journal Workplace Health & Safety, summarizes current evidence regarding marijuana consumption; discusses possible side effects, including temporary impairment as it relates to the workplace; reviews existing federal and state laws that impact employers; and suggests various strategies available for monitoring marijuana use among employees.

«Under no circumstances should it be concluded from our work that consumption of marijuana can be a way to cure diabetes,» Prof. Dobrzyn warns and explains: «The concentration of glucose in the blood is determined by the balance between the activities of alpha and beta cells of the pancreas and insulin target tissues such as skeletal muscle and adipose tissue.

It has been however closely related to marijuana as both come from same plant Cannabis Sativa and has some side effects associated with its consumption.

Besides such commonalities as Chris Cooper (here, Davis's disapproving boss and father - in - law), marijuana use and the topic of homophobia, «Demolition» — much like «American Beauty» — attempts to comment on materialistic consumption as a false measure of success and the breakdown of social connections (I liked how Davis» sleek and sharp - edged contemporary home looks and feels like a high - end freezer).

(f) You must not accept an assertion of consumption or other use of a hemp or other non-prescription marijuana - related product as a basis for verifying a marijuana test negative.

In a «Dear Colleague» letter last week, Representatives George Miller (D - CA) and Ron Paul (R - TX), sent along an «AlpSnack,» an energy bar that contains hemp seed, to remind members that hemp seed consumption does not interfere with drug - testing (see http://www.testpledge.com) and that sterilized hemp seed and oil are exempted from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) under the statutory definition of marijuana (just as poppy seeds, commonly consumed on bagels, are exempted under the statutory definition of the opium poppy).

Thus, the consumption of hemp foods will not cause positive tests for marijuana as long as the hemp industry maintains current standards of THC levels in hemp seeds and drug testing firms do confirmation testing of urine samples which screen positive.

Similar to policies relating to the consumption of alcohol in the workplace, employers should ensure they have clear workplace policies prohibiting the non-medical use of marijuana in the workplace and clearly outlining the consequences of employee impairment as a result of such non-medical use.

Given the general nature of the high court's analysis in Childs, it is reasonable to expect the rule in Hamilton and Wardak would apply to the consumption of marijuana going forward as well.

As the Trudeau - led Liberal government intends to pass legislation to legalize marijuana, there has been a great deal of commentary indicating that we can therefore accept that impaired driving from the consumption of marijuana will increase significantly.

After learning that unit 7 was being used as a marijuana grow - op, the condo corporation installed a separate meter to measure consumption of water in that unit.

In reality, marijuana is illegal federally because it was classified by members of Congress in 1970 as a Schedule I prohibited substance, which means by definition Congress says that cannabis possesses the highest potential for abuse of any controlled substance available, that it is so unsafe for healing consumption that it could not be administered safely even within a hospital setting.

The only exception to this rule is marijuana, as each insurer evaluates marijuana consumption differently.