Day: July 2, 2018

Smoking weed is not conducive to good driving

Anne Fred

It’s a well-known fact that statistics can be tweaked to achieve the desired outcome but studies have proved, and no-one can deny the fact, that smoking weed is not conducive to good driving. Marijuana affects our ability to concentrate and also impairs our spatial concepts such as time and distance.Studies have shown that this lack of judgement when behind a steering wheel increases our chances two-fold of being involved in a motor accident. One glaring flaw But there is one glaring flaw in studies undertaken to establish marijuana use and…

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Canadian companies must clearly define their policies about marijuana and the workplace

Anne Fred

As Canada evolves as the first G7 country to legalize cannabis, it is time for companies to develop new policies to include the use of medical marijuana in the workplace. Marijuana is a more effective and safer way in which to treat ailments than prescription drugs says Peter Blecher of Starseed Medicinal, a Canadian company that produces medical cannabis. Blecher underscores his belief by revealing that almost 4,000 Canadians died last year from opioid overdoses. Furthermore, almost one in five Canadians is a chronic pain sufferer. He says opioids have…

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