Why Are Heavy Metals, Like Lead and Cadmium, Testing So High in Cannabis Users’ Blood and Urine?

[ad_1] In recent years, the growing acceptance and legalization of marijuana for recreational and medicinal use have spurred extensive research into its effects on health and well-being. Amid this evolving landscape, a noteworthy study has surfaced, shedding light on a pressing concern: heavy metal contamination in marijuana. This study, conducted by a dedicated team at Columbia University, has revealed unsettling data indicating that certain marijuana users may unwittingly expose themselves to heightened levels of heavy…

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Google will start removing abortion clinic visits from users’ location history

[ad_1] Amid data privacy concerns raised by the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, Google says it will remove abortion clinics and other facilities from users’ location history. Since the ruling, Google and other tech giants had largely about how they would handle requests for data about users in abortion-related investigations. Privacy experts have flagged the vast amounts of data collected by Google and other platforms as ripe for abuse by law enforcement and…

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One-third of recent cannabis users have driven while high

[ad_1] According to the recently published results of a survey conducted in January 2022 by EKOS for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada, 33% of Canadians who report having used cannabis within the previous year have also reported having engaged in cannabis-impaired driving. Moreover, among Canadians who have reported using cannabis at some point in their lives, about 26% have reported driving after consuming it. A total of 2,193 responses were collected using the survey…

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Open App Markets Act, Facebook loses daily users, Snap turns a profit

[ad_1] Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record number of downloads and consumer spending across both the iOS and Google Play stores combined in 2021, according to the latest year-end reports. App Annie says global spending across iOS, Google Play and third-party Android app stores in China…

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