Cedric's Rantings

Conclusions and Relevance  Medical cannabis laws are associated with significantly lower state-level opioid overdose mortality rates. Further investigation is required to determine how medical cannabis laws may interact with policies aimed at preventing opioid analgesic overdose.

Source: Medical Cannabis Laws and Opioid Mortality | Law and Medicine | JAMA Internal Medicine | The JAMA Network

What’s the opposite of a gateway drug?

Source: 14-Year Trend of Rising Opioid Deaths Reversed in Colorado After Marijuana Legalization – Hit & Run : Reason.com

Elon Musk, the transportation pioneer behind Tesla and SpaceX, plans to start his NY-to-D.C. high speed tunnel system here in Baltimore, Maryland officials said.

Source: Elon Musk to start hyperloop project in Maryland, officials say – Baltimore Sun

My notes:

• what is cost of tunnel boring?  Current vs. expected future?
• what limits running tunnels deep enough underground so there is no surface impact (no worry of hitting existing infrastructure, below any lakes, etc)

Source: Backyard chicken trend causes spike in infections, 1 fatal

Source: Magic mushrooms ‘reboot’ brain in depressed people – study | Science | The Guardian

Source: The pharmacologic and clinical effects of medical cannabis. – PubMed – NCBI

Source: Cannabinoids for Medical Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. – PubMed – NCBI

Source: Medical Marijuana and Chronic Pain: a Review of Basic Science and Clinical Evidence | SpringerLink

Source: Marijuana industry uses cross-border beer case to argue against provincial monopolies