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Bryan Gerber's Hara Supply produces more than 100 million cones a month for mainstream brands such as Jeeter and Zig-Zag in one of the fastest-growing segments of the marijuana market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article discusses trends in the use of illicit drugs and doping based on the series of population surveys conducted in Finland between 1992 and 2014. It also describes how opinions and attitudes have changed towards drugs, drug policy and doping use outside elite sports. The 2014 study was a random sample population survey (N=7,000) in the Finnish population aged 15-- 69 years. The Aland Islands, the institutionalised population and people with no permanent address were excluded from the study. The data were collected by Statistics Finland. The respondents were first asked to answer the survey online. In the event of no response, they were sent three separate reminders with the opportunity to complete a paper questionnaire. A total of 3,485 persons took part in the survey, giving a response rate of 50%. A brief survey was also conducted among non-respondents for the first time (n=353, response rate 38%). The results of this study were in line with the findings of the main survey. The results showed that the prevalence of cannabis use has increased steadily. In 2014, 19% of the respondents said they had tried cannabis at least once in their lifetime. The last year prevalence was 6%, and last month prevalence 2%. Among young adults aged 25- 34, the figures were 38%, 12% and 5%, respectively. Since 2010 there has also been an increase in the use of ecstasy. The lifetime prevalence of new psychoactive substance use was less than one per cent. The results concerning opinions and attitudes showed that the number of Finnish people who make a distinction between cannabis and other drugs has sharply increased. In 2014, the lifetime prevalence of doping outside elite sport was 0.8%, and only a few respondents reported having used doping during the last year. At the population level, then, doping has remained a marginal phenomenon in Finland. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Is Asia ready for more elderly people with cancer? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A federal jury in Detroit has found Ryan Richmond of Bloomfield, Michigan, guilty on charges including evading federal income taxes and obstructing the IRS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ben Cohen just launched a weed brand with a high-minded purpose—giving away 100% of its profits to right some of the racial injustices from America's War on Drugs. Ice cream sold separately. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Soo Kim turned around the fortunes of the Bally's brand, landing an iconic property in Las Vegas and will soon be bringing the first casino to Chicago. His next big gamble? Television. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Imperial College London's Dr. Mikael Sodergren told Forbes the study does not show cannabis compounds prevent or cure Covid infection and provides "no evidence to support the smoking or ingestion of cannabis products to do the same." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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