CDC Youth Studies of Marijuana Use
Dr. Sheila P. Vakharia is Deputy Director of the Department of Research and Academic Engagement for the Drug Policy Alliance. The Alliance is the national drug policy reform organization. She reports that the Center for Disease Control conducts national annual surveys in all 50 states and DC on high school students in 9th to 12th grades. Every year they collect data on mental health indicators and a variety of other issues. Their most recent report released data on the past ten years. Studies show that legalization of in many areas was not followed by increased use of marijuana by young people. This counters concerns that legalization would encourage use by the young.
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Dietary Supplements & Immune Support
Stuart Tomc works in the Regulatory Department of CV Sciences as Vice President of Science, Regulation and Education. They researched the benefits of dietary supplements as a means to bolster immune support. While dietary supplements are not designed to treat, diagnose or ameliorate any disease symptoms, however, their research is focused on how they may help the immune system. Mr. Tomc talks about one plant based product in particular that they developed along this line.
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Annual Report on the Status of the Cannabis Business
Kasey Morrisey is the Associate Director of Industry Analytics for New Frontier Data which helps cannabis businesses make the right decisions with data. It is an independent, technology-driven analytics company specializing in the global cannabis industry. They produce an annual U.S. cannabis industry report based on data from the past year on legal cannabis markets. From this they make market projection estimates and analyze major trends. Hear what they have found and why potential legalization of recreational use in New Jersey is pivotal in opening markets in much of the country.
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Market Opportunities Now
Lisa Buffo is the Founder & CEO of the Cannabis Marketing Association. She has a history in working with startup companies and marketing. From research by the Association, she highlights what the indicators are on how to meet the expanding interest in marketing and consumption of cannabis products in the unique year of 2020 amid changing conditions. Careful strategies now may determine how well companies navigate the uncertain conditions moving forward. She focuses on investing and advertising to highlight these points. People are moving toward more sophisticated marketing tactics. At the same time, opportunities lie in returning to basics in marketing my using pre-social media strategies and relying on the fundamentals. Listen in!
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