Curren$y HIGH NEWS C by Hector Richardson
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He and the producers made the deciinto a brilliant lyricist with his own style and delivery over sion to develop Andretti Cannabis after a few meetings, the course of a few years of intense mixtape-circuit. Curand after months of planning, they debuted at the beginren$y has achieved a certain kind of mixtape-level cult ning of 2017 to shock the cannabis industry. celebrity in part because he has mastered his easygoing everyday stoner heStates, drops music almost daily n the largestidentity city in theand United cannabis retail stores are sprouting makingwhile his music easily accessible.upCurren$y has built an unlicensed locations continue to Curren$y’s Strain Andretti OG, typically called to as “Anprosper despite multiple intimate relationship with attempts his fan tobase, knowing where dretti” or “Andretti OG Kush,” is an indica-dominant hyclose them down. The third adult-use canhis music and inproducts received booking events nabis shop New York are City well opened its brid strain that was developed by crossing the traditional doors on February 13 in Lower Manhattan. and shows based on that definedly a formula for success. Dosi #9 with an unidentified hybrid strain. This was the Union Square Travel Agency: A Cannabis first strain launched by The Andretti Cannabis Co. and Store will be the newest authorized retailer to operate, and it will be situated on East 13th Curren$y being the cannabis connoisseur that he is, it was an instant hit loved by not just his dedicated fans Street between Broadway and University Place. Accordingatoseries the store’s it will ccording to a recent study that uses data from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, the legalizahelped develop ofwebsite, potent strains. The Andretti but also Cannabis enthusiasts. Before being developed sell smokable flower, edibles, concentrates, tion of marijuana at the state level is linked to considerable drops in the opioid codeine’s prescription (DEA). OG isandone ofGovernor our most vapes. Hochulsought stated in after a state- strains. Andretti OG into the strain we have now, Curren$y discovered an old, ment, “We’re building a cannabis industry The study, which was released last week in the journal Health Economics, compared 11 states that legalized canis quickly turning heads around the cannabis industry for isolated OGprohibitionist strain during a Highdata Times Cup opioid he attendhere in New York State that is equitable and nabis for adult use between 2010 and 2019 against ones by examining on prescription new resources to Nonprofits that bring shipments. A “26 percent decreaseed in retail pharmacy-based codeineits distribution” was discovered to be astronomical a result of manydelivers reasons. Its high potency, and heavy couch lock high. and experienced high potency and supportive services to our communities”. “This recreational marijuana legalization. The same trend, according to the researchers from Cornell University, George is the latest milestone in ourthat effortsthis to strain You may hearrecent people claim orUniversity, that strain Mason the University of effects. Georgia, and the University of Pittsburgh, was not seen that for shipments other creatThe demanding standards wentofinto grow the cannabis industry while creating opioids, such as hydrocodone and morphine, or to hospitals, which frequently have stricter prescription guidelines. is linked to Curren$y known as Spitta Andretti), but ing Andretti OG also went into creating the rest jobs and opportunities (also for those who have But because codeine is a lower-potency opioid with a significant potential for abuse, the study’s find- of the historically been disproportionately targeted ings “are “Andretti suggestive that [recreational legalization] may help achieve reductions in opioid overuse.” noneforofcannabis the imitators can match the genuine strains. Partnering with Cookies was the perfect marketoffenses,” the statement reads. Collectively, the study’s findings “are with the notion a that, unlike [medical laws], [recOG” strain. After spending months honing its genetics, ing consistent move for Spitta, match madecannabis in heaven that also After the non-profit Housing Works launched reational cannabis laws] may be evidence of decreased opioid misuse more so than decreased usage of Andretti OGEast is the a new series ofprescription superioropioids cannaone on 8th first Street,ofBroadway, and contributed to the of the to relieve chronic pain,” the authors said.success This research piecebrand. is distinctive in that the Smacked LLC, a store that opened on BleeckDEA’s Automation of Reports and Consolidation Orders System served as its “main data source” (ARCOS). bis flowers smokers that the finest, with a classic er Street for last month, it is the thirdwant legal canTo our knowledge, this is the first study to use ARCOS data, which breaks down distribution by endpoint (pharnabis establishment. During the governor’s macies, hospitals, doctors, and narcotic treatment programs), to analyze the impact of legalizing marijuana for OG dankness and stoney high that leaves you speechless. announcement, the new store management
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marked the occasion of its opening. “We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has contributed to the opening of the Union Square Travel Agency: A Cannabis Store. From our amazing partners at The Doe Fund who had the courage and innovation to embrace this opportunity; to the OCM, New York State and New York City in paving the way for this new industry and their ongoing commitment in ensuring this legal industry will be a success; our amazing team members who have worked day and night to get us to this point; and our friends & family who have supported us in this endeavor from the beginning,” said CEO of Union Square Travel Agency: A Cannabis Store, Paul Yau. “We thank you all.”
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recreational use. The effect of legalization on the prescription of codeine, they said, “rising from -17.5 percent one year after RCL implementation to -37.3 percent four years after implementation,” over time. That our findings suggest RCLs affect a reduction specifically in codeine distribution is of particular interest because, among legally distributed opioids, codeine is particularly likely to be misused and diverted,” they wrote. We cannot rule out that these reductions are due to a reduction in use of codeine as prescribed; however, the lack of other reductions in opioid dispensing suggests that this is not the case. Our findings stand in contrast to the literature on MCLs, which finds that MCLs affect reductions in the dispensing of a variety of opioids that do not have misuse rates as high as codeine.” According to a recent survey by the American Medical Association (AMA), one in three people with chronic pain report using marijuana as a therapy option. The majority of this population has substituted cannabis for other painkillers, such as opiates.
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A different recent AMA study discovered that legalizing medical marijuana at the state level is linked to a considerable decline in opioid prescriptions and use among some cancer patients.
