LINK Puget Sound Mussels Found to Contain Trace Amounts of Oxycodone | Inverse
Opioid epidemic is showing up in our waterways.
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Were they tested previously? And what were the levels then? If no data exists, then there is nothing to talk about....yet
AnneWimsey
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Aug 12, 2018
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The mussels were taken from unpolluted beds, and moved into the sound.
@HippieChick58 yes, but what is the baseline in mussels? From various areas....when you say "unpolluted", what does that mean...i do not believe there is such a thing as "unpolluted" water with 20 miles of Any shoreline, not for quite some time.....
Most of which could be eliminated if cannabis were decriminalized.
Link: Opioid Use Lower In States That Eased Marijuana Laws [n.pr]
Link: Researchers found that states that allow the use of cannabis for medical purposes had 2.21 million fewer daily doses of opioids prescribed per year under Medicare Part D, compared with those states without medical cannabis laws. [cnn.it]
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