The legalization of cannabis did decrease in beer sales retail. One highlighted it study published on Drug and Alcohol Dependence, which examined the impact of regulation on the sale of beer and spirits. As?
Analyzing Canada's monthly data from 2012 to 2020. And the key findings suggested that between 2018 legalization and February 2020, beer sales declined by 2.8% throughout the country. For an average monthly reduction of 136 hectolitres per 100 thousand people.
It seems that the regulation has favored a "substitution effect", with people switching from drinking beer to consuming weed.
Alcohol use disorders: decrease where cannabis is legal
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a condition characterized by a reduced ability to stop drinking alcohol, despite the negative consequences at a social, professional or health level.
A harmful vice to say the least, in fact, as confirmed by the latest data collected, deaths caused by alcohol in the United States are doubled over the last 20 years.
Luckily, as demonstrated by a study published in Psychological Medicine, in countries where cannabis it's legal alcohol use disorders decrease(AUD) compared to states where cannabis is still illegal.
After following 240 pairs of twins, the researchers concluded that although overall alcohol consumption did not vary significantly, those who lived in states where marijuana is legal were “less likely to risk harm while under the influence of alcohol.”
CBD: How it can reduce alcohol dependence
There are 8.6 million consumers at risk of alcohol addiction in Italy. Over 60 thousand alcohol dependents and 17 thousand the people who they die every year due to alcohol.
Stopping taking a certain substance, especially if you are addicted to it, is not at all easy. At the risk of fall back always around the corner.
But CBD, a non-psychoactive and side-effect-free cannabis cannabinoid, has proven effective in treat alcohol addiction. As?
By interacting with our endocannabinoid system, CBD can reduce desire irrepressible to take alcohol. As well as protecting the liver and brain from damage resulting from excessive consumption.
| For further information: "CBD and alcohol: how cannabidiol can fight addiction"
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