Given vested commercial interests potentially at odds with the social good, avoiding a similar situation with cannabis from expanding further could take the form of: Academic journals preventing studies on cannabis funded by the cannabis industry Universities rejecting cannabis industry research funding Law enforcement and customs agencies refusing to partner with cannabis company representatives on how to tackle the illicit cannabis trade Preventing cannabis industry representatives from shaping national regulation beyond public consultations and ensuring transparency in all interactions between the cannabis industry and government officials Requiring government officials involved in cannabis regulation to divest from any related financial interests Scrutinising and shedding light on cannabis industry donations to media and think tank organisations Creating an independent office to oversee and alert of potential conflicts of interest and interference in policy making by the cannabis industry
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Real stories of former smokers In the new batch of stories, the CDC is highlighting Ethan B., 59, who started smoking cigarettes at age 10 and later started smoking menthol cigarettes when he joined the Army at age 18
Cindy Chang, of the US Food and Drug Administration, which did the study, said: Some risks associated with cigar smoking can be as high or higher than with cigarette smoking
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