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Weekly Cannabis Roundup November 5

Veriheal

New York’s rec market is slowly but surely rolling out, a peer-reviewed study linked state cannabis prohibition to high race-based arrests, and an analysis of thousands of Army records revealed that recruits with a history of cannabis use are just as likely as their peers to excel. Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews.

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Psych Newsletter UK Interviews MP, Crispin Blunt

Cannabis Law Report

The constitutional convention saw the campaign to reschedule psilocybin elevated to national headlines, and a week later British psychedelic company COMPASS Pathways released data from its pivotal Phase IIb trial with psilocybin, which demonstrated its efficacy in treatment-resistant depression.

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You Can Now Smoke and Buy Weed in Canada

Otherside Farms

In 2001 the use of medical marijuana was approved in Canada. According to a survey conducted by the firm Abacus Data, 70% of Canadians support legalization. Only 10% corresponded to therapeutic marijuana , legal in Canada since 2001. Marijuana use was illegal in Canada since 1923. They indicates that 4.9

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Article – Reed Smith: UK: Cannabis In The UK – A Regulatory Environment In Transition?

Cannabis Law Report

The main relevant UK legislation is the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (the Act) and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (as amended by the Misuse of Drugs (Amendments) (Cannabis and Licence Fees) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2018) (the Regulations). No data is available regarding prescriptions written in respect of secondary care.

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India: Bar & Bench Article: Is it time to decriminalise Cannabis use in India?

Cannabis Law Report

Further, while enacting the NDPS Act, Parliament did not take into consideration the positive effects of cannabis on human health and the history of use of cannabis in India, the petition stated. The Court insisted that without being experts in the field, it could not examine the technical data regarding useful effects of Ganja etc.

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Closing the Gender Gap in the Cannabis Industry

SpeedWeed

Starting with unequal pay and following them as they attempt to climb the corporate ladder, the data shows women face greater obstacles and fewer opportunities to get promoted to leadership positions. They include: Industry-level : Invest in more research at the industry level to track data related to gender parity.

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Canada: Psychedelics – The New Trademark Frontier

Cannabis Law Report

Historical data related to Canada’s emerging cannabis market is likely to provide a glimpse into what is to come. Cannabis-related goods and services appeared in only two trademarks on the Canadian Trademark Register prior to the substance’s legalization for medical use in 2001.