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Saskatchewan Celebrates Science During Global Biotech Week – September 27 to October 3, 2021

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A series of events for industry and the public will be either hybrid (online and in-person) or online only, to allow more accessibility and ensure the comfort and safety of attendees. Go ahead and flaunt your knowledge of nucleotides at this fun, free event. For event details, please visit www.globalbiotechweeksask.ca.

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California’s Cannabis Advisory Committee Annual Report For 2018 Now Published

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California established the Medical Marijuana Program (MMP) through Senate Bill 420 (Vasconcellos, 2003) which increased access to medical cannabis for qualifed patients and primary caregivers and provided protections from prosecution for the possession and cultivation of medical cannabis.

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What I learned sitting courtside at the NBA Finals of weed

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My behind-the-scenes access came with great responsibility and, ultimately, a hard reckoning with my own limitations. After two pandemic years as a virtual event, organizers just announced they will return as a live event in Dec. Because rating weed in this annual competition is more serious and demanding than you can imagine.

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AIMS v. Garland: A Disappointment for Psilocybin Advocates, but Progressive Policy May Still be on the Horizon

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Congress passed the RTT Act in 2018 to give qualifying patients access to investigational drugs outside of a clinical trial setting. In response to the DEA’s letter, AIMS, Dr. Aggarwal, and two patients seeking access to psilocybin under the RTT Act filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Enter the Right to Try (RTT) Act. The RTT Act. DEA, 333 F.3d

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First ethics at MAPS in question and now Australia’s Mind Medicine look to have some serious integrity issues too

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Dr Emma Tumilty, a bioethicist from Deakin University, says that advertisement raised suspicions “that the research was in part being used as a vehicle to provide access to the drug so that MMA could offer training that included that experience”. That would, of course, be ethically and scientifically inappropriate.”

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MAPS Is 36 Years Old – Doblin Provides Precis Timeline of the Organization

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MAPS submitted a protocol of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD in Switzerland , hearings were initiated for MAPS’ lawsuit against the DEA for obstructing marijuana research, and the Catharsis on the Mall event was envisioned by MAPS Founder Rick Doblin, Ph.D. MAPS Founder Rick Doblin, Ph.D.,

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Here’s What Neuroimaging Can Tell Us About the Psychedelic Experience

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This means scientists can witness the precise sequence of cognitive events as they occur in the brain instead of a nebulous cloud of brain activity. When the DMN is interrupted or suppressed by psychedelics, the ‘trip’ starts to happen — and it could lead to some interesting cognitive events that have practical value in society.