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GOP Pennsylvania Lawmaker Files Psilocybin Research Bill For Veterans And First Responders

Cannabis Law Report

Indeed, studies conducted by world renowned medical institutions indicate that psilocybin has shown efficacy, tolerability, and safety in the treatment of conditions including but not limited to addiction, depression, anxiety disorders, and end-of-life psychological distress. Please join us in cosponsoring this legislation, thank you.

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New Study: Demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use: an analysis of the 2013–2017 Traffic Safety Culture Index

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The Traffic Safety Culture Index is an annual survey with national scope and multiple measures relevant to driving after marijuana use. Because THC presence is an imperfect proxy for impairment [ 10 ], driving data may be limited in clarifying what traffic safety risks, if any, are associated with permissive marijuana policies.

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New PTSD study finds cannabis safe, but not as effective as assumed

SpeedWeed

for the production of cannabis used in federally-regulated clinical trials. Early on in the study, criticism over the poor quality and low potency of the NIDA-supplied cannabis prompted Johns Hopkins University to withdraw from the multi-year clinical trials. He has covered the legal cannabis industry since 2010.

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Mixing weed and alcohol: the good, the bad and the ugly

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A clinical trial published in 2015 found that the test subjects had “significantly higher blood THC” levels when they used cannabis along with alcohol, and combining the two led to increased performance impairment. A 2010 study found that consuming alcohol “slightly prolonged” the half-life of THC in the blood.

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Pharmadrug Announces Positive Research Results of Cepharanthine to Treat Multiple Cancers

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Cepharanthine is on its way to establishing itself as a once per day, oral anti-cancer therapeutic with a well-established safety profile which will pave the way for an expedited clinical development pathway and future partnering opportunities with pharmaceutical companies. Epub 2010 Dec 17. ” Next Steps. 647) 202-1824.

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

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This year, we are completing the second Phase 3 clinical trial of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD , the final stage prior to requesting FDA approval for a new prescription treatment to help heal trauma. MAPS completed the first Phase 1 safety study with MDMA and resumed working on a protocol for anxiety associated with cancer.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

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However, the nature of the government regulations and the subsequent complexity of prescribing, as well as doctors’ safety uncertainties and the stigma of the plant, remain contributing barriers to patient access. However, from 2010, a dramatic increase is observable in articles about medicinal cannabis in the publications under analysis.