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Will The WHO’s New Cannabis Recommendations Loosen International Control?

Veriheal

As a follow up to a scientific expert meeting held in 2015 that resulted in the WHO publication, “ The health and social effects of nonmedical cannabis use ” – WHO hosted a review of the latest available information in the public health of cannabis use and cannabis use disorders in December of 2019.

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Biden’s Marijuana Plan Is out of Step with Public Opinion, Would Do Little to Mitigate the Failed Policy of Federal Prohibition

NORML

The post Biden’s Marijuana Plan Is out of Step with Public Opinion, Would Do Little to Mitigate the Failed Policy of Federal Prohibition appeared first on NORML.

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US States With Access To MMJ Have Seen 20% Drop In Certain Opioid Use

MMJ Recs

While the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared opioid abuse a public health crisis in 2017, great strides have not been taken to appropriately tackle the issue. In 2019, more than 130 people died every single day from opioid-related drug overdoses. That amounts to a shocking 47,600 deaths every year.

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Medical Marijuana Likely Heading to Nebraska Ballot this November

The Joint Blog

“The pandemic led to the cancellation of large public gatherings and prompted several ballot campaigns to temporarily halt their efforts. One petition drive that sought to lower property taxes suspended its campaign in April, blaming the pandemic.” ” Some leading conservatives in the state, including Gov.

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Remembering Cannabis Reform Advocate Dr. Lester Grinspoon

Veriheal

For fifty years following its publication, he continued to write on the subject. When the public saw a Harvard professor admit such a thing, he hoped it would reshape the image around cannabis users and stoner stereotypes. Unlike Sagan, Grinspoon once openly admitted to smoking cannabis in an interview with Barbara Walters.

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Is the Vancouver Park Board Saying Yes to Drinking in Public

Cannabis Life Network

When it comes to drinking in public, the Vancouver Park Board is at a crossroads. Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the Park Board has been toying with the idea of allowing Vancouverites to drink their own alcohol in outdoor, in socially distanced public settings. Drinking in Public as a Pilot Project This idea […].

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Northern California Congressmen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Eradicate Illegal Cannabis Grows on Public Lands

Cannabis Law Report

Here’s some legislation we love and hope they can enforce with gusto so that public land isn’t mis-used and polluted by illegal growers… From the … Read More.