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Nevada NORML Takes Washington, DC

NORML

However, this time, they’ve taken their advocacy to our nation’s capital for NORML’s National Conference to lobby for reform on the federal level and expanded access to medicinal cannabis, such as The MORE Act and the Veterans Affairs Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019.

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Several Injured After Shootout at San Leandro Marijuana Grow Say Police

Cannabis Law Report

they responded to a call regarding a burglary in progress in the 2000 block of Adams Avenue. The van was recovered and collected as evidence. At least three people were shot and two were critically injured following a shootout at an indoor marijuana site in San Leandro early Sunday morning, officials said.

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Europe’s Cannabis-Friendly Hotspots Could Trigger an Economic Shift 

Veriheal

This is the projected figure for Europe’s cannabis market by 2027, based on recent estimates published by Prohibition Partners. These countries have the collective potential to spark economic transformation across the EU, which has been bludgeoned by financial downfalls since the COVID pandemic; GDP sunk 6.3% at the end of 2020.

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In legal weed states, employees are failing drug tests at record pace

The Cannigma

The number of employees testing positive for cannabis has soared over the past decade, especially in states with legal recreational marijuana, a recent report found. More than one-third of the respondents said that cannabis helps them stay motivated or relieves anxiety , while 69% said it helps them unwind after work.

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Win a free pack of 10 Blueberry Feminised Seeds from The Vault Cannabis Seeds Store

Cannabis Info

The Vault Cannabis Seeds Store Contest. Win a free pack of 10 Blueberry Feminised Seeds from The Vault Cannabis Seeds Store. The Vault Cannabis Seeds Store is a seedbank based mostly within the UK, and Spain. The have a enormous choice of strains (over 3000) from some of one of the best cannabis breeders on this planet!

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Why is US Cannabis Research Funded to Focus on Adverse Effects?

Veriheal

A cannabis database has shown that the American funding which is allocated to cannabis is focused on identifying the negative impacts and adverse effects associated with the plant. The cannabis research database displayed that $1.56 billion was funded into cannabis research between 2000 and 2018.

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Knowde Group Inc.™ Enters Into a Strategic Partnership with LMC Manna Research to Drive Quality and Collaboration in the Conduct of Cannabis and Psychedelic Clinical Trials.

Cannabis Law Report

There is an urgent need for objective, scientifically sound and robust clinical trials to support medicinal cannabis and psychedelics (psilocybin, MDMA, LSD, Ketamine). We don’t want to see research fall to the wayside as it has for cannabis, both in Canada and globally. In Canada, mental health issues affect more than 6.7