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Grading the Presidential Candidates on Marijuana: Michael Bloomberg

Canna Law Blog

History with marijuana legislation: In 2001, Bloomberg was elected mayor of New York City as a Republican. The topic of cannabis was first addressed publicly by Bloomberg in 2001, when he was asked in an interview if he had smoked marijuana. He won reelection in 2005 and again in 2009.

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Best strains and terpenes for nausea

The Cannigma

Two studies from 2001 showed that THC acts via peripheral CB1 receptors to “decrease intestinal motility” but also acts centrally to “attenuate emesis” which, in simple terms, means reducing the speed at which food moves through your digestive tract and reducing nausea, respectively. Limonene is the dominant terpene in lemon oil.

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Marijuana for Nausea: Helping Cancer Patients for Decades

Greencamp

Marijuana for nausea became FDA approved and available for medicinal use in 1985 in the US, and Canada legalized it for these purposes back in 2001. One of the first studies on this topic was published in 1975, when a group of researchers looked deep into THC’s antiemetic effects in 20 cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. (

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Illinois: IDPH making effort to get it right on medical cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

Keep in mind that the State of Illinois legalized medical cannabis [“MMJ”], in August 2013 [Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn signed Public Act 098-0122 “The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act” into law with an effective date of January 1, 2014 (the “Medical Cannabis Act”)]. IDPH Making Effort To Get It Right.

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Report: “Key pharmacological differences between side effects of refined, pharmaceutical CBD formulations and whole plant extracts:”

Cannabis Law Report

2013 Sep;36(9):2530-5. 25, November/December 2001. The topic of inert ingredients in CBD products has been ongoing since inception of the many different types of oils we see on the market. TIEMANN, MPH, MS, RD BRUCE W. PATTERSON, PHD BURTON M. WICE, PHD and SAMUEL KLEIN, MD. Diabetes Care. September 2004. 31: Gero Leson et al.

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The Immortality Key: Lost on The Road to Eleusis

SpeedWeed

Brian Muraresku ’s The Immortality Key has taken the topic of entheogens and religion, particularly entheogens and Christianity, into Mainstream Culture, which is an incredible achievement in and unto itself. It is intended as a general, journalistic intro to a very niche topic for a very broad readership. Kirkpatrick, 2013).

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Psychedelic Invest’s 100 Most Influential People in Psychedelics List

Cannabis Law Report

Harris has written a variety of books that touch on the topics of consciousness, spirituality, and psychedelics. Since founding Eleusis in 2013, Shlomi has overseen the company’s corporate and clinical development efforts. Hamilton Morris. Hamilton Morris is an American journalist, documentarian, and scientific researcher. Shlomi Raz.