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UK: Tory MP Crispin Blunt At Loggerheads With The Home Office Over Psilocybin Research

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This change would mean it would be easier to run trials on its use in mental health treatments. The Prime Minister had already approved the rescheduling of psilocybin for exploring its potential as a treatment for depression, which he informed Mr Blunt in a meeting in May. Source: [link].

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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

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However, the country has a history of cannabis art dating back millenia , and scholars believe that the plant was used for centuries as a textile and for use in traditional Shinto ceremonies. CBD has become especially trendy in Tokyo, where CBD shops and cafes allow for the on-site consumption of CBD in edibles and topical treatments.

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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. To celebrate this, we invite you to take a trip down memory lane and review highlights from every year of our history.

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Study: CBD “Promising” Therapy for Cocaine Addiction

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Current Cocaine Treatments. As researchers point out: There is no gold standard pharmacological treatment for dependence on cocaine. Although several drugs have been investigated, there is no strong or consistent evidence indicating any of these drugs for the treatment of cocaine use disorder. mice/rats).

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Psychedelic Invest’s 100 Most Influential People in Psychedelics List

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there has never been a better time for new treatment options. Rick, and MAPS, have published hundreds of research papers, articles, and reports over the past several decades in addition to participation in dozens of clinical trials and international studies. Rick Doblin, Ph.D, in/rickdoblin/ [link]. Brian Muraresku. Bia Labate.

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

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The Cannabis sativa plant has an incredibly multi-layered, rich, and versatile history of human uses for food and fibre, as well as recreational, and religious and spiritual purposes throughout the world (McPartland and Hegman 2018 ; Aldrich 1997 ; Touw 1981 ; Li 1974 ; Bonini et al. 2018 ; Frankhauser 2008 ). AM, 19 April 2016).

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Meritas Law Firms Worldwide Article: Global Cannabis Industry: The Essential Primer

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Many experts believe it can lead to beneficial treatments, reiterated in a report released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in January 2017. Cannabis has been legal for medical purposes in Canada since 2001, with several iterations of regulation and legislation shaping the industry over the years.

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