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

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A Home Office spokesperson said: “There is an established process for the development of medicines, which enables medicines including psilocybin to be developed, evaluated in clinical trials and licensed based on an assessment of their quality, safety and efficacy. Source: [link].

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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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Best strains and terpenes for migraine relief

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10 A 2001 review paper by cannabis researcher Dr. Ethan Russo details the historical use of cannabis for migraines. Russo concluded the evidence he examined “supports experimental protocols of cannabis usage in migraine treatment should go forward employing modern controlled clinical trials.”

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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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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. CBD and alcohol safety.

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Guest Post: Denmark’s pilot pharma trial attracts first-movers

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They are learning quickly from the successes and failures in Canada’s legal medical cannabis program that has been active since 2001. The roadmap ahead includes clinical trials and more research in Denmark. Hundreds of GPs have prescribed medical cannabis and thousands of patients have received prescriptions in Denmark.

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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. Only one article appeared in the MJA in 2000 and again in 2001. 24), and conveyed safety concerns ( n ?=?23).