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VCBC Launches Constitutional Challenge Against B.C. Government

Cannabis Life Network

In 2001, they moved downtown. government’s “Community Safety Unit,” which has fined the club close to $6.5 The nearly 30-year-old compassionate club started in a van in the 1990s. Police raided them four different times. In each raid, VCBC beat the criminal charges in court.

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Italy: MINISTRY OF HEALTH DECREE – Definition of maximum levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in food

Cannabis Law Report

Definition of maximum levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in food.(20A00016). the European Food Safety Authority and establishes procedures in the. food safety; Having regard to Regulation (EC) no. 1852/2001 of the. use in the areas of human nutrition; Having regard to the opinion of EFSA (European Safety Authority.

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Best strains and terpenes for migraine relief

The Cannigma

Based on the limited existing evidence, the best cannabis strain for migraines may be a Type II that includes both THC and CBD, and a terpene profile that includes beta-caryophyllene, myrcene, linalool, limonene, bisabolol, humulene or pinene. 5 THC and migraines THC is well-known for its anti-nausea and pain-relieving effects.

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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

Cannabis Law Report

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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New Study Says. Not One California Dispensary Caught Selling to Minors

Cannabis Law Report

was published in the Journal of Safety Research and made available online on May 18. Journal of Safety Research. 2001, Toomey et al., It should be noted that these were laboratory studies in which drivers were dosed with THC and were in driving simulators, not driving on roads (see also Rogeberg & Elvik, 2016).

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Hemp CBD Across Europe: The United Kingdom

Canna Law Blog

Because industrial hemp falls under the definition of genus Cannabis, UK law treats it as a controlled drug in Class B of The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (“MDA”) and Schedule 1 of The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (“Regulations”). Only contain low/negligible amounts of THC or other controlled substances (i.e.,

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Survey Reveals Almost Half of Canada’s MMJ Patients Reduced Their Alcohol and Opioid Consumption

Veriheal

All of the study subjects were enrolled in the nation’s federally legal medical cannabis program, which was launched by Health Canada back in 2001. Additionally, THC is not capable of causing a fatal overdose like many prescription drugs are. As of 2020, the market was worth CAD $2.6 billion (USD $2 billion).