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Press Release: Cannabis Patient Care™ and Americans for Safe Access Form Partnership

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis Patient Care™ launched in November 2020 and has already made a big impression in the medical cannabis community due to the quality of its content and the important message behind each issue,” said Mike Hennessy Jr.

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Surgeon General’s Advisory Highlights Need for Further Cannabis Regulation, Not Criminalization

NORML

Remarks made today by the United States Surgeon General highlighting “the importance of protecting our nation from the health risks of marijuana use in adolescents and during pregnancy” fail to acknowledge the role that a regulated market can play in mitigating the use of cannabis by potentially high-risk populations.

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Federal Report: Youth Marijuana Use Steadily Declining

NORML

The agency’s 2018 report finds that past-year marijuana use by those ages 12 to 17 has fallen consistently since 2002, from 15.8 Since 2012, when Colorado and Washington became the first states to regulate adult use access, past-year youth use has fallen eight percent. percent to 12.5 ”

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Press Release: Launch of the Psychedelic Access and Research European Alliance – PAREA

Cannabis Law Report

We will be joined by excellent speakers including Dr. Thomas Insel – Former Director of the US National Institute of Mental Health (2002 – 2015), Prof. The partnership will be officially launched at the virtual event: Preparing Europe for Novel Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies taking place on 23rd June, 14:00 – 16:00 CEST. David Nutt and Prof.

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Australian Study Finds That Harm Reduction Could Prevent Overdoses At Music Festivals

Veriheal

While the United States still makes certain harm reduction policies difficult due to the RAVE Act of 2002 , which prevents event organizers from providing services like free drug testing, the tide is beginning to turn in favor of these options as other countries and events successfully implement them.

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Cannabis and Obesity: New study ties cannabis to lower rates of obesity

Veriheal

Cannabis consumers have all experienced the notorious munchies at one point or another. Some, especially those who do not consume cannabis, may think that the munchies would lead to weight gain considering the increase in food intake. Cannabis and Obesity: What Dangers Are Associated with Obesity? from 2000-2020. .

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Australian General Election, Legalise Cannabis Party Candidates Profiles: Michelle Stanvic ACT

Cannabis Law Report

This time last year the Legalise Cannabis Party in Australia was comprised of a number of disparate state-based organisations. In 2018 I attended The 7th Annual Masterclass Medicinal Cannabis in Ottawa Canada hosted by Dr Arno Hazekamp which is an intensive program with experts from around the world. Michelle Stanvic.