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The Medicinal Use of Cannabis in the UK: Results of a Nationwide Survey

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We report on the results of a self-administered questionnaire study conducted in the United Kingdom between 1998 and 2002. The questionnaire consisted of 34 items … Read More.

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CBD Enhances Glucose Metabolism via Nuclear Receptors

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The first evidence of an endocannabinoid interacting with PPARs came in 2002, when a research team in Tennessee showed that a metabolite of 2-AG activated PPAR- a. ” Journal of medicinal chemistry vol. Journal of clinical medicine vol. Journal of clinical medicine vol. 57,11 (2014): 4830-4840. Koethe, Dagmar et al.

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First ethics at MAPS in question and now Australia’s Mind Medicine look to have some serious integrity issues too

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Psychedelics, medicine and ethics has always been a tricky thing and we’re suprised (or maybe not) that those who have held themselves up to be the paragons of perfection in the field over the past few years, have in fact been either arrogant, dumb or lazy when it comes to managing ethics at their organisations.

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Medicinal properties of CBD

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This shows the growing interest on the medicinal properties of this molecule by the scientific community. Cannabidiol as an emergent therapeutic strategy for lessening the impact of inflammation on oxidative stress , published in the Free Radical Biology and Medicine journal, September 2011. Anti-inflammatory action of CBD.

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

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In 2015 I was awarded a Scholarship by the American Cannabis Nurses Association to attend The Ninth National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics in West Palm Beach Florida USA and commenced education in cannabinoid medicine. Road Safety laws to be amended to allow for a defence for medicinal users. Michelle Stanvic.

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UK: All Party Parliamentary Group – for CBD (Cannabidiol) products to present their recommendations

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Reform the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: At present, investors remain cautious about investing in the cannabis sector, owing to the risks associated with the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

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South Africa: The Cannabis judgment: Implications for society and the workplace

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The Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992 (Drugs Act) read together with the Medicines and Related Substances Control Act 101 of 1965 (Medicines Act), prohibits and criminalises the use, possession, purchase and cultivation of cannabis by any individual in South Africa. Medicines Act. Section 4(b) and 5(b).