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Special Report: Current Issues in Marijuana Regulation – Veterans Struggle to Gain Access to Medical Marijuana

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PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Veterans Struggle to Gain Access to Medical Marijuana. Despite this expansion military veterans often face greater obstacles to gaining access to medical marijuana than other groups. 60% of respondents did not live in a state with medical cannabis. [15] 2004), United States v.

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Legendary Cannabis Advocate Eddy Lepp Passes Away 1952-2021

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Another iconic representative of the cannabis community, Charles Edward “Eddy” Lepp , has passed away after a battle with cancer. Army’s military intelligence unit in the Vietnam War from 1969–1972, and shortly after, became a lifelong fighter for cannabis rights. Eddy Lepp: A True Cannabis Crusader.

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The Baltic Times: Cannabis policy reform in Lithuania: history, current status, and future challenges

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On Tuesday, the Seimas greenlighted the draft bill that aims to decriminalize personal possession of small amounts of cannabis. The move is another small step in the direction of making cannabis policy more lenient toward consumers who may be otherwise law-abiding citizens. The law defines hemp as the plant with less than 0.2%

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What Does Cannabis Legalization Look Like in the UK?

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All over the world, governments are moving towards legalizing or at least decriminalizing, cannabis. African, Asian, American, European, and other countries have all been following the global cannabis movement, whether for recreational or medicinal purposes. When we speak of the UK, think England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

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High Potency Cannabis Strikes Again as Heavy Users Experience Scromiting

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Research has already suggested a link between high potency cannabis and increased anxiety , the opposite of what many hope to gain from its consumption, as well as being linked to increased risk of psychosis for those with certain conditions. NBC reports that the condition is officially known as cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS).

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These Celebrities Use Their Influence to Expand the Cannabis Market

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Celebrities are coming together to use their influence to expand the cannabis market. Check Out These Celebrities and Their Cannabis Ventures. Chong has become one of the founding cannabis fathers when his company, Tommy Chong’s Cannabis, went public. It’s like Field of Dreams. Build it and they will come”. Bella Thorne.

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Johns Hopkins Receives $4M To Research Impacts of Psilocybin on Tobacco Addiction

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Veriheal does not support illegally consuming therapeutic substances such as psilocybin but acknowledges that it transpires because of the current illicit status, which we strive to change by advocating for research, legal access, and responsible consumption. Unfortunately, tobacco is easy to access and addiction is hard to curb.