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Election Brings Big Wins for Cannabis Legalization

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Both adult-use (or recreational) and medicinal cannabis were legalized in South Dakota; Medicinal cannabis was approved in Mississippi; and adult-use initiatives passed in Arizona, Montana and New Jersey. The passing initiative legalizes cannabis prescriptions for 22 medical conditions. applied to cannabis sales. Montana: Adult-use.

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High Potency Cannabis Strikes Again as Heavy Users Experience Scromiting

Veriheal

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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Is weed legal in Switzerland?

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: decriminalized. In September, 2020, the Swiss parliament passed regulations to allow for pilot schemes involving recreational cannabis. In 2020, Prohibition Partners stated that there are currently an estimated 3,000 patients receiving medical cannabis treatment in Switzerland.

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What Does Cannabis Legalization Look Like in the UK?

Veriheal

African, Asian, American, European, and other countries have all been following the global cannabis movement, whether for recreational or medicinal purposes. The media storm came about as 12-year-old Billy Caldwell and 6-year-old Alfie Dingley were being denied cannabis oil as a treatment for their epilepsy. Billion) mark by 2024.

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

Cannabis Law Report

5] The most common treatments for PTSD are cognitive behavioral therapy or selective serotonin uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) including Paxil, Zoloft, and Prozac. [6] Veterans may participate in state-level medical and recreational marijuana programs. VHA treatment may require blood testing and urinalysis which can reveal marijuana use.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

Cannabis Law Report

Medicinal cannabis has been legalised for use for a range of specified medical conditions in Australia since 2016. We also used manifest textual analysis to search for word frequencies, and specific conditions referred to in the articles retrieved. Medical publications, are, in the main fairly positive toward cannabis. Background.

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Is weed legal in the UK?

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: Illegal. The UK government made the decision i n 2004 to reclassify cannabis from a Class B to Class C drug, but the decision was rescinded in 2009. In 2019, a group of MPs said during a trip to Canada that they believe that recreational cannabis will be legal in the UK in five to ten years.