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Learn How Medical Marijuana can be Used to Treat IBS

FloridaMarijuana.net

A 2004 study demonstrated that cannabinoids “decrease motor activity in the stomach and decrease gastric emptying,” which eases the uncomfortable and painful abdominal cramping; significantly decreasing bathroom visits after a meal. Side effects include, but are not limited to nausea, vomiting, or heartburn.

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European Report Spotlights Concerns of Rapidly Evolving HHC Market 

Veriheal

Praised for determining the chemical constitution of various natural substances, including marijuana, plant alkaloids, and complex vegetable oils, Adams was educated at Harvard University. The story of HHC rewinds to the 1940s, when it was first created by a well-known chemist named Roger Adams. Find out more about HHC’s presence in the U.S.

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

Cannabis Law Report

Though it joined the European Union in 2004, Lithuania remained for several years the only country in the EU that criminalized even the cultivation of hemp – the non-psychoactive variety of the plant. The authors contended that a system of fines for simple users would better serve society’s interests than prison sentences.

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What Does Cannabis Legalization Look Like in the UK?

Veriheal

In 2004, cannabis was reclassified as a class C drug but was reinstated to Class B in 2008 following Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s decision to go against the advice offered up by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. . Billy was even hospitalized after the government saw to confiscating the cannabis oil which he had accessed. .

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California Winery Just Got a Weed License to Cultivate Cannabis Alongside Grapes

SpeedWeed

But in Santa Barbara County — site of the widely popular 2004 wine snob film Sideways — other visions are being perceived. . . “When I close my eyes and picture Napa, my vision doesn’t include cannabis. I don’t need to see it grown here.”. Would’ve been nice to know about these systems when we were living in college dorms. .

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The DEA Does Not Want You To Worry About Its New Hemp Rule. Don’t Take the Bait!

Canna Law Blog

In October 2001, the DEA enacted an Interpretive Rule banning hemp seed and oil products containing “any amount” of tetrahydrocannabinol. The Hemp Industries Association, along with other industry groups, sued the DEA to stay the DEA interpretive Rule. The HIA again sued the DEA in an attempt to stay these two rules. DEA , 357 F.3d

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Is weed legal in Switzerland?

The Cannigma

A 2004 study on attitudes towards cannabis use in Switzerland found that all four groups of respondents who took part “agreed that even though a political decision regarding decriminalization was pending (it has since then been rejected), cannabis use and sale was de facto tolerated in several parts of the country.”.