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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

Cannabis Law Report

The creation of this standalone cannabis department is part of a larger effort to improve access to licensure, simplify regulatory oversight and support California businesses. Salama was Assistant Branch Chief of the California Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch. Chief Deputy Director – Rasha Salama.

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Clarence Thomas Legal Opinion “A prohibition on intrastate use or cultivation of marijuana may no longer be necessary or proper to support the federal government’s piecemeal approach”

Cannabis Law Report

Thomas wrote that a 2005 Supreme Court ruling – Gonzales v. Specifically, Thomas referred to legislation passed by Congress every year since 2015 prohibiting the Justice Department from interfering in states’ medical cannabis access programs. to define criminal law and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of their citizens.’

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How Good Is Cannabis for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?

Greencamp

Multiple sclerosis qualifies one for getting access to medical cannabis in some states in the US. In 2005, a group of researchers was looking into the effectiveness and long-term safety of tetrahydrocannabinol for MS. In Canada, patients suffering from MS are eligible for becoming medical cannabis users.

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National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Critcizes Congress On Their Tardiness On Reforming Cannabis Laws.”The bottom line is this: Legalization in some form is going to happen, and the abdication of responsibility to address these issues in Washington is simply ludicrous.”

Cannabis Law Report

I was appointed to the NCUA in 2005 under President Bush and served a four-year term that ended in 2009. We’re talking here primarily about taking deposits, opening up lending at reasonable rates of interest, and opening increased access to payment systems so you don’t have to handle massive piles of cash. Thank you.

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Understanding the American Heart Association’s Statement on Marijuana

CannaMD

The AHA position paper then moves on to address a range of known, potential, and suggested safety concerns associated with cannabis use. Thirdly, the statement notes that there are currently no “well documented” cardiovascular benefits of cannabis. ACUTE EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA.

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

Cannabis Law Report

However, the nature of the government regulations and the subsequent complexity of prescribing, as well as doctors’ safety uncertainties and the stigma of the plant, remain contributing barriers to patient access. The review, however, did not cover patient access to medicinal cannabis. Refractory paediatric epilepsy.

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What are cannabis chemovars and chemotypes?

The Cannigma

Researchers conducting survey based studies today often only have access to the THC concentration of the cannabis that their participants are using. But from a clinical perspective, we know almost nothing about this type of cannabis — either about its safety or its efficacy. Type V: Zero cannabinoids.

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