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Malta: Prison over 0.02 grams of cannabis, and a 20-year wait for justice to be served

Cannabis Law Report

Arrested in 2001 but arraigned 18 months later, Eugenio Camenzuli posted a guilty plea on his first sitting in 2006, but spent 20 years before an appeal overturned a prison sentence for just 0.02g of cannabis. He was only arraigned 18 months later, in 2002, and then again in 2006 for his first sitting. Malta Today reports.

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The Truth About Smoking Marijuana and Lung Health

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Dr. Donald Taskin , author of an earlier lung function study funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse , stated in a 2006 interview with me that his study found that there “was no abnormality in the lung function of heavy smokers of marijuana, but there were abnormalities in the lung function of smokers of tobacco only.”.

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Cannabinoids for Tinnitus?

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Auditory & Other Symptoms The survey, whose findings were published in February 2023 in the Journal of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery 1 evaluated cannabis perceptions and consumption among 45 adult tinnitus patients randomly selected and recruited from an outpatient ear, nose, and throat clinic in Ontario, Canada.

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Answer of the Day for May 4, 2021

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There is a high concentration of CB1 receptors in the areas of the brain that control food intake and satiety, and these findings suggest that there is an association between marijuana consumption and appetite regulation. 2006; 30 Suppl 1: S7-S12 [link]. Di Marzo V, Matias I. link] Matias I, Bisogno T, Di Marzo V. Int.J.Obes.(Lond).

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The Truth About Smoking Marijuana and Lung Health

Cannabis Cheri

Dr. Donald Taskin , author of an earlier lung function study funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse , stated in a 2006 interview with me that his study found that there “was no abnormality in the lung function of heavy smokers of marijuana, but there were abnormalities in the lung function of smokers of tobacco only.”

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Canada: The Constitutional Right to Marijuana in Canada: R v Parker

Cannabis Law Report

Canada emerged as the first federal G7 and G20 nation – the second country ever – to legalize the cultivation and consumption of cannabis and its by-products. Canada emerged as the first federal G7 and G20 nation – the second country ever – to legalize the cultivation and consumption of cannabis and its by-products. Conclusion.

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Mondaq Article: South Africa: Cannabis: balancing Competing Interests

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These include the Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act 17 of 2008, the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Ac t 140 of 1992 (“the Drugs Act”), Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1971 and the National Drug Master Plan 2006–2011, all of which prohibit the use of cannabis, be it for recreational or medicinal purposes.