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Justice Department Urged To Take “Immediate Action” On Marijuana Grow Applications

NORML

. … Without access to an expanded range of cannabis products engineered under FDA-approved Good Manufacturing Practices, scientific research cannot hope to keep pace with the ever expanding recreational and medicinal cannabis marketplace.” ” The APA represents nearly 120,000 researchers and clinicians.

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Grandma Is The New Face Of Cannabis

Canna Care Docs

In fact, in the 30 states that allow medical or recreational use, the fastest growing demographic of users is adults over 50. [2] “Cannabis, Pain, And Sleep: Lessons From Therapeutic Clinical Trials Of Sativex®, A Cannabis-Based Medicine” Chemistry & Biodiversity 38 (47). Accessed December 5 2018. Geoffrey W.

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Is cannabis legal in Australia?

The Cannigma

Medical: Legal Recreational: Illegal (though at least one territory has adopted decriminalization). Australia has a legal medical marijuana program, and while recreational cannabis remains illegal on the federal level, the enforcement of cannabis laws and the penalties handed out can differ widely from one territory to another.

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Article: Canada: Future Care Costs For Cannabis In Personal Injury Claims

Cannabis Law Report

Despite Datoc’s denial, there was evidence to suggest a pre-accident interest in recreational marijuana. While there is anecdotal evidence that CBD does have beneficial properties, I heard no evidence that that claim has been established through recognized clinical trials. Robichaud , 2007 NBQB 50. Background.

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Dr. Andrew Weil on Cannabis and Integrative Medicine

Project CBD

He is the author of several bestselling books, including Spontaneous Healing (1995), Eating Well for Optimum Health (2000), and Healthy Aging (2007). Dr. Andrew Weil: I think the trend very clearly is that in most developed countries, cannabis is being made legal first for medical uses and then also for recreational uses.

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

Cannabis Law Report

The Cannabis sativa plant has an incredibly multi-layered, rich, and versatile history of human uses for food and fibre, as well as recreational, and religious and spiritual purposes throughout the world (McPartland and Hegman 2018 ; Aldrich 1997 ; Touw 1981 ; Li 1974 ; Bonini et al. 2018 ; Frankhauser 2008 ).