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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

NORML

Preliminary data*, released on request from the Pennsylvania State Police Uniform Crime Reporting System, reveals that overall arrests for marijuana possession showed a decline in 2019. The new data shows 19,990 adults arrested for the same offense in 2019. cannabis arrest data since 2008.

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The most common reasons people get medical marijuana cards: 2021 edition

The Cannigma

Michigan has had a legal medical marijuana program since 2008 and in 2018 added 11 new qualifying conditions including chronic pain, autism, and inflammatory bowel disease. Medical marijuana came to the Ozarks after voters in Arkansas voted in favor of legalization in 2016, and the first medical dispensary opened in 2019.

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THC is Effective in Mitigating Agitation in Those with Alzheimer’s, Finds Case Report

The Joint Blog

To date, any approved and effective pharmacological interventions for the treatment of NPS are still not available. Between 2008 and 2019, the patient was examined half-yearly at the memory clinic of the Medical University of Innsbruck. At each visit, cognitive state and pharmacological treatment were evaluated.

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The Differences Between CBD, CBN, and CBG

Miss Marijuana

CBD as a treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder. In 2019, Fleury-Texeira et al. There are also studies with promising results in palliative treatments for cancer patients and people who have insomnia. A 2008 scientific review came to a very similar conclusion. The CBD Miracle on Epileptic Children. CBN – What is it?

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Legal Framework for the Use of Psychedelics in Switzerland

Cannabis Law Report

The market launch of drugs containing MDMA for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or psilocybin for the treatment of depression is expected in the next five to ten years [1]. It was not until the 1990s that psychedelics research was resumed, first with psilocybin and DMT, and since 2008 also with LSD. ruling BVGer C-4592/2019).

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Jason Straw: Medical Cannabis Policy, ISNA 2020 Conference

Cannabis Law Report

Now, he is the Vice-Chair of Indiana NORML — an organization who is currently focused on changing cannabis laws for the access to Medical Cannabis as therapeutic treatment in Indiana. Effective Date: 2019. The goal is to develop an evidence-based approach to its use in the treatment of disease and symptom management. .

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Is weed legal in Switzerland?

The Cannigma

In 2019, the Swiss government proposed easing the guidelines for medical cannabis, to allow it for people suffering from serious illnesses, without the need to apply for an exception from the Federal Office of Public Health. How do the Swiss generally view marijuana? What Swiss law permits medical patients?