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District of Columbia Provides Employment Protections to Cannabis Users

The Blunt Truth

The District of Columbia legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes in 2010 and began to permit individuals to use the drug recreationally in 2015. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the “ Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 ” (D.C. rejecting job applicants or terminating employees) for off-duty cannabis use.

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Arizona: Phoenix Woman Who Used Cannabis During Her Pregnancy Appeals Child Endangerment Case

Cannabis Law Report

A group of organizations and individuals led by National Advocates for Pregnant Women and including comedian Amy Schumer have weighed in on a lawsuit in support of a Phoenix woman accused of child endangerment for her legal use of cannabis during a difficult portion of her pregnancy.

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How Good Is Cannabis for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?

Greencamp

Here’s whether cannabis can help. For patients who don’t respond well to conventional MS methods, cannabis treatment seems like a very reasonable choice. Since so little is known about the exact cause of this condition, and a cure hasn’t been found yet, treatment options are limited but they do exist.

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Aspergillus: The Most Dangerous Cannabis Pathogen

Medicinal Genomics

News articles and video interviews have argued that Aspergillus testing on cannabis products is not necessary, but we could not disagree more. Aspergillus contamination is responsible for the only documented cannabis-related deaths, and Aspergillus testing is essential to ensuring consumer safety. What is Aspergillus ?

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The Effort to Decriminalize Psilocybin in California is Underway

Canna Law Blog

Much like cannabis, public perception of certain psychedelics like psilocybin is shifting rapidly, as people really the incredible potential for therapeutic benefits of entheogenic plants. A 2010 analysis of the harms associated with the war on drugs found Mushrooms to be the safest of all twenty drugs studied.

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District of Columbia Provides Employment Protections to Cannabis Users

Cannabis Law Report

The District of Columbia legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes in 2010 and began to permit individuals to use the drug recreationally in 2015. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the “ Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 ” (D.C. rejecting job applicants or terminating employees) for off-duty cannabis use.

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GOP Pennsylvania Lawmaker Files Psilocybin Research Bill For Veterans And First Responders

Cannabis Law Report

As traditional treatment has proven inadequate at both the individual and public health level, the Commonwealth has a responsibility to research alternative options.

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