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Arizona Court of Appeals rules mother enrolled in the state’s medical cannabis program per a doctor’s recommendation cannot be charged with neglect if newborn baby tests positive for cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

The decision overturns a move by the Department of Child Safety (DCS) to put the mother on the agency’s “Central Registry” of parents who are found to have committed acts of child abuse and neglect. Arizona Ruling Prevents Neglect Charges for Mothers Who Are Registered Cannabis Patients.

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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. Last month, on July 13, 2022, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the “ Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 ” (D.C.

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ElleVet Sciences Publishes Safety Study On CBD For Animals

Cannabis Law Report

ElleVet Sciences is pleased to announce the results and publication of the first safety study on the use of hemp CBD/CBDA. The 12-week safety study, conducted by Dr. Joseph Wakshlag, DVM, Ph.D., Dr. Wakshlag is currently available for interviews to discuss the results of the safety study as well as his clinical trials.

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

Cannabis Law Report

The Ridgell case is an appeal of the Department of Child Safety’s decision to keep a former employee of the department on the registry. The AMMA [Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, passed in 2010] was designed to prevent these sorts of issues.”. Help battle the Department of Child Safety. 600 USD raised of $400 goal.

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How Good Is Cannabis for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?

Greencamp

Canada is one of the countries with the highest numbers of MS patients. For patients who don’t respond well to conventional MS methods, cannabis treatment seems like a very reasonable choice. However, not all patients respond to these treatments well enough, and some don’t respond at all. Here’s whether cannabis can help.

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Aspergillus: The Most Dangerous Cannabis Pathogen

Medicinal Genomics

Aspergillus contamination is responsible for the only documented cannabis-related deaths, and Aspergillus testing is essential to ensuring consumer safety. Due to the increased risk of contracting aspergillosis via organ transplant, some transplant programs have removed patients who use cannabis from their donor waiting list.

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The Effort to Decriminalize Psilocybin in California is Underway

Canna Law Blog

A 2010 analysis of the harms associated with the war on drugs found Mushrooms to be the safest of all twenty drugs studied. Research conducted by the Beckley Foundation has found Magic Mushrooms to be a safe and effective treatment for severe and treatment-resistant depression, anxiety in terminally ill patients, and nicotine addiction.