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Court Dismisses Case Demanding DEA to Move Expeditiously to License Cannabis Cultivators

NORML

The agency in 2016 first announced its intent to license private entities to grow cannabis for FDA-approved clinical trials. Since 1968, the agency has only licensed the University of Mississippi to engage in the growing of cannabis for FDA-approved clinical research.

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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

Japan has some of the harshest drug policies on Earth, including for cannabis — and is one of the worst places on Earth to get arrested on marijuana possession charges. What marijuana products are allowed in Japan? That could potentially change in the near future, however. Amphetamines are the most popular drug of choice in Japan.).

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MAPS Is 36 Years Old – Doblin Provides Precis Timeline of the Organization

Cannabis Law Report

This year, we are completing the second Phase 3 clinical trial of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD , the final stage prior to requesting FDA approval for a new prescription treatment to help heal trauma. To celebrate this, we invite you to take a trip down memory lane and review highlights from every year of our history.

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Debunked: Study Linking Cannabis Use and Metabolic Syndrome

Freedom Leaf

19 that correlates cannabis use with slightly elevated risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is inconsistent with previous research into the relationship between marijuana and related risk factors, such as elevated blood sugar levels and obesity. A study published by the Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy on Feb.

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A Hidden Origin Story of the CBD Craze

SMPL

A headstrong biochemist, she had been growing marijuana since the age of 14 and had just quit a six-figure job to start her own cannabis testing lab. In addition to convincing marijuana dispensaries to widely carry CBD, they wanted to educate the public about its promising benefits. San Francisco weekly.

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Article: Legality Of Marijuana In Nigeria: A Legal Opinion By Kayode Ajulo PhD

Cannabis Law Report

While marijuana can be grown in all parts of the country, according to the NDLEA, the states that are notorious for cultivating the plant are Ondo, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Ekiti, Edo and Delta. In the recent times, there have been calls from different quarters on the need to legalize the use of Marijuana in Nigeria. Marijuana in Nigeria.

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NO BRAINER: CBD AND THC FOR HEAD INJURIES

Green Relief

A 2014 study found that traumatic brain injury ( TBI ) patients who tested positive for THC were more likely to survive with less impairment than TBI patients who abstained from marijuana. As yet there have been no FDA -approved clinical trials to determine the efficacy of CBD -rich cannabis oil extracts for traumatic brain injury.

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