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Medical Marijuanana, Cannabis and PTSD

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The condition remained unspoken between wars until 1980 when the efforts of the Vietnam veterans and advocacy groups finally got the name into the psychiatric nomenclature. A study done in 2013 analyzed 46 individuals who were present around the World Trade Center in the September 11 terrorist attacks. Hippocampus-modulation of mood.

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Why the MRTA gets an A- & the CRTA gets a C-

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The MRTA ( Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act ) was first introduced by Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes and Senator Liz Krueger in 2013, and has been re-introduced every session since. ounces of concentrate; any amount over these limits can be a misdemeanor, arrestable offense.

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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper

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Marijuana and related substance misuse are complex issues impacting family medicine, patient health, and public health. Barriers to facilitating both clinical and public health research regarding marijuana is detrimental to treating patients and the health of the public. Executive Summary. Relevant AAFP Policy. Call to Action.

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

Cannabis Law Report

However, the nature of the government regulations and the subsequent complexity of prescribing, as well as doctors’ safety uncertainties and the stigma of the plant, remain contributing barriers to patient access. Patients can legally access medicinal cannabis through a doctor, via the TGA’s Authorised Prescribers and Special Access schemes.

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Vermont’s Cannabis Board Rejects Proposed 15% THC Cap on Cannabis

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The state’s leading physician advocacy group, the Vermont Medical Society , initially issued the rejected recommendations to the Cannabis Control Board. However, following much deliberation, board members decided that the current 30% statutory cap on THC concentration in cannabis flower is appropriate.

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Rhode Island: Gov. Raimondo’s Proposed Marijuana Legalization Budget Plan

NORML

Other parts of the proposal will no longer permit growing marijuana plants by and for medical marijuana patients who can’t or won’t demonstrate hardship, instead driving them toward retail sales at compassion centers. NORML RI believes high-potency concentrates, edibles and oils should be available to those who choose it.

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The Nevada Independent Provides A Great Review Of All Current Legislation

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Marijuana used to be heroin in Nevada back in 2013. is the blood alcohol concentration at which most people are intoxicated, there has not been enough research to come up with an analogous metric for marijuana. It’s no longer a question of is marijuana in Nevada? Yeager said that while much of the U.S. agrees that 0.8