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Marijuana article strikes a nerve

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Gladwell’s article also draws on a new book by former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson called “Tell Your Children: The Truth about Marijuana, Mental Health and Violence.”. Gladwell draws a connection between legal marijuana and an increase in crime, citing a 17 percent rise in aggravated assaults in Washington state from 2013 to 2017.

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CBD Ban: Brits Take Up Fight And Send Lawyers To Brussels

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It has also recently began flexing extra-territoriality muscles in regards to data regulation, positioning itself as a world police of consumer data, to the chagrin of Silicon Valley’s luminaries. He is also the general editor of ‘Consumer and Trading Standards: Law and Practice’ (‘ the Pink Book ’).

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The Netherlands and Cannabis: Legal Supply Chain Experiment Continues

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Like any good tourist, when I visited Amsterdam for the first time back in 2013 (after Washington and Colorado legalized cannabis for adults 21 and up), I headed straight for the coffee shops to see for myself as a U.S.-based ’s book on competitive criteria to participate in the legal cannabis industry. But, it’s a start.

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Senators Call For Report On State Of Psychedelic Research

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Celebrated author Michael Pollan has published two bestselling books on the topic: How to Change Your Mind and This is Your Mind on Plants. FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for Spravato in 2013 and ultimately approved it for adults who have not responded to treatment after trying other antidepressant medications.

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Prohibitionists want THC-limit laws. Here’s why patients and consumers are fighting back

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That said, there exists little data substantiating fears that these products pose any sort of unique health threat. Ellen Holland is an Oakland-based journalist who has written about cannabis since 2013. A former senior editor at Cannabis Now magazine, she also edits books about marijuana strains and cultivation. Ellen Holland.

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

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MAPS published our first book, The Secret Chief: Conversations with a Pioneer of the Underground Psychedelic Therapy Movement by Myron J. MAPS initiated new Phase 2 clinical trials of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD in Switzerland and Israel, celebrated Albert Hofmann’s 100th birthday , and published two new educational books.

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My parent’s think I’m a drug addict: how to talk to baby boomers about weed

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In a 2013 book, Marijuana is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink? There’s already data that suggests cannabis may be effective in treating ailments as diverse as inflammation, pain, colitis, sleep disorders, neurological disorders, psychiatric disorders, and loss of appetite.