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Realm of Caring Appoints Research Director to Oversee Groundbreaking Cannabis Data Registry and Medical Studies

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and its Scientific Advisory Board, the Organization Publishes New Real-World Study on Epilepsy and CBD. –(BUSINESS WIRE)– Realm of Caring (RoC) , a nonprofit dedicated to cannabinoid research, has appointed Nicolas Schlienz, Ph.D., Under the Leadership of Nicolas Schlienz, Ph.D., COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–(BUSINESS

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Concert to memorialize Charlotte Figi, the girl who changed medical cannabis

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Last April 7th, 13-year-old Charlotte Figi, whose battle with a rare, catastrophic form of early childhood epilepsy called Dravet syndrome raised awareness for medical cannabis across the world, died of cardiac arrest and respiratory failure brought on by a seizure. I never thought that I would see cannabis become an essential business.

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Linked In Article: Lawyers and offices in Brazil embrace marijuana

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If until recently working with cannabis was taboo for law firms, having experience in this niche today has become a lure of clients and new business opportunities as interesting as opening up an incipient sector with the potential to move millions of reais in the Brazil in the coming years.

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Cannabis laws in in Croatia

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Since 2013, the possession of cannabis for personal use is considered a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of between €650-2,600. Qualifying conditions include: Cancer AIDS Multiple sclerosis Pediatric epilepsy. Only businesses licensed by the government can do so. Medical: legal Recreational: decriminalized. grams per month.

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Medical Cannabis Family, Nurse Discuss CBD’s Therapeutic Benefits at the 4th Annual Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo in New York

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Harper Howard’s family never saw her smile until age 3, when they administered hemp oil to treat the life-threatening genetic disorder CDKL5 epilepsy. Penny Howard said she and her husband discovered CBD oil after they saw Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s CNN special “Weed” in 2013 and began to search for alternative medicine for Harper. “We

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France Wants to Experiment With Giving Away Free Medical Cannabis in 2021

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In an interview with Marijuana Business Daily , Nicolas Authier explained that since cannabis with higher quantities of THC is illegal, most of the cannabis supplies will probably come from foreigners for the sake of the experiment. In 2013, France legalized medication containing cannabis such as the well-known Sativex.

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How High Are Taxes on Recreational Marijuana in Your State?

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Patricia Todd won the 2013 “Shroud Award,” given to the “deadest” bill in the House that session, according to the Associated Press. “And the people who don’t see it, they’re not bad. They’re just not looking at it.”. Eight years earlier, a Democratic bill for medical cannabis that was introduced by former Rep. I’m glad to see it passed.