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Cannabis laws in Lithuania

The Cannigma

In 2013 , the country legalized growing industrial hemp. The country was the last EU member to allow industrial hemp in 2013 but created a medical program in 2018. Patients with qualifying conditions, including cancer, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and HIV/AIDS can access cannabis-derived medicines with a prescription.

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Drastic Increase in Scientific Research on Medicinal Cannabis

Sensi Seeds

In order to simplify the analysis of the publications collected and to “ help researchers and policy-makers target areas where data are scarce or unavailable “, these studies were divided into groups, depending on the field (or fields) of medicine in which they could be involved. ” An Encouraging Increase. .”

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Medicinal properties of CBD

Alchimia

This shows the growing interest on the medicinal properties of this molecule by the scientific community. Cannabidiol as an emergent therapeutic strategy for lessening the impact of inflammation on oxidative stress , published in the Free Radical Biology and Medicine journal, September 2011. CBD and neurological conditions.

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Healthy profits? Medicinal cannabis as an export opportunity

Sensi Seeds

Now that more and more countries allow the medicinal use of cannabis , a real Green Rush is occurring. This is because it is one of the few countries in the world, which has legalised both cannabis medicines and buds in a federal law, but is nowhere near able to supply the steadily growing number of patients itself.

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From MMJ to Special K

Project CBD

Medicine in a Can A total of 15 patients with different incurable ailments would enroll in the Compassionate IND Program to study cannabis before it was officially shut down in 1992. There’s no doubt that cannabis helps Rosenfeld’s condition, but it’s not a cure.

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Cannabis laws in Cuba

The Cannigma

In 2013, the Cuban government passed a law that decriminalized the possession of up to 5 grams of cannabis. In 2019, Cuba’s National Centre for State Control of Medicines, Equipment, and Medical Devices announced that it would be studying the potential use of cannabis-based medicines to treat a range of medical conditions.

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Canada Opens Access for Psilocybin and MDMA Therapy

Cannabis Law Report

Subsection 56(1) of the CDSA will exempt medical providers from enforcement of the CDSA when providing psilocybin and MDMA treatment to patients suffering serious or terminal health conditions. Timeline of Medicinal Legalization in Canada. The changes to the FDR and CDSA do not outright legalize MDMA or psilocybin for medicinal use.

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