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Illinois Lawmaker Proposes Legislation to Prevent Employers From Terminating Cannabis Users

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One of the original authors of the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act in 2013 (MCPP) — a law that led to the legalization of pharmaceutical-grade cannabis across the state of Illinois — says that growing demand and acceptance of the federally illegal plant has not reduced the risk of job loss.

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Study Shows Cancer Patients Consume Less Cannabis Than General Public

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The Virginia Commonwealth University of Massey Cancer Center (VCU) published a study in the journal Cancer on August 13, entitled “Cannabis use among cancer survivors in the United States: Analysis of a nationally representative sample,” which analyzed data from 19,055 people over a four-year period.

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ESG and Cannabis is No Easy Task Right Now

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Cannacurio #43: Where Will the Next Cannabis Licenses Be Issued?

SpeedWeed

You cannot read a cannabis industry newsletter these days without seeing articles that hype the future impact of New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and New Mexico adult use programs. It even affects the stock prices of the Canadian licensed producers because the uninitiated believe these companies will benefit from new US programs.

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Three years after legalization, what’s the state of the cannabis industry in Canada?

The Cannigma

In 2018 Canada legalized recreational cannabis use, becoming the first G7 country to do so and only the second country after Uruguay, which legalized cannabis in 2013. Unlike the US, Canada does not have a cash-only policy for dispensary purchases. Canada: a global cannabis trailblazer. per gram, as opposed to $5.73

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Senators Call For Report On State Of Psychedelic Research

Cannabis Law Report

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. Furthermore, contracts with research organizations must be properly tailored to ensure appropriate human subject protection and data integrity.

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What is CBD? Everything you need to know

The Cannigma

However, the scientific data on CBG is nowhere near as developed as what we have on CBD. Charlotte’s story was featured on CNN in 2013 and millions of people saw with their own eyes how a few drops of cannabis oil succeeded where no other epilepsy treatment had —- reducing her seizures from 300 each week to less than three a month.

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