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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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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. Anti-inflammatory action of CBD.

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New Study: Demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use: an analysis of the 2013–2017 Traffic Safety Culture Index

Cannabis Law Report

We analyzed annual administrations of TSCI from 2013–2017, which asked respondents about various dimensions of traffic safety, including driving after marijuana use [ 28 ]. Between 2013 and 2017, approximately 3000 TSCI surveys were completed annually. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 370 W.

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Japan: Ace Attorney series will be used in campaigns to curb cannabis use by “young people”

Cannabis Law Report

It has also worked with the Osaka Prefectural Police since 2013 on various crime prevention campaigns, with the use of marijuana being the latest. Marijuana remains illegal for both recreational and medicinal use. Japan has one of the strictest policies towards drugs in the world, with zero tolerance towards drug crimes.

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First ethics at MAPS in question and now Australia’s Mind Medicine look to have some serious integrity issues too

Cannabis Law Report

Psychedelics, medicine and ethics has always been a tricky thing and we’re suprised (or maybe not) that those who have held themselves up to be the paragons of perfection in the field over the past few years, have in fact been either arrogant, dumb or lazy when it comes to managing ethics at their organisations.

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Marijuana article strikes a nerve

Cannabis Chronicles

In the article — “Is Marijuana as Safe as We Think?” — writer Malcolm Gladwell focused on a 2017 report by the National Academy of Medicine that examined the scientific evidence of the health effects and therapeutic purposes of cannabis and cannabinoids. The same thing cannot be said about cannabis, except for this article.”.

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What to Do About the Worrisome Cannabis Vaping Trend Among Adolescents

Veriheal

According to a recent report published in JAMA Pediatrics , the number of adolescents who reported vaping cannabis within the previous 30 days has increased substantially since 2013—specifically, from 1.6% Cannabis is a natural medicine that is legal in over half of the U.S. and Canada. for medical purposes.

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