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Medicinal properties of CBD

Alchimia

A study published in February 2015 in the Pharmacology & Pharmacy journal showed that a CBD-rich extract from cannabis plants is much more efficient than CBD used in its pure form , mainly due the presence of other cannabinoids, terpenes and other molecules that greatly increase the dosage/efficiency ratio of CBD.

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North Macedonia expects cannabis cultivation to boost GDP by €250mn a year

Cannabis Law Report

Skopje legalised the use of medical cannabis in 2016 and is also looking to the example of Amsterdam to develop a ‘cannabis tourism’ industry. In November 2020, Zaev said that he supports the decriminalisation and legalisation of cannabis consumption, saying that this will help the tourism and hospitality industry in the country.

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The best cannabis dispensaries in Las Vegas 2022

The Cannigma

Adult-use cannabis was legalized in Nevada in 2016, and residents and visitors alike can purchase up to an ounce of flower or 3.5 While dispensaries are easy to come by, consumption areas are not. This presents an obvious problem for 420-friendly tourists, which Nevada is hoping to fix with the addition of consumption lounges.

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Guest Post: The Legal Status of CBD Oil in Italy

Cannabis Law Report

But these days, it is also prescribed as medicine for patients, who suffer from chronic illnesses. Products containing the non-psychoactive CBD compound, like oil, vapes, extracts etc. Currently, the recreational use of cannabis and its derivatives like CBD oil, wax, vapes, edibles, extracts etc. is illegal in Italy.

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Guest Post – Europe: How The Novel Food Authorisation Is Affecting the CBD Oil Industry

Cannabis Law Report

This decision was announced at the Novel Food Commission meeting which was held in Brussels in 2016. In other words, we can say that Novel foods are those foods which don’t have a proper and significant history of consumption. And the same truly doesn’t have any proper consumption history before 1997.

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CBD Oil Setback In Europe As Brussels Reclassifies Cannabis Derivative To Ban Sale

Cannabis Law Report

extracts of Cannabis sativa L. and derived products containing cannabinoids are considered novel foods as a history of consumption has not been demonstrated. This applies to both the extracts themselves and any products to which they are added as an ingredient (such as hemp seed oil).

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Legal Framework for the Use of Psychedelics in Switzerland

Cannabis Law Report

Psilocybin was first extracted and identified in 1958. In the 1970s, the use of psychedelics was banned due to political pressure and increasing (uncontrolled) consumption. Psychedelics, unless they serve as an active ingredient of an approved medicinal product ( note : currently no such medicinal product is approved; cf.