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Medicinal properties of CBD

Alchimia

An important point to highlight is the study recently published on the Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research website (June 2016) which shows that orally taken CBD may turn into THC due to the action of the digestive juices in the stomach. This shows the growing interest on the medicinal properties of this molecule by the scientific community.

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What are the cannabis laws in Mexico? Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

In 2017, then-Meican President Enrique Pena Nieto issued a mandate to legalize medical cannabis in the country following a Senate vote in December, 2016 to legalize medical cannabis. Both citizens and foreigners can travel within Mexico with their cannabis medicine, opening the door potentially for medical cannabis tourism.

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Doctor Block…….”A Physician Botanist’s Insight to Cannabis species: The Naming of Plants and Products”

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Cannabis sativa – One plant, Many crops. Despite its cultivation as a source of food, fiber and medicine, and its global status as the most frequently used illicit drug, plants in the genus Cannabis currently experience an inconclusive taxonomic organization and evolutionary history. Founder, Nurturing Nature® Group Consultants.

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Lex Blog Report: Italy Moves toward Legalising Cannabis… for Everyone

Cannabis Law Report

The movement is supported by 25,000 signatures to date and aims to rekindle the 2016 citizens’ initiative to legalise cannabis. Italy and other Member States allow the growing of hemp ( Cannabis sativa L.) stemming from seeds listed on the EU’s Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species.

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Countries that have legalized CBD

Cannabis Law Report

Words like marijuana, hemp, and THC can often easily determine whether CBD oil or another product is legally available for consumption and purchase. This means that the oils and other products must be produced using the CBD-rich variant of cannabis, namely the Cannabis Sativa L (CSL) variant. But why is this important? They have THC.

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Study: Marijuana Improves Short-Term Depression

The Joint Blog

According to a new study published in the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, marijuana inhalation is associated with short-term reductions in depressive feelings. of users experienced symptom relief following consumption with an average symptom intensity reduction of –3.76 sativa ,” or “hybrid”) or combustion method.

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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. While the Ministries of Health and Justice awarded penalties for the possession, sale and consumption of cannabis prior to 2013, medical cannabis was legalised and made available to patients from 2013 onwards. billion in sales by 2027.

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