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CBD Enhances Glucose Metabolism via Nuclear Receptors

Project CBD

Prior to this, the man had no psychiatric history, the authors note. And besides an uncle with bipolar disorder, he had no family history of other psychiatric or neurological diseases. 173,12 (2016): 1899-910. 2016, doi:10.3389/fphar.2016.00422 He had never taken anti-psychotic drugs nor received psychological treatment.

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Article: UK Government’s Refusal To Publish Drug Decriminalisation Report ‘Further Evidence’ Of Them Ignoring ACMD and Evidence-Based Policy

Cannabis Law Report

A report from the government’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) that recommended the decriminalisation of drugs will remain the only one in the council’s history not to be released to the public.

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NORML Executive Director Erik Altieri Stepping Down from Leadership Position

NORML

Altieri assumed the leadership role in November 2016, directing NORML during one of the more successful periods in the marijuana law reform movement’s history. The post NORML Executive Director Erik Altieri Stepping Down from Leadership Position appeared first on NORML.

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Eventually “Washington Revises State Code to Change Word ‘Marijuana’ to ‘Cannabis’”

Cannabis Law Report

After the 2016 election, Donald Trump nominated the then Alabama senator Jeff Sessions to be attorney general, the country’s top law enforcement official. In 2016, he said: “Good people don’t smoke marijuana.” Inslee said the term “marijuana” has “a racist history in the United States. During the bill signing ceremony, Gov.

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Federal Appropriations Bills Include Limited Cannabis Protections

NORML

This language was first introduced to the House in 2001 and for the first time in history, it is now included in what is referred to as “the base text,” meaning that its inclusion did not require a vote. SAFE Banking. This year marks the first time that this language was included in the base text. DC Legalization Implementation.

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Cannabis laws in Bolivia

The Cannigma

In 2016, the government passed a law allowing for the medical and scientific use of cannabis. However, the country has a long history of small-scale, traditional cultivation for personal and cultural use, particularly among indigenous communities. The post Cannabis laws in Bolivia appeared first on The Cannigma.

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Court Dismisses Case Demanding DEA to Move Expeditiously to License Cannabis Cultivators

NORML

The agency in 2016 first announced its intent to license private entities to grow cannabis for FDA-approved clinical trials. In June of this year, one applicant – the Scottsdale Research Institute – filed a petition in the US Court of Appeals to order the DEA to comply with its 2016 policy.

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