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With $20M to spend on marijuana research for veteran care, Michigan seeks proposals

Cannabis Law Report

Researchers studying the efficacy of marijuana treatments for veterans’ mental health now have access to $20 million in marijuana tax revenue to fund clinical trials. Veteran suicides made up about 14% of total suicides in America in 2018, according to the U.S. None of it was initially slated to go to clinical trials.

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Not-very-NICE: UK Cannabis Policy and Harm to Patients

CannaTech

The acceptance of medical cannabis by clinicians, researchers and government bodies is fairly universal, and patients have benefited from widespread access to full-spectrum cannabis in flower and oil form. Israel’s approach to cannabis has contributed to reducing stigma and increasing access for patients around the world.

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The Top Medical Cannabis Research of 2017

MGC Pharma

The Top Medical Cannabis Research of 2017 A word from Ron Lipsky, Manager of Business Development and International Relations at MGC Pharmaceuticals MGC Pharma is still riding off the success of 2017 as we progress into 2018, with many exciting developments on the horizon. Notably, 41% of the Cannabis users stopped using opioids altogether.

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CBD Market Report

Project CBD

5 In June 2018, the FDA approved Epidiolex® (GW Pharmaceuticals; Cambridge, UK), the first FDA-approved pharmaceutical drug to contain a “purified drug substance [CBD] derived from marijuana,” for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare epilepsy disorders. Accessed July 25, 2021. Accessed October 17, 2022.

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Why nurses must be involved in cannabis patient care

The Cannigma

When the law changed in the UK in 2018, I was humbled by the efforts of those who suffer on a daily basis to achieve legal access to medicinal cannabis. These qualities are necessary to ensure that the private medical cannabis space conducts itself with compassion and respect for those who are accessing medication through it.

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Missouri Republican,Michael Davis, proposes adding access to LSD, MDMA, peyote, and psilocybin as treatment options

Cannabis Law Report

Right-to-try aims to allow patients who have been diagnosed with life-threatening diseases or conditions who have tried all approved treatment options and who are unable to participate in a clinical trial to access certain unapproved treatments. Right-to-try permits those patients to have access to investigational drugs.

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Press Release: COMPASS Pathways joins forces with King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to accelerate psychedelic research and develop new models of mental health care in the UK

Cannabis Law Report

Professor Allan Young, Head of Academic Psychiatry at King’s IoPPN, said, “We have been in partnership with SLaM at the Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre since 2007, and with COMPASS on COMP360 psilocybin therapy research since 2018. London, UK – 5 July 2021.