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

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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. Department of Veteran Affairs’ most recent data.

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

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In the UK, cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMP) were legalized in November 2018. Last week NICE released the first draft of their evidence-based guidelines, concluding it could not recommend CBMPs for routine use because of high cost and a dearth of clinical trial evidence.

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NHS To Launch Its First Evidence-Based Cannabis Patient Data Registry This Week – Cannabis Business Executive

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THE UK’s first National Health Service patients registry will start collating data from Thursday this week in a significant move for medical cannabis in the country. However, with the database not yet available to the nation’s private clinics there are concerns over the quality and volume of data it will garner.

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Press Release: Global Wellness Signs Definitive Agreement with Cannvalate Australia

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This acquisition is focused on becoming the first and only company solving the puzzle of chronic pain with MDMA-based medicines utilizing clinical trials for the purposes of novel drug development. Cannvalate was established in early 2018 by co-founders Sud Agarwal, Asaf Katz and Darryl Davies. billion in 2030. About Cannvalate.

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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. I also advocated alongside my partner for many years as part of the patient group United Patients Alliance. I remain in awe of these patients to this day.

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UK: NHS – The Minimalist Approach To Issuing Cannabis Reimbursements

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Since a new law took effect a year ago, England’s National Health Service (NHS) has reimbursed patients on only 18 occasions for “unlicensed” cannabis-based products that have not undergone clinical trials, according to government data. All other cannabis-based medicines are unlicensed. Read the full story.

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CBD Market Report

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HerbalGram, the acclaimed quarterly journal of the American Botanical Council, recently published its 2021 “Herb Market Report,” which included data on sales of CBD as an herbal ingredient in mainstream and natural retail channels in the United States. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; June 25, 2018.

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