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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

However, the country has a history of cannabis art dating back millenia , and scholars believe that the plant was used for centuries as a textile and for use in traditional Shinto ceremonies. But in modern times? That could potentially change in the near future, however. Amphetamines are the most popular drug of choice in Japan.).

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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. However, most of those applications have been before DEA for several years, and the agency still has yet to provide any explicit timeline regarding when, if ever it intends to act on them.

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DEA Faces Lawsuit For Denying End of Life Patients the Right to Try Psychedelics Therapy

Veriheal

Plant medicines and concoctions made from them have been utilized throughout the history of cultures around the world. In the last 100 years, many of the plant therapies that were embraced in history were outlawed by governments around the world and replaced by lab-made synthetic drugs we label medicine.

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New Study From UNM Shows Full Spectrum Hemp Oil Effective in Treating Chronic Neuropathic Pain

MedicalJane

Animal studies are not only valuable, they can also be superior to clinical trials in some cases because they can circumvent human biases and expectancy effects, or perceptual and cognitive reactions to participation in cannabis-based experiments. The Hemp Farming Act of 2018. percent on a dry weight basis.”.

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Bank of America Shuts Down Cannabis Research Facility Account

Cannabis Law Report

Scottsdale Research Institute is a clinical trial site that among other activities carried out a Phase 2 study of the use of medical cannabis for veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). . So, given the history and credibility of the Institute, why did BoA terminate the 10-year banking relationship with SRI?

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Apparently Aussie Cannabis Stock Is “Smoke Without Fire.” All Australians Know At The Moment Smoke & Fire Come Together

Cannabis Law Report

According to Australian marijuana research firm FreshLeaf Analytics, during Q3 of 2019, 76 new products were introduced in the market, up from 54 in Q1. Botanix also recently got together with pharmaceutical-grade CBD provider Purisys in a supply agreement that covers Botanix’s needs for synthetic CBD as it continues its clinical trials.

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FDA Approves Ketamine Nasal Spray as First and Only Standalone Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression

Veriheal

In 2019, the FDA approved Spravato to treat treatment-resistant depression (TRD), with optional uses alone or alongside oral antidepressant medication (both required if suicidal ). Following this trial, some participants whose depression symptoms improved significantly during the first study chose to enroll in a year-long follow-up study.

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