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Article: “Indica and Sativa are Dead: The Quest for a New Cannabis Classification System”. Long Live Terpenes

Cannabis Law Report

True Terpenes write… They say it’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks; for the cannabis industry, it’s proving to be next to impossible to get producers and consumers alike to move away from the age-old dichotomy of indica vs. sativa. While it was agreed upon among scientists that cannabis’ botanical name was cannabis sativa L. ,

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NORML Chapter Newsletter – March 2019

NORML

Only three months into the 2019 legislative session, with 45 NORML Lobby Days on the books, legalization proposals are swiftly moving forward in states across the country. “He is in fact encouraging employers to fire sick people because they’re using marijuana as medicine.” ” Read more from the St.

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Indica or Sativa Marijuana – Explained

Cannabis Info

Indica or Sativa Marijuana – Explained. The names we use for describing marijuana such as “indica” and “sativa” were introduced in the 18th century to describe different species of cannabis: Marijuana sativa and Weed indica. But, this was originally named Pot sativa. Sativa Marijuana Explained.

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Cannabis Terpenes, Part 1

FloridaMarijuana.net

As cannabis becomes more mainstream, more accepted as a medicine and more utilized worldwide, the plants’ botany and chemical makeup are being researched and dissected. Cannabis sativa , the Latin name for the cannabis plant, produces a resin that supports the medicinal and psychoactive properties within the plan.

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New Zealand – 3 December 2021: New medicinal cannabis products have been verified as meeting the minimum quality standard

Cannabis Law Report

Generally, medicinal cannabis products are only available, on prescription, if they have: been assessed by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency as meeting the minimum quality standard under the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Regulations 2019, or. Prescription Medicine. Prescription Medicine. 4 Oct 2021.

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Alert: NZ Ministry of Health 17 12 2021: Medicinal cannabis products that meet the minimum quality standard

Cannabis Law Report

17 December 2021: New medicinal cannabis products have been verified as meeting the minimum quality standard – Read more. obtained consent for distribution under the Medicines Act 1981 (approved and provisionally approved medicines). Prescription medicine. Prescription Medicine. Prescription Medicine.

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Which Terpenes Enhance the Cannabis High?

Project CBD

As always in cannabis science and medicine, the real world is far more complex than the lab, and preclinical findings don’t always translate into lived experience. Therapeutic and Medicinal Uses of Terpenes.” Medicinal Plants: From Farm to Pharmacy 333–359. 2019, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-31269-5_15 LaVigne, Justin E et al.

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