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Germany’s Plans To Legalize Cannabis, A Psychedelic Task Force In MD, And AK’s Mental Health Care

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Germany has plans to introduce cannabis to citizens, Maryland is creating a new psychedelic task force to study potential legalization, and Alaskans are considering psychedelics as an innovative new treatment for mental health issues. It will also examine health insurance, licensing requirements, and regulations of the medicine.

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Washington State Eliminates Medical Cannabis Taxation

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HB 1453 seeks to alleviate the unfair tax burden on medical cannabis patients and providers On March 6, 2024, the Washington Senate passed HB 1453 which will provide an exemption from the 37% excise tax for medical cannabis patients and designated providers. The bill now waits for signatures and executive action to become law.

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Another Tory Says Let’s Get A Move On With Cannabis – UK’s drug policy is “hopelessly out of date,”

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In an opinion piece published in The Times today , Conservative MP Dan Poulter, a practising NHS doctor, wrote that the drug has a lot of medical benefits – including the treatment of chronic pain, reduction of nausea for patients undergoing chemotherapy, and as a therapy for poor sleep and anxiety disorders.

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Greenfield MC will launch a joint-venture business with US-listed company EPHS to cultivate medicinal cannabis in Australia

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Sydney startup Greenfield MC will launch a joint-venture business with US-listed company EPHS to cultivate medicinal cannabis in Australia, with Queensland’s Sunshine Coast a frontrunner for the operation. billion by 2024. A study bankrolled by cannabis companies estimates the Asian market to be worth as much as US$5.8

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Colorado Governor Seeks Pardons for Psychedelic Convictions

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.” Polis continued, expressing his displeasure at the fact that “in this day and age, somebody suffering from anxiety, depression, PTSD can get medical coverage for very costly prescription drugs but cannot get coverage for treatment in a healing center that will address some of the underlying causes of the issue.”

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Ukraine Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Medical Cannabis

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The law is set to take effect in June 2024 , marking a major shift in Ukraine’s healthcare policy. Countries like Germany , Italy , and Portugal have already embraced medicinal cannabis use. This European trend shows a growing acceptance of cannabis as a medical treatment.

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Awakn Life Sciences Begins Trading On NEO

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The company’s target is 20 clinics by the end of 2024. The company is also entering a phase 2b clinical trial to test the effectiveness of MDMA-assisted therapy for the treatment of patients with non-physically dependent (‘Harmful Use’) Alcohol Use Disorder (led by Prof. David Nutt), starts in Q4 2021.