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Clinical Trial: CBD Administration Reduces Heroin Cravings

NORML

The administration of oral CBD reduces cue-induced cravings and anxiety in subjects with a history of heroin use, according to clinical data published in The American Journal of Psychiatry. ” In observational models , patients with legal access to cannabis typically reduce or eliminate their use of opioids.

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Wake Network Retains CRO Santé Cannabis to Conduct Clinical Trials in Psilocybin Therapies

Cannabis Law Report

Both parties to this new relationship are committed to excellence in clinical research and patient access to psychedelic medicine with a focus on naturally derived psilocybin. This relationship enables us to initiate our clinical research program and marks an important step for Wake in Canada.

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ASA offers solution to DOJ research block: Our comments on the DEA’s proposed rules

Americans for Safe Access

Americans for Safe Access (ASA) submitted comments which suggested several amendments to the provisions of these regulations governing the bulk marijuana manufacturers program.

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Final Phase of MDMA Clinical Trials Shows Drug Is 90% Effective at Treating PTSD

SpeedWeed

A first-of-its-kind Phase 3 clinical trial has found that MDMA-assisted therapy provided meaningful relief from PTSD symptoms in nearly 90 percent of study participants. The subjects had been experiencing PTSD symptoms for an average of 14 years, and 84 percent had a history of developmental trauma. Image via.

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The history and science of psychedelics: from acid and shrooms to ketamine and salvia

The Cannigma

Turning down activity in the DMN allows better access to new areas of the brain, which can boost creativity and improve problem solving. History: Swiss natural products chemist Albert Hofmann synthesized LSD and accidentally ingested it on April 19, 1943. History: Bufo is a slang term for the poisonous secretions of certain toads.

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Press Release: Optimi Health Completes Largest Legal Natural Psilocybin Harvest in Canadian History

Cannabis Law Report

( CSE: OPTI ) (OTCQX: OPTHF) (FRA: 8BN) (“Optimi” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce that it has completed what it believes to be the largest legal natural psilocybin harvest in Canadian history. To access a complete photo gallery of this historic grow, please click here. Penis Envy. Blue Pulaski.

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New Title: Canada McGill – Queens University Press: Remedicalising Cannabis Science, Industry, and Drug Policy By Suzanne Taylor

Cannabis Law Report

A contemporary history of the remedicalization of cannabis and the shifting boundaries between licit and illicit drugs. Within a decade cannabis-based drugs were back in the clinic. The UK is one of the biggest producers of medicinal cannabis, but few patients have access to these medicines. Learn more and order.