Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 8, 2021

Advocacy group TheraPsil is teaming up with lawyers to pressure the government to grant access and develop regulations. More than ever, Canadians want to use psychedelics as medicine to relieve severe mental distress, but after a promising stretch of granted exemptions, regulator Health Canada appears to be stalling the process.

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NORML

JANUARY 27, 2020

Patients are legally permitted to cultivate medical cannabis in about half of the states that regulate its use and distribution. Allowing patients to grow their own cannabis at home could dramatically increase access. Hearing details : Wednesday 1/29/20 @ 2:30PM House Minority Caucus Room 411 Legislative Avenue Dover, DE 19901.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Yet, even in the majority of states where medical cannabis is legal, VA physicians are prohibited by federal law from filling out a state-legal medical marijuana recommendation form. Once enacted, veterans will be able to access medical marijuana treatment without the added challenge of accessing a private, non-VA physician.

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Access Marijuana Treatment Legislation 215

Veriheal

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A new bill legalizing medicinal cannabis in Ukraine has been signed one month after it advanced to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s desk. However, lawmakers are considering expanding access to people with Alzheimer’s, epilepsy, and more. Last June, Zelensky expressed support for legalizing marijuana.

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Veriheal

MARCH 2, 2024

In December of 2023, the country recently made a new move towards reform that could stimulate the cannabidiol (CBD) industry and provide many patients, such as those with epilepsy , with access to potentially life-changing medical treatments. So, with all of these changes, the question remains: Is weed legal in Japan?

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Leafly

JANUARY 4, 2023

The Empire State is the latest to propose legalizing psychedelics for safe access and medicinal potential. The post New York lawmakers want to legalize DMT, psilocybin, and mescaline appeared first on Leafly. But what does that mean?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 24, 2022

Results from the third Cannabis as Medicine study. New research from the University of Sydney’s Lambert Initiative finds most Australians are still medicating with illicit cannabis, although numbers accessing prescription products have risen dramatically. 25 August 2022.

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Medicine Legalization Chronic Pain Access 52

NORML

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Those suffering from chronic pain report significant improvements in health following the passage of medical cannabis access laws, according to data published in the journal Forum for Health Economics & Policy. Among state-licensed medical cannabis registrants, two out of three report consuming cannabis to mitigate pain conditions.

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Access Patients Chronic Pain Law 180

Veriheal

JUNE 11, 2021

For many patients, especially those in states where cannabis access has been extended to both medical and recreational markets, patients are now better served than they used to be. In many jurisdictions, parolees are unable to access medical cannabis because of their criminal record. Opening Up Access Correlates to Rehabilitation.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

states and the District of Columbia currently have legal cannabis, medical or recreational. Despite this massive shift in cannabis policy, however, a few states are still dragging their feet on cannabis legalization. To its credit, the state does seem to be making minor strides toward cannabis legalization lately.

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MMJ Recs

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The Mountain State’s journey to legalizing medical marijuana has been a transformative one, and it marks a new era for MMJ access in West Virginia. This act has opened the doors to legal MMJ access for eligible patients, offering an alternative approach to managing their health.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Our families and communities are suffering, and we urgently need access to preventative and curative medicines and medical care that is safe and effective. These ground-breaking treatments offer therapeutic access to either psilocybin (the active ingredient in ‘magic mushrooms’) or MDMA, a synthetic medicine.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Senior Associate, David Hardstaff and Partner, John Binns of BCL Solicitors LLP , explore the UK’s doomed Medical Cannabis (Access) Bill. For UK-based patients struggling to access much needed cannabis-based medicines, it has been difficult to be heard over the white noise of the daily news cycle. Barriers to patient access.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 22, 2023

New research from the University of Sydney’s Lambert Initiative finds most Australians are still medicating with illicit cannabis, although numbers accessing prescription products have risen dramatically.

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Medicine Access Legalization Cannabis 52

NORML

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

A complex and comprehensive plan laid out in over 200 pages of legislative text, the CRTA would implement one of the most tightly regulated, highly taxed and heavily controlled legal cannabis markets in the world. The explicit language barring patients from “smoking” would be removed. development and hiring programs.

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Legalization Legislation Programs Access 309

Project CBD

MAY 12, 2021

Pet doctors have launched the Veterinary Cannabis Society to advocate for legal access and safe product standards for cannabis and its derivatives as veterinary medicine.

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Pets Access Medicine Marijuana 318

Veriheal

JANUARY 30, 2024

Although there have been many studies demonstrating the increasing support for federal cannabis legalization, there is a lack of research interviewing military members, veterans, and their families on this subject. They found that, regardless of veteran status, most people support federal cannabis legalization.

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Americans for Safe Access

APRIL 15, 2021

Since the first medical cannabis laws were introduced in California 25 years ago, 35 states have joined with California in defiance of the federal prohibition of cannabis as a medicine. Now, two-thirds of Americans live in states where medical cannabis is legal.

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Patients Access Medicine Treatment 299

Veriheal

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In 2018, the leaders of 19 Caribbean nations decided that they would “review marijuana’s current status with a view to reclassification” The leaders emphasized the importance of these cannabis legalization bills as a tool for social justice and economic gain. Recently, The Bahamas’ made good on that 2018 promise.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 11, 2022

Legal cannabis partnership to help patient access. The new distributor in the Australian medicinal cannabis industry – The Entourage Effect – has signed a firstof its kind deal with innovative medical cannabis clinic MiDispensary. UPDATED : Wednesday 12th of January 2022. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA –.

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Cannabis Chronicles

MAY 22, 2019

SPOKANE — Researchers at Washington State University are teaming up with the Puyallup Tribe of Indians in an effort to chart the tribe’s outcomes prescribing medicinal marijuana to patients. The Puyallup tribe has staked several claims in the state’s legal marijuana industry, opening two recreational stores in the Tacoma area.

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Cannabis Life Network

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

With a medical cannabis program that stinks of reefer madness and the decision to create COVID internment camps, Australia is the last country you’d expect to legalize medical psychedelics. Telling […] The post Australia to Legalize Medical Psychedelics appeared first on Cannabis | Weed | Marijuana | News.

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Veriheal

MAY 15, 2023

Many hospices say they cannot legally prescribe medical marijuana because it remains a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law. Most state caregivers assist those unable or unable to access medical marijuana themselves, including children and those receiving hospice care. Again, it varies from state to state.

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Patients Access Conditions Chronic Pain 75

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The organization has, they say, ……evaluated patient access, affordability, equity, and product safety. With a decline in legislative improvements in state medical cannabis programs, millions of patients are left with limited or no access,” ASA Executive Director Debbie Churgai said. “It Pennsylvania State Rep.

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MMJ Recs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

California has been at the forefront of the medical marijuana movement since its legalization in 1996. With a progressive stance towards cannabis use, the Golden State has established a comprehensive framework for those seeking access to medical marijuana. Wondering how to access MMJ in California?

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Thus, providing a new pathway for patients to access psychedelic treatment, and another example of the medicinal approach to psychedelic legalization. Timeline of Medicinal Legalization in Canada. In January 2022, the FDR statute was amended to give healthcare professionals access to restricted drugs through SAP.

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MMJ Recs

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In Texas, a traditionally conservative state, the journey toward embracing medical marijuana has been marked by legal nuances and ongoing discussions. Cannabis Regulations in Texas The regulatory framework governing medical marijuana in Texas is intricate and reflects the state’s cautious approach to legalization.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The first legal medicinal cannabis product will be available to eligible patients from next month, but a specialist consultant has said he would not prescribe it due to the absence of a scientific evidence base for its efficacy. The Irish Times reports.

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Medicine Epilepsy Legalization Patients 52

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 25, 2022

May 25, 2022 – SACRAMENTO – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco)’s Senate Bill 1186 , which restores voter-created access to medicinal cannabis across the state by requiring cities to provide patients access to purchase medicinal cannabis by delivery, passed the Senate with a unanimous bipartisan vote.

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Medicine Legislation Chronic Pain Access 52

Veriheal

AUGUST 24, 2022

Colorado could legalize psychedelics. The Colorado Secretary of State’s office announced earlier this month that the Natural Medicine Health Act received enough qualifying signatures to make it to this November’s ballot. The Natural Medicine Health Act: Pros and Cons.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

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. Additionally, the legal possession limit has been raised from 25 grams to 50 grams of cannabis.

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Veriheal

JUNE 20, 2023

In a recent 2023 study , scientists have developed two promising drug candidates for treating these conditions, drawing inspiration from a traditional African psychedelic plant medicine called ibogaine. Ibogaine is a naturally occurring psychoactive substance derived from the roots of the iboga plant , a species native to central Africa.

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Medicine Research and Development Treatment Conditions 97

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 23, 2022

SACRAMENTO – Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 1186, which restores voter-created access to medicinal cannabis across the state by requiring cities to allow patients access to purchase legal medicinal cannabis by delivery, passed the Assembly Business and Professions Committee by a vote of 13-2.

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Medicine Legislation Chronic Pain Business 52

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

president and CEO of MJH Life Sciences™, parent company of Cannabis Patient Care ™ “We are thrilled to partner with Americans for Safe Access because we share their passion for education and for helping as many patients as we can.”. For more information, please visit: [link].

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Veriheal

JANUARY 3, 2022

From being the first Asian country to legalize medical cannabis to opening dispensaries for free medical cannabis oil and approving medical cultivation and distribution , Thailand has led the charge when it comes to cannabis legalization. In its most recent move, the country has now legalized cannabis flower.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 23, 2022

April 23, 2022 – SACRAMENTO – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco)’s Senate Bill 1186 , which restores voter-created access to medicinal cannabis across the state by requiring cities to provide patients access to purchase medicinal cannabis by delivery, passed the Senate Governance and Finance Committee by a vote of 4-1.

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Medicine Legislation Chronic Pain Access 52

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 7, 2022

There is a rapidly growing movement to create safe access to psychedelic medicines. The Microdosing Collective (“Microdosing Collective” or “the Collective”) is a new initiative supporting education around regulatory policy to permit legal microdosing for optimal wellbeing. actively microdose psychedelic medicines.

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