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What The Relaxation In Access To Cannabis For Scientific Research Means For Medical Marijuana Development

MMJ Recs

The use of cannabis in scientific research in the US has been at a standstill for the last five decades. The limit on where scientists could access cannabis for research was limited to just one facility at the University of Mississippi. What does federally funded cannabis research mean for medical marijuana development?

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Cannabis Research Explores What’s Better: The Illicit Market or Legal Market

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Despite the fact that the legal cannabis industry is growing, many people are still purchasing from the illicit market. A recent study investigated this matter and found that buying cannabis from the illicit market may be “better” than legal weed. But what about the risks that come with illicit cannabis?

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WSU researchers team with Puyallup tribe on medicinal cannabis research

Cannabis Chronicles

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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Arizona Senate Approves Bill That Could Legalize Therapeutic Psilocybin

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In a recent hearing, the Arizona Senate Health and Human Services Committee unanimously approved a bill that would legalize therapeutic psilocybin centers for medically supervised use. The goal is to ensure that psychedelic therapy remains safe, accessible, and affordable to those 21 and older.

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Legalization Sparks Boom in Once-Stigmatized Field of Marijuana Research

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“There were times when I was told you couldn’t even use ‘cannabis’ and ‘research’ in the same sentence,” he recalled. which is conducting millions of dollars worth of research on the use of cannabis to treat conditions including anxiety, insomnia and pain. The federal government is investing in marijuana research too.

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Nevada Senate Passes Bill To Create Psychedelics Working Group To Plan For Regulated Access

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana Moment reports The Nevada Senate has approved a bill that would create a new working group to study psychedelics and develop a plan to allow regulated access for therapeutic purposes, sending it to the Assembly for consideration.

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Newly Published Paper: Not a SAFE Bet: Equitable Access to Cannabis Banking, An Analysis of the SAFE Banking Act

Cannabis Law Report

Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. According to its sponsors and supporters, the Safe and Fair Enforcement (‘SAFE’) Banking Act would help address the challenges faced by small cannabis businesses that cannot currently access banking services or loans. Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No.

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