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MAPS: “California Psychedelic Decriminalization Bill Slated for 2023 Reintroduction”

Cannabis Law Report

Senate Bill 519 would have decriminalized the personal possession of certain psychedelic substances, legalized life-saving public health interventions, and studied future approaches to increasing use of psychedelics. Policy and Advocacy Director, MAPS . As a result, the soon-to-be-amended version of SB 519 is limited to a study.”.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/4/19

NORML

Separate provisions in the bill exclude cannabidiol from the federal definition of marijuana, permit VA doctors to authorize medical cannabis access to qualified patients, and remove undue federal barriers to clinical trial research to better assess the safety and efficacy of medical cannabis.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/18/19

NORML

House lawmakers introduced The Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 (HR 601), to facilitate federally-approved clinical trials involving cannabis. Meanwhile, a decriminalization bill was defeated in the Virginia House this week. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. Virgin Islands.

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New Study: Demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use: an analysis of the 2013–2017 Traffic Safety Culture Index

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana Decriminalization, Medical Marijuana Laws, and Fatal Traffic Crashes in US Cities, 2010–2017. 9-tetrahydrocannabinol on driving performance: a randomized clinical trial. Fatal crashes in the 5 years after recreational marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington. Accident Anal Prev. 2019;132:105284.

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Is Europe falling behind?

The Cannigma

Now, that’s going to matter significantly when as we advance clinical trials, as we advance product formulation as not just product formulation within pharma but all product formulation and that comes down to the initial process in relation to the supply chain of pretty hardcore standardization.

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Psychedelic Invest’s 100 Most Influential People in Psychedelics List

Cannabis Law Report

Rick, and MAPS, have published hundreds of research papers, articles, and reports over the past several decades in addition to participation in dozens of clinical trials and international studies. Healing Advocacy Fund. In 2018, he helped guide the Decriminalize Denver campaign in the process of drafting the initiative text.

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Urge Kentucky Lawmakers to Support Medical Cannabis Reform Today!

NORML

The National Center for Biotechnology Information has summarized a group of FDA approved randomized clinical trials, finding evidence for cannabis as medicine. Jimmy Higdon’s Cannabis Decriminalization (SB 82), and Sen. Kentucky’s Senate leader has taken a contradictory stance. 8 – state Rep.

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