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Doctors Get New Clinical Guidelines for Managing Chronic Pain With Cannabis, Courtesy of Canadian Researchers

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Nonetheless, guidelines pertaining to the use of cannabis-based treatments for chronic pain relief have been somewhat hazy…up until now. New guidelines for cannabis in chronic pain were recently published by a group of Canadian researchers. The team peered into the findings of numerous articles published between 2001 and 2019.

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London Mayor Plans Commission To Study Cannabis Decriminalization

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan will form a commission to study the potential of decriminalization of cannabis if he is re-elected next month, according to media reports from the United Kingdom. In 2019, a public opinion poll found that nearly two-thirds (63%) of the city’s residents support the legalization and regulation of cannabis.

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Article: Washington legislature hears proposal to legalize psychedelic mushrooms

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Clients would be required to go through a counseling session before treatment and may go to another session after. This bill would create a scenario similar to cannabis where mushrooms would be legal at the state level to an extent greater than they are at the federal level. Denver in 2019 became the first U.S. have followed suit.

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Article: The Psilocybin Movement is Like the Cannabis Movement (Except When It’s Not)

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Decriminalization occurred last year in Denver, Oakland and Santa Cruz, and that was just a start: nearly 100 other cities are looking at decriminalizing psychedelics. Federally, legislation has been proposed to allow research into psychedelic drugs, alongside calls for decriminalization.

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Article: Cannabis Legislation: Labor Rights and Equity

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Considering the Curaleaf Juneteenth action this is probably worth reading… The legal cannabis industry is currently one of the fastest-growing employers in the U.S. Since 2017, the number of Americans working with cannabis has grown each year by at least 27%. Cannabis unions have also secured strong benefits for its members.

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Article: General Counsel’s Corner: Cannabis and the Campus

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Cannabis—also known as marijuana—has been legalized in the last two decades in more than half of the states. 1 Despite what would appear to be increasingly lawful access to cannabis, it is still classified by U.S. 1 Despite what would appear to be increasingly lawful access to cannabis, it is still classified by U.S.

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Study Finds That Cancer Patients Consume Less Cannabis Than the Public

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Cancer patients arguably stand to benefit the most from cannabis’ unique properties and benefits, such as anti-nausea, anti-inflammation, reduced pain, inhibited tumor growth, and appetite stimulation. Cannabis is an ideal substance to use during the various stages of cancer treatment but most especially after chemotherapy.