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Philippines: Cannabis bills likely to be indefinitely postponed

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Editha R Hechanova of Hechanova & Co Inc explains the hurdles that are preventing Filipino lawmakers from legalising medical cannabis… Editha R Hechanova. In 2017, newspapers quoted Duterte’s spokesman that the former was open to approving bills legalising medical cannabis. Everything is medicinal. That would be an excuse.

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The Status of Cannabis Legalization in the South

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While cannabis legalization moves full steam ahead through much of the Northeast, the southeastern U.S. These states haven’t made major headlines for their progressive cannabis policies, but together they constitute a major market that has, nevertheless, dipped its toe in the water. has been notably slow to uptake major reforms.

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Australian Medical Cannabis Company MGC Says It Now Has 1800 Prescribed Products

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. …MGC Pharmaceuticals has achieved yet another significant milestone with the bio-pharma company this week surpassing more than 1,800 prescribed products of its medicinal cannabis-based pharmaceutical products in Australia, UK, Brazil and Ireland.

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While Legislative Hurdles Remain, We Take a Look at North Carolina’s Medical Marijuana Bill

Cannabis Law Report

SB 711 recognizes that “modern medical research has found that cannabis and cannabinoid compounds are effective at alleviating pain, nausea, and other symptoms associated with several debilitating medical conditions.”. SB 711 would make medical marijuana available to “qualified patients” with a physician’s written certification.

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Are CBD-Infused Alcohol Beverages Legal?

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The recent wave of crackdowns on cannabidiol (“CBD”)-infused alcohol beverages has further exacerbated public confusion regarding the legal status of the cannabis plant’s non-psychoactive compound. Cannabis is heavily regulated at the state level but unlike alcohol, it is—for the most part—strictly prohibited under federal law.

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The Latin American Cannabis Landscape – Part Two: Regulated Markets and Patient Access

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Thanks to the recent emergence of regulated medical cannabis markets, the success of this versatile plant can be followed from farm to pharma and prescriber to patient, however, the origins of cannabis as medicine cannot be as simply traced as the plant is today from seed to sale. million people.

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Japan is Poised to Legalize Medical Marijuana

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One of the proposed bills would amend the Cannabis Control Law during the current 150-day Diet session, which launched on Monday, January 23. Based on Japan’s Cannabis Control Law—A.K.A. Japan’s latest Cannabis Control Law revisions would apply to pharmaceutical-grade medicinal cannabis products. ‘1948 Law No.