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The Veterans Equal Access Act Reintroduced

NORML

Blumenauer said, “For too long, our veterans have been denied access to highly effective medical marijuana treatment for conditions like chronic pain and PTSD. Our veterans deserve the option to legally access a botanical product that is objectively safer than the litany of pharmaceutical drugs it could replace.

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

Canna Law Blog

The second track for psilocybin is the pharmaceutical model. On the pharmaceutical side, the FDA’s willingness to grant breakthrough therapy status to psychedelic drugs, as mentioned above, has put psilocybin approvals in an expeditious place. At some point, federal policy finally evolves and change becomes inevitable.

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Kanabo Appoints Dr Daniel Poulter MP as Non-Executive Director

Cannabis Law Report

His blend of medical, governmental, and healthcare policy experience makes him well positioned to support Kanabo’s mission to establish and lead a regulated medicinal cannabis market in the UK and Europe. Avihu Tamir, CEO, Kanabo Group, said , “We are delighted to welcome Dr Dan Poulter, MP as a Non-Executive Director to our board.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/1/19

NORML

At the state level, activists in Florida and Missouri gathered in their state capitals along side state and local NORML chapters to lobby state lawmakers in favor of sensible marijuana policy reform. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of adding chronic pain to the qualifying medical conditions list. CT resident?

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The UFC Knocks Out THC from its Anti-Doping Policy

Veriheal

Although many of these athletes did not consume cannabis prior to games, fights, and other competitions but rather in their own free times, it did not matter as cannabis has been listed in many of the leagues’ anti-doping and drug policies since their inception. A Statement Regarding the Changes. Athletes That Have Come Forward.

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The Ketamine Clinic Craze: Legalities and Possibilities

Canna Law Blog

People are increasingly using ketamine for ailments that resist treatment through traditional pharmaceutical drugs. However, it is also being used for off-label infusions for the management of psychiatric disorders and chronic pain management (enter the clinics).

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/8/19

NORML

Senator Ron Wyden introduced legislation in the Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. A subcommittee of the U.S. A Georgia bill to reduce marijuana possession penalties was defeated in a senate committee this week.