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AIMS v. Garland: A Disappointment for Psilocybin Advocates, but Progressive Policy May Still be on the Horizon

Cannabis Law Report

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed a petition for review of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) response to an attorney’s letter seeking advice and guidance on how a physician could administer psilocybin to a terminally ill patient without incurring liability under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). By Allison Campbell.

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CBD: Everything You Need to Know

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But CBD’s real calling card is that it’s popularly isolated from marijuana’s sibling plant, hemp , and can be legally sold (in most states) under much more relaxed regulations. However, hemp-derived CBD products and marijuana-derived CBD products have some very important differences. Hemp VS. Marijuana.

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Approval of Epidiolex Validates What Many CBD Users Already Knew

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The new drug is indicated for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome, in patients two years of age and older. It is also the first FDA approval of a drug for the treatment of patients with Dravet syndrome. The Next Move Is On The DEA.

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Shitty Government Weed Might Have Just Ruined Major New Study on Veterans and PTSD

SpeedWeed

A long-awaited clinical trial on using cannabis as a treatment for veterans with PTSD has finally been published in the PLOS One journal , but the results are far less promising than researchers and veterans had hoped. million grant from the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS).

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Veriheal’s Innovation in Cannabis Scholarship 2020 Winners

Veriheal

Essay: “Integrating Research and Medicine: Cannabis Related Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases”. Essay Summary: Nishtha wants to further research into THC treatment for patients suffering from neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and epilepsy , both of which cause neuron death. Nishtha Tripathi. Program between St.

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CBD, THC, AND CANCER

Weedistry

A team of Spanish scientists led by Manuel Guzman conducted the first clinical trial assessing the antitumoral action of THC on human beings. The results were published in 2006 in the British Journal of Pharmacology : THC treatment was associated with significantly reduced tumor cell proliferation in every test subject.

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Descheduling Cannabis Will Not Relegate Its Sale Exclusively to Pharmacies; It Will Empower States to Regulate Cannabis as They Seem Fit – Cannabis Business Executive

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One, they have been determined by the US Food and Drug Administration to be clinically safe and effective treatments for a specific medical condition. Two, they are federally classified by DEA and HHS as Schedule II, III, IV or V substances. Rescheduling cannabis will not necessarily facilitate clinical research.