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Guest Post: Is CBD Legal? Federal & State Laws [2019]

Cannabis Law Report

In order to legally posses CBD in Alabama , you must be in accordance to Leni’s Law which states you must be diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition and be undergoing treatment or you are part of a state-sponsored clinical trial. You can find the list of medical conditions here.

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First Cannabis-Derived Rx Drug Now On The Market

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

Epidiolex has received FDA approval to treat Dravet Syndrome and Lennox-Gestaut Syndrome; two very rare forms of epilepsy that manifest in early childhood. The only side effects reported from Epidiolex clinical trials were sleepiness, sedation, insomnia, fatigue, diarrhea, rash, and some infections.

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MMJ Laws In Texas: Your Complete Guide

MMJ Recs

Current Texas Medical Marijuana Regulations CBD laws in Texas are governed by the Compassionate Use Program. Here’s some insight into what the program involves: Intractable Epilepsy Focus: The TCUP is highly focused, primarily catering to individuals diagnosed with one of a specific number of qualifying conditions (more on this below).

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Can medical cannabis survive adult-use legalization?

The Cannigma

We’re not going to get over the fact that there’s not the same sort of clinical trial and that type of evidence for cannabis and cannabis treatments in the very near future for various reasons. There’s the one drug, one target, cannabis is multiple active ingredients and acts on multiple targets in the body.

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NORML 2019 Legislative Report

Cannabis Law Report

The language encourages the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to review its policies and guidelines regarding the hiring and firing of individuals who use marijuana off-the-job in states where that individual’s private use of marijuana is no longer prohibited under state law.

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Meritas Law Firms Worldwide Article: Global Cannabis Industry: The Essential Primer

Cannabis Law Report

Some of the potential health benefits associated with THC and CBD, with and without the high, respectively, include reducing chronic pain such as from migraines or cancer, alleviating anxiety, reducing inflammation, and helping treat conditions such as epilepsy, PTSD, and glaucoma. This is true even if the CBD comes from industrial hemp.

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DEA Pushes Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing To December: What Does This Mean For Cannabis?

Veriheal

Because the categorization of a controlled substance determines its availability and accessibility, the benefits of rescheduling are important to patients suffering from chronic pain, epilepsy, and other conditions.

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