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New Title: Canada McGill – Queens University Press: Remedicalising Cannabis Science, Industry, and Drug Policy By Suzanne Taylor

Cannabis Law Report

A contemporary history of the remedicalization of cannabis and the shifting boundaries between licit and illicit drugs. Within a decade cannabis-based drugs were back in the clinic. When cannabis tincture was withdrawn from the medical establishment in the UK in 1973, cannabis became regulated solely as an illicit drug.

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Court Dismisses Case Demanding DEA to Move Expeditiously to License Cannabis Cultivators

NORML

The agency in 2016 first announced its intent to license private entities to grow cannabis for FDA-approved clinical trials. Since 1968, the agency has only licensed the University of Mississippi to engage in the growing of cannabis for FDA-approved clinical research.

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Researchers Concerned About Whitewashing of Psychedelic-Assisted Mental Health Research

Cannabis Law Report

As psychedelic therapy trials approach FDA approval, researchers express the urgent need to ensure effectiveness and accessibility to communities of color. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy , 28 (3), 211–214. Madison Natarajan, MS. – August 5, 2021. Thrul, J., & Garcia-Romeu, A. link] (Link). Source: [link].

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Veterans and Medical Cannabis: A Comprehensive Guide

MMJ Recs

These professionals can provide valuable insights into whether medical cannabis is a suitable option based on the veteran’s medical history, current conditions, and treatment goals. Advocates continue to push for policy changes that would ensure veterans have the same access to medical marijuana as other patients.

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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

Japan has some of the harshest drug policies on Earth, including for cannabis — and is one of the worst places on Earth to get arrested on marijuana possession charges. The government has a zero tolerance policy on cannabis, but this approach doesn’t apply to investments, it appears. The future of weed legalization in Japan.

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UK: Tory MP Crispin Blunt At Loggerheads With The Home Office Over Psilocybin Research

Cannabis Law Report

Despite this, the Home Office “fails to act, perpetuating what can be considered the worst research blackout in scientific history,” according to the Conservative Drug Policy Reform Group (CDPRG), of which Mr Blunt is chairman.

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Ohio State University: New academic center focuses on psychedelic drug research and education

Cannabis Law Report

The new center is designed to formalize a network of experts across the university based in a range of academic departments as well as existing centers focused on drug policy and substance misuse prevention and recovery. Alan Davis. Our capacity to reach so many makes this commitment essential.”.