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Can Cannabis Provide Relief For Arthritis?

The Fresh Toast

Can Cannabis Provide Relief For Arthritis? The evidence supports that cannabis can be a potential benefit for arthritis as well as other ailments that involve inflammation. . The post Can Cannabis Provide Relief For Arthritis? appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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Delta-8 THC Offers a Path to Trademark Protection

The Blunt Truth

A recent federal appeals court decision has shed light on the legal status of delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (“delta-8 THC”) and its implications for cannabis brand owners. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that delta-8 THC falls squarely within the definition of “hemp” under the 2018 Farm Act, and is therefore lawful, despite its psychoactive properties.

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Canada: Alberta worker placed on one-year unpaid suspension for cannabis use

Cannabis Law Report

Canada’s Leader Post reports. The employee was originally terminated after consuming cannabis while attending a company training course. An employee with Nav Canada, which runs the air navigation system over Canada and part of the North Atlantic Ocean, has been placed on unpaid suspension for a year for violating the company’s drug policy, an Alberta arbitrator has ruled.

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Star signs and cannabis strains: June 2022 horoscopes

Leafly

Check out these out-of-this-world strains for the month of June 2022 and read up on advice for your astrological sign. The post Star signs and cannabis strains: June 2022 horoscopes appeared first on Leafly.

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Where the Money Grows: Learning the Industry Trends in Medical Cannabis, Recreational Marijuana, Hemp, and Beyond

Speaker: Jonathan Bench, International Cannabis and Securities Business Attorney at Harris Bricken

The U.S. cannabis industry is still in its infancy, even though states began engaging with legalization in one form or another in the late 1990s. Today, many opportunities exist for individuals and businesses that want to engage in the industry. Some want to directly own licensed businesses, while others prefer to keep the industry at an arm’s length and merely profit from it.

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Can You Ask Your Doctor For A Cannabis Prescription Instead Of Painkillers?

The Fresh Toast

Can You Ask Your Doctor For A Cannabis Prescription Instead Of Painkillers? Marijuana, as we have previously reported, can be a great alternative to opioids. But will your doctor prescribe you weed instead of painkillers? The post Can You Ask Your Doctor For A Cannabis Prescription Instead Of Painkillers? appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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Is Importing Cannabis Equipment Worth It?

Canna Law Blog

Given the growth of both the cannabis industry and international trade, it’s more important than ever to understand the basics, and challenges of, purchasing cannabis-related goods overseas. Root Sciences, a cannabis extraction company, has been learning this the hard way. Last week, it initiated an appeal in the Federal Circuit last week after their lawsuit was dismissed in October 2021.

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Canopy Growth Not Growing

Cannabis Life Network

Canopy Growth is not growing. The Canadian cannabis company reported a 4th quarter loss of C$578 million, culminating in a C$4.1 billion loss since 2015. Compared to the previous quarter, revenue crashed. Net sales are down 21% to C$111.8 million. Overall, Canada’s recreational cannabis sales have dropped by 19% or C$39 million. Compared to the […].

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What’s In a Name? Marketing the Meaning Behind Strain Names

MaxQ Cannabis

What is the name of your favorite strain of cannabis? Before the cultivator’s revolution, many people could answer that question of the few named strains they had tried. “White Widow”, “Girl Scout Cookies” and anything “Kush” were names people understood. They knew approximately what they were getting between a “Diesel” and an “OG” They had […].

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Maryland Bill To Fund Psychedelics Research And Access For Veterans Takes Effect Without Governor’s Signature

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana Moment reports. The governor of Maryland announced on Friday that he will allow a bill to create a state fund to provide “cost-free” access to psychedelics like psilocybin, MDMA and ketamine for military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury to take effect without his signature. The measure from Sen.

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Revamping Texas’ Medical Cannabis Program Is the Key to Ending the State’s Opioid Crisis

Veriheal

According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , there were an estimated 2,620 opioid overdose deaths in Texas between Aug. 1, 2020, and July 31, 2021—a 43% increase from the same period a year before. Sadly, these alarming numbers are just a small portion of a much larger problem that’s been ravaging the United States for decades.

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Oregon Cannabis Investigation Serves As a Reminder About Consumer Product Safety

Cannabis Law Report

The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) is conducting an ongoing investigation into Curaleaf regarding an alleged mislabeling of a nonpsychoactive cannabidiol (CBD) product, which actually contained psychoactive delta-9 tetrahydracannabinol (THC). Curaleaf operates 101 retail cannabis dispensaries in 16 states. The OLCC investigation revealed that the alleged mislabeling resulted from an employee’s confusing the CBD bottles with the THC bottles in preparing the Curaleaf cannabis product

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Answer of the Day for Jun 1, 2022

TheAnswerPage

Sertraline is a commonly prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) to treat depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD and/or other ailments. Many people with depression, anxiety, OCD and/or PTSD also consume cannabinoid-based medicines to treat their symptoms. Could the metabolism of sertraline be impacted by THC? Yes, THC inhibits CYP3A4, the enzyme that metabolizes sertraline, and therefore the co-administration of THC and sertraline may result in an increased availability of sertraline.

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ICBC Report: MPs Introduce Cannabis Decriminalization Measure In Lithuania

Cannabis Law Report

Lithuania may not be the first place that you think of when it comes to cannabis policy reform, however, efforts to reform the nation’s cannabis laws are underway in the European country, which is located in the Baltic region of the continent. Last November, lawmakers in Lithuania voted on a measure that would have decriminalized small amounts of all controlled substances.

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Understanding the Current Legal Status of Psychedelics in the United States

Cannabis Law Report

WRITTEN BY: Vicente Sederberg LLP. Charles Alovisetti. Josh Kappel. Genevieve Meehan. In a previous article, we explored one potential current opportunity for entrepreneurs interested in psychedelics and mycelium— producing non-psychoactive mushroom supplements. But are there any current commercial opportunities that involve psychedelics? The short answer is: that current legal options (i.e. legal at the state level or the state and federal level) are limited.

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New Zealand: Police seize 1655 LSD tabs from Invercargill man

Cannabis Law Report

Police seized 4019 grams of cannabis and 1655 LSD tabs from an Invercargill man when they searched his house. Jayden James Pearsey, 22, entered guilty pleas through his lawyer in the Invercargill District Court on Tuesday. He admitted offering to supply LSD and offering to sell cannabis (both representative), possessing LSD for supply, possessing cannabis for sale and failing to carry out obligations in relation to a computer search (refusing to give police his mobile PIN code).

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Class Action Filed Against One Of Country’s Leading Cannabis Real Estate Investment Trusts

Cannabis Law Report

27 May 2022. by Francis L. Gorman III , John J. Kolesar and William Wolfe. Harris Beach. Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (“IIPR” as listed on the NYSE) is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) focused on the acquisition, ownership and management of specialized industrial properties leased to experienced, state-licensed operators for their regulated state-licensed cannabis facilities.

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The Hazy Crazy Workplace Is Coming

Cannabis Law Report

By Daniel Schwartz on May 30, 2022. Imagine, as that old movie plot goes, falling asleep 25 years ago and waking up now. Beyond the technology, there might be nothing stranger than driving on Connecticut highways and seeing billboards for selling cannabis (in Massachusetts) nearly every mile. (Though, don’t look now, but the state is banning those.).

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