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Alzheimer's Disease & the Endocannabinoid System

Project CBD

CBD , THC , and other cannabinoids show promise for treating neurodegeneration and improving cognitive function.

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Leafly Buzz: 12 terped-out, new hashes for harvest season

Leafly

Splurge on cold-cured live rosin, rare temple balls, Rainbow Belts Persy Rosin Pods, and more. The post Leafly Buzz: 12 terped-out, new hashes for harvest season appeared first on Leafly.

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A Guide to Using LSD: How to Have a Good Acid Trip

Cannabis Life Network

With LSD making a cultural and scientific comeback, a guide to using LSD is needed to help steer first-timers in the right direction. Many people are yearning to experience the mind-altering effects of this elusive yet celebrated drug that has garnered an eclectic mix of fans from the likes of Michel Foucault to Steve Jobs. […]. The post A Guide to Using LSD: How to Have a Good Acid Trip appeared first on Latest Cannabis News Today - Headlines, Videos & Stocks.

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Draft your All-Reefer team of NBA trail blazers

Leafly

To celebrate the league's progress on pot, help us honor the retired hoopers that continue to blaze the trail. The post Draft your All-Reefer team of NBA trail blazers 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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An Introduction to Cannabis Trichomes

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

If you’re not already familiar with the ins and outs of the cannabis plant, then you might not know about cannabis trichomes. What sets them apart from the rest of the plant, and what unique properties can they provide to consumers? How can trichomes best be utilized by cannabis fans? Today, we’d like to answer each of these questions and give our readers a thorough overview of cannabis trichomes.

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Research Shows Strong Support for Natural Therapeutics

Veriheal

Veriheal does not support illegally consuming alternative therapeutic substances but acknowledges that it transpires because of the current illicit status, which we strive to change by advocating for research, legal access, and responsible consumption. Always consult a physician before attempting psychedelic therapy. Cannabis and magic mushrooms for the win!

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How to get hired as a budtender in Canada

Leafly

Budtenders are there to help consumers explore different types of cannabis products—but who educates them? The post How to get hired as a budtender in Canada appeared first on Leafly.

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DEA Calls for Increases in Research-Grade Cannabis and Psychedelic Production

Veriheal

In response to a significant increase in research on Schedule I controlled substances, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has proposed dramatically raised levels of legal cannabis and psychedelic production in 2022 for use in studies. After already increasing production quotas for 2021, the DEA is calling for a 60% increase in marijuana production.

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Dept of Justice: Massachusetts Woman Sentenced to Prison on Tax and Drug Charges Arising from Multimillion-Dollar Black Market Marijuana Enterprise

Cannabis Law Report

A Massachusetts woman was sentenced today to four years in prison for tax evasion, conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 50 kilograms or more of marijuana, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and money laundering. According to court documents, Deana Martin, of Milton, controlled Northern Herb, a black-market marijuana delivery service that operated in Massachusetts from 2015 to 2018.

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There is No Such Thing as Boilerplate in a Cannabis Contract

Canna Law Blog

If you’re still at the point where you are playing lawyer sometimes or all of the time with your cannabis business contracts, then this post is for you. I grew up in rural Wisconsin with two parents who were raised in the wake of the Great Depression. My parents had a bunch of kids, and we did not have a lot of extra money beyond covering our necessities.

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Why The Michigan Cannabis Manufacturers Association Is At Odds With Medical Marijuana Patients

The Fresh Toast

Why The Michigan Cannabis Manufacturers Association Is At Odds With Medical Marijuana Patients. Legislation introduced in September seeks stricter state oversight of medical cannabis caregivers. The post Why The Michigan Cannabis Manufacturers Association Is At Odds With Medical Marijuana Patients appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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How many cannabis plants can you legally grow?

Leafwell

While the US cannabis scene has considerably broadened general access to medical and adult-use cannabis, the rules governing the home-growing of the cannabis plant are still relatively strict. Laws vary from state to state, including whether you can grow cannabis legally for adult use or medical use, how many plants you can cultivate, the maturity of the plant, and much more.

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Is weed legal in Norway?

The Cannigma

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized. Norway has not legalized recreational cannabis but typically possession of less than 15 grams is punished with a simple fine. Furthermore, in 2017 the Norwegian parliament voted in favor of a measure to decriminalize drug use, shifting the focus of drug policies towards treatment. In February 2021, Norway’s government proposed a bill to decriminalize possession, under which possession of up to 10 grams of cannabis would no longer be punishable u

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Can I Use My Medical Card In Other States?

MMJ Recs

More and more states are joining the legal medical marijuana revolution every year. There is now a larger number of MMJ patients in the United States than at any other time in history. Millions of Americans are availing of medical marijuana treatment to alleviate the symptoms of a whole host of debilitating medical conditions, including arthritis, glaucoma, chronic pain, muscle spasms, insomnia, and depression.

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Delta-8 THC products are illegal in Texas, updated health department website says

Cannabis Law Report

The Texas Department of State Health Services updated its website Friday with the clarification that delta-8 THC products — which many thought were legal under the 2018 federal Farm Bill — are still considered a controlled substance in Texas. A notice on the Consumable Hemp Program page now reads: “All other forms of THC, including Delta 8 in any concentration and Delta 9 exceeding 0.3%, are considered Schedule I controlled substances.”.

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Is weed legal in Switzerland?

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: decriminalized. In 2012, Switzerland decriminalized the possession of marijuana, and since October 1, 2013, the possession of up to 10 grams of cannabis is subject to an on the spot fine of CHF 100 ($107.8). Minors under the age of 18 can still face legal proceedings under Swiss juvenile criminal law. Since 2011, cannabis products that contain up to 1% THC are legal in Switzerland, leading to a growing market in “Cannabis Light” products.

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Sundial Files Early Warning Report Issued Pursuant to National Instrument 62-103

Cannabis Law Report

Sundial Growers Inc. (NASDAQ: SNDL ) (“ Sundial “) today announced that between September 3, 2021 and October 19, 2021 , Sundial disposed of 2,336,500 common shares (“ Common Shares “) in the capital of Indiva Limited (TSXV: NDVA) (OTCQX: NDVAF ) (“ Indiva “). Between September 3, 2021 and October 19, 2021 , Sundial disposed of 2,336,500 Common Shares of Indiva (the “ Indiva Shares “) through the facilities of TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”) at an average price of $0.488 per Indiva S

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10 things I’ve learned during my 10-year relationship with weed

Leafly

Women have been using weed to hold things down for a very long time. Here are ten things you learn after consuming weed for ten years. The post 10 things I’ve learned during my 10-year relationship with weed appeared first on Leafly.

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Neptune Wellness Granted U.S. Patent for its Unique Organic Solvent Cannabis Extraction Process

Cannabis Law Report

Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. (“Neptune” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NEPT ) (TSX: NEPT), a diversified and fully integrated health and wellness company focused on plant-based, sustainable and purpose-driven lifestyle brands, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has granted Neptune U.S. Patent No. 11,110,372, covering a method of extracting and isolating compounds from the plants of the Cannabis genus at low temperature using cold organic solvents.

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BBC: Boris Johnson to consider calls to legalise magic mushroom drug psilocybin for research

Cannabis Law Report

The BBC reports…… Boris Johnson has said he will examine the latest advice on the legalisation of psilocybin – a psychedelic drug found in magic mushrooms. CRISPIN BLUNT’S QUESTION AT. 20:10. Tory MP Crispin Blunt urged the PM to review the law to allow more research into the drug’s therapeutic qualities. Mr Blunt said it had “exciting potential” for the treatment of mental health conditions such as depression, trauma and addiction.

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Press Release: COMPASS Pathways is granted new US patent for crystalline psilocybin

Cannabis Law Report

London, UK – 19 October 2021. COMPASS Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS) (“COMPASS”), a mental health care company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, announced today that it has been granted its fourth patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This is COMPASS’s first patent with claims covering its Form A hydrate psilocybin.

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Ganjapreneur Report: Widely Counterfeited Muha Meds Vape Brand Now Licensed In Michigan

Cannabis Law Report

Muha Meds — a self-described street cannabis brand that is best known for the unregulated sale of THC-rich vape cartridges — has received a cannabis processor license in Michigan. The self-described “street cannabis brand” Muha Meds has been awarded a cannabis processor license in Michigan. The license — which was first reported in a Fake Cart Detective report by DabConnection earlier this month — may surprise people who are familiar with the Muha Meds name as the vape brand has seen infamous

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Malawi Industrial, Medicinal Hemp Cultivation Begins – 4 of 89 Approved Licensees Have Started Production

Cannabis Law Report

Malawi’s Nyasa Times reports. Four of the eighty-nine companies who have been issued licenses to grow medicinal and industrial hemp in the country have rolled out the exercise, and the Cannabis Regulatory Authority (CRA) has said it expects the number to heighten as the rainy season begins. CRA director general, Ketulo Salipira, said the numbers were few because a majority of those that have been licensed are hoping to depend on rain-fed while others are still setting up their irrigation f

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Switzerland to legalise recreational and medical cannabis usage. draft plan suggests only Swiss farmers will be able to grow crops

Cannabis Law Report

The Local in Switzerland is saying the following… Switzerland will draw up a draft law for the legalisation of cannabis usage, after a parliamentary commission ruled the drug should no longer be banned. The production, cultivation, trade and consumption of cannabis will no longer be banned in Switzerland after a commission investigating the drug said the laws should be changed, Swiss news outlet Blick reported on Tuesday.

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Epsilon signs long-term manufacturing deal for Cannim’s Jamaican cannabis products

Cannabis Law Report

Epsilon has signed another major deal as its world-leading GMP manufacturing facility in Southport continues to attract the attention of medicinal cannabis powerhouses. Global cannabis company Cannim has signed a two-year deal with Epsilon Healthcare (ASX:EPN) to be its Australian GMP manufacturing partner. Epsilon has the largest GMP cannabis manufacturing facility in the southern hemisphere at Southport in Queensland, which will produce medicinal cannabis products from Cannim’s raw material

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Marijuana Moment Report: Top Mexican Senator Says Marijuana Legalization Bill May Be Taken Up Within Weeks

Cannabis Law Report

MM write. The president of Mexico’s Senate says lawmakers could advance legislation to regulate marijuana in the coming weeks—the latest in a long string of comments from leadership on plans to finally implement rules to legally regulate cannabis production and sales. ?? Inauguración de la exposición “Cannabis, más allá de lo lúdico”, del 19 de octubre de 2021.

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Rhode Island leaders close to consensus on legalizing cannabis says media report

Cannabis Law Report

WPRI 12 report. Rhode Island leaders are inching closer to a agreement on legalizing recreational marijuana, but have still not settled on what sort of governing body will oversee, regulate and issue retail licenses in the potentially lucrative market for legal cannabis. State Sen. Josh Miller, the lead sponsor of a recreational marijuana bill that passed the Senate in June, said the sticking point in negotiations remains whether a separate cannabis commission should be formed — as called for by

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For Those of You Going To MJ Biz Vegas – LPP Are There- Details…

Cannabis Law Report

Last Prisoner Project is coming to #MJBizCon2021! On October 21, LPP’s State Policy Director Gracie Burger will be joining folks from MPP and NORML to discuss everything that goes on behind-the-scenes of state-level cannabis regulatory reform. Register now for 10% off by heading here. .

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NYC Bar: New York’s Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act’s Impact on Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs

Cannabis Law Report

WEBINAR. BONG SCORE. We apply our entirely subjective bong score to each event. 1 Don’t Bother Unless You Need A Well Deserved Sleep. 2 You Might Learn Something But We Hope You Didn’t Pay For It. 3 This is really something, interesting presenters, well worth the money, and i actually will learn something. BLURB. NY Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (“MRTA”) on March 31, 2021.

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Delta 8 Reaches The Shores Of The Hermit Kingdom

Cannabis Law Report

Will fortress Australia keep out Delta 8. we doubt it and now industry bodies are kicking up a fuss it’ll be sure to alert the underground market that there’s money to be made in them thar hills. Cannabiz Australia reports. Read their article (paywall) at [link]. This recent address at MJ Biz Las Vegas will give readers a little more insight into Delta 8.

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