Fri.Oct 21, 2022

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New Drug May Treat Patients Who Get Too High

CannaMD

While cannabis has been shown to offer multiple therapeutic benefits, one drawback is its potential to induce anxiety and paranoia in some users. When unpleasant symptoms occur due to consuming large quantities of THC, it is referred to as Acute Cannabinoid Intoxication (ACI), and it can lead to people seeking emergency medical treatment. Now, a […].

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How Delta 8 and 9 THC laws are different in Canada

Cannabis Life Network

Delta-8 hit shelves in Canada, but many wonder why processors want to produce a semi-synthetic THC variant. Consumers claim delta-8 is potent but less inebriating than delta-9 THC. But Canadian producers might target regulatory loopholes with THC variants. “Synthetic” is an ambiguous word, especially for cannabinoids. Yet semi-synthetic implies chemists modified an organic substance derived from nature with fully synthetic reagents.

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How does THC affect prenatal development?

Leafly

THC affects development of the brain's reward pathway and hormone systems. Can an over-the-counter supplement reverse some of those changes? The post How does THC affect prenatal development? appeared first on Leafly.

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Lawmakers Want to Know the Environmental Impacts of Cannabis Cultivation

Veriheal

Two lawmakers are asking about the environmental impacts of cannabis cultivation, and they’re recommending that a study be conducted to investigate the matter. According to media reports, “Republican Reps. Earl Carter of Georgia and Doug Lamborn of Colorado wrote in a letter obtained by the Washington Examiner that ‘the American people must have a better understanding of the environmental costs of this rapidly growing industry.'” Even though this question is clearly desig

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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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The Cannabis – the Good, the Bad and the Good Again!

MaxQ Cannabis

The Cannabis Industry – the Good, the Bad and the Good Again! Get the Latest on Post-Pandemic Cannabis Industry Performance The good – as we witnessed, businesses around the globe shuttered as COVID-19 wreaked havoc on the global economy, however, the cannabis industry was considered an essential and as a result many companies in the […].

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Uber Eats Announces Leafly Partnership, Germany’s Legalization Plans Leak, and White House Drug Czar Backs Cannabis Rescheduling

Veriheal

Uber Eats announced its partnership with Leafly, Germany’s cannabis legalization plans leaked, and the White House drug czar said cannabis should be rescheduled. Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews. Uber Eats to Bring Cannabis Delivery to Toronto. Toronto residents can now order more than just food through their Uber Eats app. Earlier this month, Uber Eats announced its new partnership with cannabis delivery service Leafly.

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Hong Kong to ban cannabis compound CBD from Feb, with up to 7-year jail term for possession to match heroin, cocaine

Cannabis Law Report

We told you this would be coming and now it has… Hong Kong Free Press Reports The government will place “CBD disposal bins” across Hong Kong starting next week to “facilitate the disposal of CBD products.” Hong Kong will ban cannabidiol, or CBD, from February, adding the cannabis compound to a criminalised list of drugs […].

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The Week in Weed: October 21, 2022

The Blunt Truth

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, Oklahoma announced a special election to decide on legalizing adult-use cannabis. Massachusetts regulators said they were aware of safety concerns at a cannabis production facility following a worker’s death there. Switzerland legalized medical marijuana.

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Canberra drug decriminalisation laws passed in ACT Legislative Assembly

Cannabis Law Report

The Canberra Times reports on some sensible legislation passing in the ACT in Australia. A rare thing to be welcomed in this day and age Canberrans will be able to possess small amounts of certain illicit drugs without facing the prospect of jail time or a criminal record from next year. Read report (paywall […].

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Biden’s Bad Example

Canna Law Blog

President Biden’s recent announcement of a pardon for federal cannabis offenses has caught the attention of observers abroad. In fact, I was quoted in an article by Brazilian journalist Anita Krepp on the subject. Unfortunately, the example being set by Biden for other countries is, in part, a bad one. To be clear, we are not taking issue with the pardons themselves.

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Paper -Published On SAGE: When Hotel Guests Complain About Tobacco, Electronic Cigarettes, and Cannabis: Lessons for Implementing Smoking Bans

Cannabis Law Report

Abstract We analyzed reviews ontripadvisor.comfrom a random sample of N = 477 hotels in ten large cities in the US to examine how well existing policies protect guests from exposure to tobacco, electronic cigarette, and cannabis (TEC) smoke. We examined the association between complaints per 100 reviews with hotel smoking policies, star rating, cost, brand, […].

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