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Status Update: 2022 Ballot Initiatives and Referendums

NORML

Voters in several states are anticipated to decide on marijuana-related ballot measures in November. Here is an update of where those efforts currently stand. . The post Status Update: 2022 Ballot Initiatives and Referendums appeared first on NORML.

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6 terpene profiles replace Indica and Sativa in new Emerald Cup classes

Cannabis Life Network

It’s high time to smoke out the old Indica and Sativa descriptions at cannabis cups. Consumers deserve to know more about the plant than the structure it took on in life. With research now showing how much terpenes drive cannabis sales and quality, the Emerald Cup took a chance to replace Indica and Sativa. Terpenes […]. The post 6 terpene profiles replace Indica and Sativa in new Emerald Cup classes appeared first on Cannabis News, Lifestyle - Headlines, Videos & Cooking.

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The Roll-up #241: Increasing your altitude by flying with weed

Leafly

This week: Four top tips for mental health upkeep. The post The Roll-up #241: Increasing your altitude by flying with weed appeared first on Leafly.

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Joint Pain Relief: What Are Your Options?

Otherside Farms

Do you know that at least one in every four adults in the US experience mild to severe joint pain? This rate estimates about 15 million people, including adults with severe joint pain due to arthritis. However, severe joint pain is more prevalent in women than men by 29.2%. Other causes of severe joint pain apart from arthritis include dislocation, a broken bone, and bone cancer.

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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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How Does the Endocannabinoid System Work?

CannaMD

Cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years, embraced by traditional cultures from Asia and Europe to the Americas. Due to ongoing governmental prohibitions on the use of marijuana, pharmacological research on the effects and potential benefits of cannabis lagged through much of the 20th century. This changed with the discovery of […].

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Marijuana’s Impact on Safety

CannaMD

As marijuana legalization spreads throughout the United States, many people debate the safety impacts of the drug. While public support continues to grow, some argue that legalization will increase cases of crime and marijuana-related accidents. In this article, CannaMD dives into the current research to analyze just how marijuana legalization impacts safety.

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Pennsylvania: Morrisdale Man Gets State Prison for Allowing His Children to Smoke Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

CLEARFIELD – A Morrisdale man will be spending time in state prison for multiple offenses including allowing his children to smoke marijuana. Robert Keith Foster Jr., 31, pleaded guilty to felony endangering the welfare of children and misdemeanor corruption of minors Tuesday during sentencing court. President Judge Fredric J. Ammerman sentenced him to serve nine months to five years in state prison for this case.

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Answer of the Day for May 15, 2022

TheAnswerPage

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are commonly used to relieve the symptoms of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). Do PPIs interact with CBD? Yes. PPIs inhibit some of the liver enzymes that metabolize CBD. As a result, there is an increase in bioavailability of CBD, and a possible increase of adverse effects associated with CBD consumption. Brown JD, Winterstein AG.

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UK: David Hardstaff And John Binns Write For Open Access Government Exploring Shifting Sands In The UK CBD Industry

Cannabis Law Report

13 May 2022. by John Binns and David Hardstaff. BCL Solicitors LLP. UK-based CBD companies may feel they have had a rough ride of late. From operating within a light-touch regulatory regime, founded on the belief that CBD products were no different to any other readily available food supplement, the closing drawbridge that is the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) novel food application process has been a shock to the industry’s system.

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Sometimes, the Parody Defense to Copyright Infringement Works!

Canna Law Blog

As a cannabis intellectual property litigator, part of my job is to help clients make cost-benefit and risk analyses. My colleagues and I have written several posts about the defense of “parody” in cannabis intellectual property litigation, and why it’s a very specific defense that people tend to overstretch in most cases. While that remains true, it’s only fair to also write about cases where it does work – like in this week’s decision by a New York court to deem a sketch comedy group’s theater

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Spain. Another Day Another Sub Committee – The Crawl To Legalization Continues

Cannabis Law Report

El Planteo reports. What happened? The Subcommittee in the Health and Consumption Commission had its fifth and last session, that is to say that it is in a situation of “view for sentence” . 60 pacientes reales nos reunimos tras la comparecencia en el Congreso de los Diputados. “El Dolor No Puede Esperar” ¿Regulamos? ?? pic.twitter.com/Gt3Is1gxqh. — Carola Pérez ??

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Canada: Supreme Court says MRU student’s magic mushroom assault defence was valid

Cannabis Law Report

The Calgary Herald reports. The country’s highest court has concluded extreme intoxication can be used as a defence in assault cases, ruling in favour of a former Mount Royal University hockey player who attacked a professor while high on magic mushrooms. In a decision released Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada reversed a July 2021 ruling by the Alberta Court of Appeal that struck down an acquittal of Matthew Brown, who attacked an MRU professor in her home while high on psilocybin in 2018.

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Vice Report: Psychedelic Patents are Broken Because the Patent System Is Broken

Cannabis Law Report

Pharmaceutical patents are used to extend monopolies, leading to high drug prices, and reduced access. Will the psychedelic industry follow suit? Vice. The chemical makeup of naloxone has been known since 1961; it’s an old and cheap life-saving drug that can quickly reverse an opioid overdose. But Evzio, a naloxone auto-injector made by pharmaceutical company Kaléo, has regularly undergone dramatic price increases , at one point costing $4,500 for a two-pack.

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Washington: Cannabis DUI challenge rejected by state Supreme Court

Cannabis Law Report

The Seattle Weekly reports. Everett man argued the law must be tossed because legal limit for THC is not supported by science. OLYMPIA — The state Supreme Court has upheld Washington’s law, making it illegal to drive under the influence of cannabis, based on a statute put in place by voters as part of the 2012 initiative legalizing marijuana. Justices unanimously rejected May 12 a Snohomish County man’s contention that the law is unconstitutionally vague and irrational because the standard used

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Dentons – Cannabis Client Alert – May 2022

Cannabis Law Report

In this week’s edition: Large Majority of Americans Favor Legal Recreational Cannabis Under Federal Law. Garland Tells Lawmakers DOJ’s Approach to Cannabis Unchanged. Study Shows Medical Cannabis Use Has Positive Impact on Anxiety and Depression. FDA Issues Warning Letters to Companies Illegally Selling CBD and Delta-8 THC Products . Federal.

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