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Why More People Are Choosing Cannabis Over Alcohol

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How many of us look forward to a drink at the end of a hard work week? Some even look forward to it after a particularly hard day. From going out for drinks with friends or healing a broken heart, we all have our reasons to partake. Sprinkle a little bit of Covid into the […]. The post Why More People Are Choosing Cannabis Over Alcohol appeared first on Latest Cannabis News Today - Headlines, Videos & Stocks.

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USDA approves hemp production plans for Alaska, Arizona and Montana

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Hemp Industry Daily reports. Federal agriculture regulators continue to approve hemp production plans for state and tribal programs following the Jan. 1 deadline when pilot programs were due to expire and the final rules under the 2018 Farm Bill were set to take effect. Most recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved hemp production programs for Alaska, Arizona and Montana.

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Update: Proposed Oregon Cannabis License Moratoria

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Earlier this week, I canvassed the key cannabis bills enrolled at the outset of the Oregon legislative session. I mentioned that HB 4016 was sucking up all of the oxygen due to its Oregon cannabis license moratoria, including the retroactive moratorium on new producer applications effective January 1, 2022. That retroactivity concept came out of the blue.

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The DEA Wants To Add The Following Compunds To Schedule 1

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Filter reports. The DEA released a proposed rule change on January 14 to put an impenetrable-looking group of substances—4-OH-DiPT, 5-MeO-AMT, 5-MeO-MiPT, 5-MeO-DET and DiPT—into Schedule I. That’s the category currently shared by drugs including heroin, LSD and marijuana. Under federal law, Schedule I drugs “[have] no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.

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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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Is CBD Oil Safe For Pets? And 5 Surprising Benefits of CBD For Dogs and Cats

Otherside Farms

Many dog and cat owners now know that CBD works for humans, but not many are familiar with how CBD works for dogs and cats. As pet owners, we’re often our pets’ biggest advocates. We spend a lot of time caring for our beloved pets. And we want them to experience good health. CBD helps out our pets in five major ways, so let us learn more about that in this article.

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Answer of the Day for Feb 6, 2022

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Sublingual and buccal routes of administration are known to avoid first-pass metabolism by the liver. As a result, these routes of administration may have less potential for interactions with the cytochrome P450 enzymes. Why then, have there been multiple case reports describing the use of oromucosal THC products leading to supratherapeutic INRs in patients who take coumadin?

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Creso Pharma Limited Buys US – Sierra Sage Herbs (SSH)

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis company Creso Pharma Limited (ASX:CPH) has hit the ground running in 2022, establishing a major footprint in the United States with the strategic acquisition of leading plant-based and CBD consumer packaged goods company Sierra Sage Herbs (SSH).

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Article: Washington legislature hears proposal to legalize psychedelic mushrooms

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The Spokesman Review writes. Prime sponsor Jesse Salomon, D-Shoreline, said he became interested in mushrooms after the Legislature dealt with the effects of the Blake v. State drug possession ruling. Psilocybin is grouped with heroin and meth as some of the most dangerous drugs under the federal Controlled Substances Act. But Salomon said mushrooms and their history as a medicinal product are different from heroin and meth.

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Dr. Sunil Aggarwal Files Formal Petition With DEA Challenging Psilocybin Scheduling

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Marijuana Moment. A Seattle doctor specializing in end-of-life care filed a formal petition with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) this week challenging the government’s Schedule I classification of psilocybin, the main psychoactive component of psychedelic mushrooms. The petition, dated Tuesday, requests the agency to reschedule psilocybin as a less-restricted Schedule II drug, pointing to its relatively low potential for abuse and “exceptional promise in relieving debilitating sym

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Psychedelic Toads Pushed To The Limit, Conservationists Urge Synthetic 5-MeO-DMT Option

Cannabis Law Report

We’ve reported a number of times already but it is worth repeating until people get the message…otherwise, it’s another species we’ve managed to wipe out for nothing other than our own self-interest. I’d suggest we aren’t gaining much self knowledge if we make these creatures extinct. Benzinga. You can add the Sonoran Desert Toad to the current escalating body count of threatened species worldwide, as the amphibious creature’s psychoactive secretions continue

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Global Regulatory Specialist – Melbourne – Medicinal Cannabis i-Pharm Consulting Australia Pty Ltd

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ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES. Responsible for creation and maintenance of all regulatory documentation, including but not limited to, product packaging, labelling, inserts, working in conjunction with the marketing team for design, and assuring regulatory compliance across all territories. Monitor and nterpret international regulatory rule, guidelines and changes and ensure that they are communicated across the company.

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Maine CDC director opposes psilocybin mushroom legalization urging legislators to wait until clinical guidelines are established

Cannabis Law Report

The director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is opposed to the legalization of psilocybin mushrooms to treat depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Nirav Shah’s written testimony issued Tuesday urges lawmakers to wait until clinical guidelines are established, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gives psilocybin full approval as a treatment before taking action in Maine.

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Georgia policeman busted for selling cannabis on the job while in uniform, even had scales in his police car

Cannabis Law Report

An officer with the Warwick Police Department in Georgia has found himself on the wrong side of the law for allegedly selling weed while on-duty and in uniform. The 32-year-old man was arrested in late January by agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s (GBI) Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office, the GBI announced on Feb. 2. Acting on a tip that the officer was selling cannabis on the job, and working in conjunction with a number of local law enforcement bodies, the drug enfor

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