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Cannabis Researchers: NIH Wants to Hear From You!

Canna Law Blog

If you’re a cannabis lab, researcher, or scientist, the NIH is interested in hearing your thoughts! Last week, the National Institute of Health (NIH) posted a request for information (RFI)* regarding identifying the barriers to cannabis research. Through this RFI, the NIH aims to address the problems that researchers face in attempting to study cannabis.

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Gallup: Those with First-Hand Experience with Cannabis Likely to Perceive It Positively

NORML

“This survey data indicates that personal experience with cannabis is a relatively surefire cure for ‘reefer madness.". The post Gallup: Those with First-Hand Experience with Cannabis Likely to Perceive It Positively appeared first on NORML.

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Let it grow: New York approves first 19 adult-use processor licenses, plus more cultivators

Leafly

The cannabis board’s latest meeting introduced a new board member along with a handful of conditional license winners as all parties hustle to launch adult-use before 2023. The post Let it grow: New York approves first 19 adult-use processor licenses, plus more cultivators appeared first on Leafly.

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Nevada: Cannabis Revenues Funding Efforts to Seal the Records of Those with Marijuana Convictions

NORML

"Millions of citizens unduly carry the undue burden and stigmatization of a past conviction for behavior that is no longer considered to be a crime. Our sense of justice and our principles of fairness demand that officials move swiftly to right the past wrongs of cannabis prohibition and criminalization.”. The post Nevada: Cannabis Revenues Funding Efforts to Seal the Records of Those with Marijuana Convictions appeared first on NORML.

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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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Glioblastoma is a devastating brain cancer. Does cannabis help?

Leafly

Scientists are testing to see if patients are helped by adding cannabinoids to a traditional chemotherapy treatment. The post Glioblastoma is a devastating brain cancer. Does cannabis help? appeared first on Leafly.

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ICBC: Spanish General Counsel Of Official Colleges Of Physicians Plans To Train Doctors In Cannabis Care

Cannabis Law Report

The Spanish General Council of Official Colleges of Physicians has announced plans to train doctors to prescribe medical cannabis. This endeavor however is not something specific to cannabis reform, but rather incorporates cannabis into already existing training programs for new medicines in general. There is no date set for the initiation of the new program.

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Marijuana Users 55% Less Likely to Develop Most Common Type of Liver Cancer

CannaMD

There is a new chapter in the ongoing story of cannabis and cancer therapies. A broad-based study released in April of 2022 reports that cannabis users have a significantly lower incidence of a serious type of liver cancer known as hepatocellular carcinoma as compared to non-users. This is an important finding for a disease that […].

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Leafly’s dictionary of weed slang

Leafly

Whether trying to connect with other 420-friendly humans or trying to sound less like a narc, our slang dictionary will keep you up-to-date. The post Leafly’s dictionary of weed slang appeared first on Leafly.

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Cannabis regulations in Indiana

The Cannigma

Medical: No Recreational: No Reciprocity: N/A. Indiana does not have a legal medical or adult-use cannabis program. A bill introduced in January 2022 to legalize cannabis failed , but the state is exploring regulating and decriminalizing delta-9 products and restricting delta-8 products in the 2022 fall session. Possible penalties. Indiana still has harsh cannabis laws.

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Here’s why Florida’s new adult-use initiative is getting mixed reviews

Leafly

Cannabis giant Trulieve committed $5 million to a new amendment that would legalize weed for all adults. But what about homegrow and social equity? The post Here’s why Florida’s new adult-use initiative is getting mixed reviews appeared first on Leafly.

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What is RSO? (Rick Simpson Oil)

Peninsula Alternative Health

What is RSO? RSO stands for Rick Simpson Oil, and is a thick and potent oil extracted from the cannabis plant which contains the full spectrum of the plant’s cannabinoids, terpenes, chlorophyll, and other plant matter. How was RSO originally created? Rick Simpson, a Canadian engineer, collapsed during work and developed tinnitus. Inspired by a 1975 study which showed a reduction in tumor growth in mice, Rick Simpson decided to take a stronger look into cannabis, eventually creating the potent RS

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Canadians love weed, so why can’t brands stay in business?

Leafly

Nearly four years after legalization, Canadian cannabis companies are still struggling. What exactly is the problem? The post Canadians love weed, so why can’t brands stay in business? appeared first on Leafly.

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Article – Cannabis Health: Study highlights training gaps among US cannabis dispensaries

Cannabis Law Report

Patients must have access to reliable information about medical cannabis from their doctor, say the authors of a new study, which highlights the knowledge gaps among dispensary workers. . With research suggesting that many patients with cancer are using cannabis for medical purposes – and oncology teams tending to offer little guidance about its use – patients are often turning for advice to staff at cannabis dispensaries.

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What is RSO? (Rick Simpson Oil)

Peninsula Alternative Health

What is RSO? RSO stands for Rick Simpson Oil, and is a thick and potent oil extracted from the cannabis plant which contains the full spectrum of the plant’s cannabinoids, terpenes, chlorophyll, and other plant matter. How was RSO originally created? Rick Simpson, a Canadian engineer, collapsed during work and developed tinnitus. Inspired by a 1975 study which showed a reduction in tumor growth in mice, Rick Simpson decided to take a stronger look into cannabis, eventually creating the potent RS

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Two Men Face Criminal Charges Over Pro-Cannabis Projections On Sydney Opera House In April of 2022

Cannabis Law Report

Triple M (Radio) in Sydney report. Former pro athlete William “Willy Biggs” Stolk is facing criminal charges after he and a friend allegedly used high-powered lasers to project pro-cannabis messages onto the sails of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. Willy Biggs” Stolk i. Former pro skier William Stolk and his friend Alec Zammitt were arrested by police on April 20 inside a Park Hyatt Hotel room which directly faces the opera house and bridge.

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Answer of the Day for Aug 17, 2022

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A short series on CBD for post-operative pain relief begins…. Does CBD provide pain relief in the immediate post-operative period for patients who have undergone an arthroscopic rotator cuff repair? Yes, according to the results of a double-blinded randomized controlled trial involving 99 patients. Patients who had undergone an arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and had received CBD post-operatively experienced significantly less pain on post-operative day 1 compared to the control group that did

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Cannabis Control Board Approves First Adult-Use Processor Licenses

Cannabis Law Report

Cecilia Oyediran. August 16, 2022. The New York State Cannabis Control Board (“CCB”) approved 15 Adult-Use Conditional Processor (“AUCP”) licenses during its public meeting today, adding a key link in the state’s budding adult-use cannabis supply chain. Pursuant to the legislation signed by Governor Hochul in February, which we wrote about here , processors who hold a Cannabinoid Hemp Processor license from the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) qualify to apply for the adult-use conditio

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Alert: Meeting notice for the SB 22-205 Intoxicating Hemp and Tetrahydrocannabinol Products Task Force.

Cannabis Law Report

The Department of Revenue State Licensing Authority (CDOR), in coordination with the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), are announcing an interim meeting schedule and meeting notice for the SB 22-205 Intoxicating Hemp and Tetrahydrocannabinol Products Task Force. There will be interim meetings this coming Friday, August 19 and next Tuesday, August 23.

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Article: Growing ‘in a good way’: Canndigenous is Wisconsin’s first Native American-led hemp company

Cannabis Law Report

A growing company in the village of Cambridge – that happens to be state’s first Indigenous-led CBD and hemp business – is working to both help the environment and show marginalized groups that building generational wealth is. Tucked behind some boutiques, art galleries and coffee shops is Ripley Green, a retail apothecary that sells various CBD products.

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Metrc Snag Alabama. bringing them up to 23 State contracts

Cannabis Law Report

Only 6 weeks after Rhode Island come a new state contact announcement. We all know the pros & cons of Metrc. What worries us is that they are becoming by default a monopoly and a monopoly is never a good thing. Metrc Announces New Track-And-Trace Government Contract with the State of Alabama. LAKELAND, Fla., Aug. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Metrc , the most trusted and experienced provider of cannabis regulatory systems in the U.S., announced a new contract with the State of Alabama t

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SC Labs Completes Rebrand of National Cannabis and Hemp Testing Network

Cannabis Law Report

SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Aug. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SC Labs today announced it has rebranded Agricor, Botanacor, and Can-Lab to become one company under the SC Labs name. The company now offers seamless testing services for cannabis across California, Michigan, Oregon, and Colorado, as well as hemp testing capabilities nationwide. This represents the first stage of expansion that will deliver significant value to multi-state cannabis operators and large wellness brands in need of stream

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