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What Are The Benefits Of Full-Spectrum Cannabis Extracts?

The Fresh Toast

Research has shown that whole plant medicine is more effective than CBD-only extracts when it comes to the treatment of health conditions, specifically pain and inflammation. Continue reading What Are The Benefits Of Full-Spectrum Cannabis Extracts? at The Fresh Toast.

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Is CBG legal? What is CBG?

Canna Law Blog

Looking back, 2019 was the year of cannabidiol (CBD) in the cannabis industry. CBD continued to make its way into countless consumer products, from sodas to sports bras. The CBD craze was a long time coming: we began covering that cannabinoid back in 2015 , when industry began promoting CBD products in earnest and the FDA fired off warning letters (a time-honored tradition at this point) telling people to stop making health claims, and to stop selling this stuff altogether.

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Study: Marijuana May Be Effective in Treating Symptoms of Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome

The Joint Blog

Marijuana-based medicines “might be effective and safe in the treatment of tics and comorbidities” in those with Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome, according to a new study published in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoids Research and e-published by the National Institute of Health. The study is titled Treatment of Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome with Cannabis-Based Medicine: Results from a Retrospective Analysis and Online Survey. “ Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) is a neu

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Cannabis in Palliative Care

Project CBD

End-of-life care is one of the less frequently discussed uses of medical cannabis. Palliative care, however, is perhaps the area of medicine that would most benefit from its clinical use.

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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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Does cloning ruin cannabis strains over time?

Leafly

Science says that clones are exact copies of their mother—so why do some strains degrade after years of cloning? Read on to find out why. The post Does cloning ruin cannabis strains over time? appeared first on Leafly.

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Considerations for healthier cannabis consumption

Leafly

New year, new start, new you? Expert tips for cultivating healthier cannabis habits, as well as recognizing—and managing—problematic use. The post Considerations for healthier cannabis consumption appeared first on Leafly.

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A New Year in Illinois – First Day of Recreational Marijuana Sales

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

By: Nabil Rodriguez. Illinois started off the decade by opening its doors to the world of adult-use recreational marijuana. On January 1, 2020, the state of Illinois had its first day of legal marijuana sales. Over the course of New Year’s Day, 37 dispensaries processed over 77,000 transactions for a total of more than $3.17 million in revenue. Last year, Illinois became the 11 th state in the United States to legalize the purchase and possession of adult-use recreational marijuana and the first

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Nevada: Cannabis to overtake mining in state tax revenue on approx 20% of revenue

Cannabis Law Report

The mining industry is getting a better deal than the cannabis industry.“I think the contrast between how this state treats mining and cannabis reveals the outsize influence and crony capitalism of the mining industry,” says Patrick Donnelly, Nevada State Director for the Center for Biological Diversity. The Nevada Current has this interesting report.

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The Roll-Up #122: Come on feel the Illinois

Leafly

Illinois goes legal: David Downs reflects on Opening Day in Chicago. The post The Roll-Up #122: Come on feel the Illinois appeared first on Leafly.

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Today’s Answer of the Day

TheAnswerPage

Do cannabinoids interact with the opioid system? Yes. Opioid and cannabinoid receptors are located on the same cells and neuron of the CNS, and it has been determined that cannabinoids act on kappa as well as delta receptors to induce an increase in endogenous opioid synthesis and release. See Answer. See Answer.

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Hawaii: Minor Marijuana Possession Offenses to be Decriminalized Next Week

Cannabis Law Report

Legislation takes effect on Saturday, January 11, decriminalizing minor marijuana possession offenses. The new law , which was passed in July, reduces penalties involving the possession of up to three grams of marijuana from a criminal misdemeanor, punishable by up to 30 days in jail, a $1,000 fine and a criminal record, to a non-criminal violation – punishable by a $130 fine.

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Florida Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services: Update on Hemp Transportation & Other Issues

Cannabis Law Report

Important Hemp Transportation Information. If you are transporting hemp in any form into the state of Florida, you must stop at an Agriculture Inspection Station and have the following paperwork: Phytosanitary certificate. COA showing the total THC Delta 9. Bill of sale. What Is an Agricultural Inspection Station? [link]. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement operates 23 agricultural inspection stations to protect Florida’s agri

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Now the Die Has Shaken, Now the Die Must Fall

Cannabis Law Report

How ANVISA’s Recent Cannabis Update Will Shape the Future of Policy and Global Trade for LatAm. Earlier this month, a monumental shift occurred in the largest country in Latin America. On December 3rd, Brazil’s nationalized health care system, ANVISA, approved regulations for procedures pertaining to the manufacturing and importing of medicinal cannabis-based products and the necessary requirements for prescription, sale, and industry supervision.

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Texas Cannabis Prosecutions Drop By More Than 50% Following Hemp’s Legalization

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana Moment reports, “After Texas legalized hemp and threw marijuana prosecution into chaos last year, prosecutors filed far fewer criminal charges, police departments paid for private testing and public crime labs were struggling to catch up.” MM writes. In 2018, Texas prosecutors filed about 5,900 new misdemeanor marijuana possession cases a month, according to data from the Texas Office of Court Administration.