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3 ways to use cannabis for wellness

The Cannigma

Much can be said about the potential of cannabis to improve human health. Scientific studies are being published almost every day showing the potential benefits of cannabis for everything from epilepsy to chronic pain to psoriasis and brain trauma. However, cannabis’ potential does not end at treating life-altering diseases and conditions. Marijuana can also be used to improve and enrich life in many other dimensions.

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World Psychedelics Day: Celebrating the Future of Psychedelic Medicine With Delic

Cannabis Life Network

Matt Stang has seen the future. When the former High Times owner was staring down the barrel of a possible life sentence for cannabis trafficking in 2010, he knew we’d already passed the event horizon — His sentence was somewhere in the epilogue of the war on drugs. Now, Stang is the CEO of Delic, […]. The post World Psychedelics Day: Celebrating the Future of Psychedelic Medicine With Delic appeared first on Latest Cannabis News Today - Headlines, Videos & Stocks.

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5 foods that can affect your high

The Cannigma

Everyone has a favorite album they like to pair with cannabis, a movie they really love to watch when high, or that special secluded spot in town where the view, the breeze, and the simple tranquility of it all can make it the perfect place to smoke a joint. But along with music and movies, there are also specific foods that can affect your high, and we don’t just mean in terms of the munchies.

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Latest Blurb Says Toowoomba Grow Facilty Will Produce 500 Tonnes Of Cannabis A Year

Cannabis Law Report

They keep pumping out the promo on this yet to be started construction project. As for long term employment of a 1000 people I’ve never read such b t in my life. Over the years we’ve read some porky pies in cannabis promo lit but that one takes the biscuit. As regular readers will know we continue to question the financial reality of building such a huge facility when in Canada most companies who did this are virtually giving away the greenhouse facilities built a few years back.

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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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Doctors And Patients Agree: Doctors Aren’t Good Sources For Medical Marijuana Info

The Fresh Toast

Doctors And Patients Agree: Doctors Aren’t Good Sources For Medical Marijuana Info. The majority of medical marijuana patients do not consider their primary care physicians a good source of information regarding cannabis. The post Doctors And Patients Agree: Doctors Aren’t Good Sources For Medical Marijuana Info appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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Five Fathers of Legal Modern Medical Cannabis

Leafwell

Father’s Day is that time of year when the Internet swells with gift guides for Dad and social media pictures of Pops when he was a young, trim, cool guy unhampered by children. This Father’s Day, rather than rehash the expected listicle of cannabis treats to show Dad he is still relevant, Leafwell has decided to honor five patriarchs of pot (six if you are a picky counter).

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Ireland – Food Safety Authority Looking To Educate Retailers About CBD Products

Cannabis Law Report

The Food Safety authority of Ireland (FSAI) has invited the owners and managers of small food businesses to attend a free webinar addressing the legalities of selling cannabidiol (CBD), a chemical compound found in cannabis. T he 40-minute presentation at 10am on Thursday, June 24, is the next in the authority’s ‘Breakfast Bites’ series of informal online meetings, aimed at providing information on various topics of interest.

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Can You Smoke Medical Marijuana In Public In 2021?

MMJ Recs

Since the legalization of medical marijuana began in the United States, 36 states and four territories have allowed for the use of cannabis products for medical reasons. The change in medical marijuana laws that has occurred in those states has helped many people find relief from symptoms of various health ailments – but the laws regarding the use of medical marijuana in public may not be common knowledge as of yet.

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LeafCann CEO, Elisabetta Faenza, elected to CIC Board and Chair of Standards Group

Cannabis Law Report

Here’s the press release… Elisabetta Faenza has been elected to the UK-based Cannabis Industry Council (CIC) Board and has been selected to Chair its Standards Group. The CIC consists of 97 members dedicated to ensuring a greater understanding of the role of medicinal cannabis, nutraceutical CBD, and hemp across the community and the advancement of medicinal cannabis as an alternate line of therapy.

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This Year, Celebrate Both Dad and the Summer Solstice With Cannabis!

Veriheal

You’ve heard of 420 , but have you heard of 620? I’m not talking about 6:20 a.m. or 6:20 p.m.; I’m talking about June 20th. 6/20 this year is a special day. On June 20th, all the dads everywhere are celebrated. Father’s Day falls on June 20th, and it just so happens that it is the longest day of the year. I don’t mean that because Dad wants extra pampering, and it just seems to make the day stretch out.

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Another Day… Another Town In New Jersey Says No To Regulated Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

The Press of Atlantic City reports. MARGATE — City Commission on Thursday joined the growing list of communities in New Jersey saying “no thanks” to legalized marijuana. The board voted 3-0 Thursday on two ordinances. One banned all cannabis businesses from setting up shop in town, and the other made it illegal to use cannabis products in public. “We are the official cannabis labor union, and we are asking you to table this ordinance and not ban good jobs,” said Hugh Giordano, of Blackwood, re

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Answer of the Day for Jun 21, 2021

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Some NFL players strongly believe that it s safer for them to use marijuana to treat pain than to take prescription medication. What has the NFL done in response to this claim? For years, the NFL suspended a player if the player tested positive for marijuana multiple times. That changed due to an agreement approved in 2020. Now, the pain management committee of the NFL and the NFL Players Association will provide $1 million in funding for research into pain management and cannabinoids.

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Article: Science-Based THC Limits ‘Urgently Needed’ For EU To Compete In Global CBD Market

Cannabis Law Report

HBW publish via Informa. “We urgently need the adoption of an EU wide regulation on sound scientific THC limits in food,” insisted EIHA president and Hempro International CEO Daniel Kruse at the association’s 18th annual conference, “Hemp for Europe: Emerging opportunities for the Green Recovery.”. “There has never been a recorded human or animal health issue with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC),” claimed European Industrial Hemp Association president Daniel Kruse, referring to the experience o

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San Diego CA: 3 guns, marijuana, cash seized in San Marcos illegal dispensary raid

Cannabis Law Report

Deputies raided an illegal marijuana dispensary in San Marcos, shuttering the business and seizing dozens of pounds of marijuana and marijuana products, authorities said Friday. A SWAT team served a warrant at the illicit dispensary in the 900 block of Rancheros Drive around 5:00 p.m. Thursday, said San Diego County Sheriff’s in a news release.

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UK- Cornwall: Former council finance officer grew 34 six foot cannabis plants – He Didn’t Realize Plants Could Get So Big!

Cannabis Law Report

Simon Polglase’s barrister said he was caught out by how big the plants could get. A former town council finance officer and deputy clerk has landed himself in trouble again after police raided his home and found 34 cannabis plants. Simon Polglase, 54, worked for Falmouth Town Council before being dismissed following a conviction for fraud in 2012.

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Italian police seize six tonnes of hashish on US flagged yacht off the west coast of Sicily

Cannabis Law Report

The UK Independent newspaper reports. Video has been released by the Italian Guardia di Finanza, the Italian police service specialised in fighting smuggling and narcotic trafficking, showing the seizure of six tonnes of hashish found aboard a US flagged yacht off the west coast of Sicily. The three crew on board the vessel, identified as Bulgarian nationals, were arrested and taken to Palermo prison.

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Ireland: Dr Fiona Donson Co-Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights Says Human trafficking plays an integral part in the domestic production of cannabis in Ireland

Cannabis Law Report

The Irish Times reports. Human trafficking plays an integral part in the domestic production of cannabis in Ireland , a human rights expert has revealed as a new exhibition highlights the issue at an arts festival in Cork. Dr Fiona Donson , senior lecturer in the School of Law at UCC and Co-Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, said the exploitation of trafficked people is central to the production of cannabis in Ireland.

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Oklahoma: Muskogee County Marijuana Farm Shut Down For Growing Without A License

Cannabis Law Report

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics has shut down a marijuana farm in Muskogee County that was growing plants without a license. OBN says they believe the farm was tied to a Cartel trafficking organization. Investigators say they also found evidence of possible human trafficking. The OBN says they recovered about 25,000 plants at the farm — worth over $36 million.

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South Australia: SA Police seize 260 cannabis plants from ‘large and sophisticated’ crop at Sellicks Beach

Cannabis Law Report

Nearly 260 cannabis plants have been seized by police from a “large and sophisticated” crop on a property south of Adelaide. Key points: Officers arrested a man and a woman, both aged 51, from Sellicks Beach. The pair were charged with several offences. They were bailed to appear in the Christies Beach Magistrates Court. SA Police (SAPOL) attended the property, on Seascape View at Sellicks Beach, just after 9:30am on Saturday.

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The Marijuana Banking Bill Gets More Pressure From Political Figures

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis Banking Bill May Pass This Year.

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Pakistan: 60-kg Hashish, 980 Gram Ice Recovered In D I KHAN

Cannabis Law Report

D I KHAN,::The officials excise department Dera on Saturday recovered 60 kilogram hashish and 980 gram Ice from a car near CPEC Interchange. According to details, the personnel of excise department started checking of vehicles on a tip-off that attempt would be made to smuggle narcotics to down country. During checking, the excise team signaled a car to stop but the car driver accelerated his vehicle and tried to escape.

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Northern Ireland: Toddler left fighting for life after ‘eating cannabis’ as five arrested

Cannabis Law Report

The two-year-old boy was rushed to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children with large amounts of cannabis in his system. Five people, three women and two men, have been arrested on suspicion of child cruelty. A two-year-old boy was left fighting for his life after eating cannabis. The toddler was rushed to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children with large amounts of the drugs in his system.

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Brooklyn: Weed Deal Gone Wrong Sounds Like The Lyrics Of A Rap Song

Cannabis Law Report

A marijuana dealer was held at gunpoint on a Sunset Park rooftop June 1. Cops said the man, 29, was meeting with potential customers on the roof of a building on Eighth Avenue and 46th Street at 11:15 p.m. One of the customers took out a gun, punched and kicked him and stole a bag of marijuana. The victim then threw a bag from the rooftop and drugs scattered on the sidewalk in front of the building, where they were snatched up by people on the street.

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Colorado: Black market marijuana grows are popping up faster than law enforcement can take them down. But is legalization the cause? Asks The Denver post

Cannabis Law Report

As he awaited sentencing in 2010, Fayin Deng sounded a contemplative, philosophic note. “I have learned now that once you become obsessed with money, no matter how great your original need was,” Deng wrote to the federal judge overseeing his criminal case, “there is no such thing as feeling like you have enough.”. The source of his cash came from a different kind of green — marijuana.

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Hot Marijuana Stocks To Buy For Next Week? Check These Out For Your Watchlist

Cannabis Law Report

These Top Marijuana Stocks Could See Upside In Q2 2021.