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Official: Report of the Inquiry into the use of cannabis in Victoria

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5 AUG 2021 Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee (Vic). PUBLISHER Parliament of Victoria. Abstract. This inquiry was an examination into how Victorian cannabis policy can be improved. The evidence provided by stakeholders overwhelmingly supported cannabis reform in the form of introducing regulation rather than increasing penalties or retaining the status quo.

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Movies, TV and News — Pandemic Boredom Crossword

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Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you have managed to make it through a global pandemic — Boy did that ever suck. Slow and steady, life is returning to a semblance of pre-pandemic normal. One day, they will look back and wonder how we all managed. The truth is, it was thanks to movies and weed. […]. The post Movies, TV and News — Pandemic Boredom Crossword appeared first on Latest Cannabis News Today - Headlines, Videos & Stocks.

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Peru allows medical cannabis cultivation by patient associations

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Only registered patients can form associations able to get a licence to grow, process, transport and store weed for medical purposes. Reports Mugglehead. In response to a lack of access for patients, medical cannabis cultivation has become an option for patient associations in Peru following a recent change to the country’s weed laws. Only people registered with the country’s National Register of Patients Using Cannabis are able to get a licence to grow, process, transport and store weed and i

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Getting Medical Cannabis into Your System and How it Works

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Cannabinoids enter our bodies when we ingest cannabis and, once in our system, they interact with our bodies like a ball caught in a baseball catcher’s mitt. Our body contains a system known as the “Endocannabinoid System” (ECS). For cannabinoids to work effectively, they must enter the bloodstream and be pumped by the heart around the body and the ECS plays an important role.

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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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Canadians Overwhelmingly Support Legal Access to Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy Says Poll

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A new poll, commissioned by the Canadian Psychedelic Association, has highlighted widespread support for legal access to psilocybin-assisted therapy among Canadians. The Canadian Psychedelic Association (CPA) has today released data from a telephone survey of over 1,000 Canadian adults. The poll, conducted by Nanos Research, demonstrates public appetite for expanding legal access to psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for a variety of cohorts.

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Dispensary Owner Garden Remedies Has Website Taken Down By WordPress Now Looking For New Host

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An interesting snippet from WeedWeek’s Massachusetts correspondent. As they say. A word of warning to the wise. Garden Remedies , which runs dispensaries in Newton , Melrose , and Marlborough , said this week that its new website was unexpectedly taken offline by WordPress parent company Automaticc. The web hosting firm cited federal law, saying in an email to Garden Remedies that although hemp was legalized in 2018, “the production and sale of hemp remains highly regulated… At

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Do Psychiatrists Recommend the Use of CBD to Treat Depression?

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There’s a great deal of buzz about the health benefits of CBD. When you search online, you find content about how to use CBD for health benefits. There is no lack of content from articles about when to take CBD oil for sleep or about CBD for skincare. One of its supposed benefits is that it can help with depression. Do psychiatrists recommend the use of CBD for treating depression?

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Connecticut Cannabis Social Equity Council Meets For First Time

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Grant Smith Ellis.com write. After Missed Census Tract Mapping Deadline, First Meeting of Connecticut Cannabis Social Equity Council Concludes With Action Taken On Identifying Areas Of Disproportionate Impact and Establishment of Subcommittees. “I think this day had been a long time coming and I want to thank each and every one of you for agreeing to serve on one of the most important initiatives we are currently undertaking”, said Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont as he convened the i

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Legal U.S. marijuana is pouring into Mexico. It’s pricey, popular and has names such as ‘Bubba Kush.’ – Cannabis Business Executive

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Legal U.S. marijuana is pouring into Mexico. It’s pricey, popular and has names such as ‘Bubba Kush.’ – Cannabis Business Executive – Cannabis and Marijuana industry news. skip to Main Content. View original article. The post Legal U.S. marijuana is pouring into Mexico.

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NZ: While The Wheels Of Govt Turn At Snails Pace Medical Cannabis Companies Fear Going Bust

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In some ways we concur with this article in others we say you deserve it. More than a few medical cannabis companies in NZ stood on the side on a No vote in the legalization of cannabis across the board in NZ and thus now have to reap what they sowed. Stuff.co NZ reports. The Ministry of Health is reviewing parts of the medical cannabis industry regulations, as growers and businesses say they will go bust waiting for approval to sell products.

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Medical marijuana is now legal on Cherokee land in Western NC. It’s a first in the state. – Cannabis Business Executive

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Medical marijuana is now legal on Cherokee land in Western NC. It’s a first in the state. – Cannabis Business Executive – Cannabis and Marijuana industry news. skip to Main Content. View original article. The post Medical marijuana is now legal on Cherokee land in Western NC.

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Advocates threaten legal action against Health Canada for delaying patient access to psilocybin

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Mugglehead reports. Advocacy group TheraPsil is teaming up with lawyers to pressure the government to grant access and develop regulations. More than ever, Canadians want to use psychedelics as medicine to relieve severe mental distress, but after a promising stretch of granted exemptions, regulator Health Canada appears to be stalling the process. As applications from patients to use psilocybin pile up, their requests are being neglected, advocates say.

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Answer of the Day for Aug 9, 2021

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Fluoxetine (sold under the name Prozac) is a commonly prescribed antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor class. Does Fluoxetine impact the metabolism of CBD? Yes. Fluoxetine inhibits 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.

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August 5 2021: 2021 Cannabis Symposium- Social Equity Cannabis Legal Issues

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Social Equity Challenges in Cannabis Agriculture Presenter- Ryan Stoa, associate professor of Law at the Southern University Law Center.

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Top cannabis site Leafly in talks to go public via blank-check merger – sources – Cannabis Business Executive

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Top cannabis site Leafly in talks to go public via blank-check merger – sources – Cannabis Business Executive – Cannabis and Marijuana industry news. skip to Main Content. View original article. The post Top cannabis site Leafly in talks to go public via blank-check merger – sources – Cannabis Business Executive appeared first on SpeedWeed.

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July 25 2021: Hamilton Morris Explains The Kratom Controversy

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Hamilton Morris discusses the politicization of the Kratom plant and the controversy behind his documentary episode exploring it.

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PBS: Minorities struggle for headway in the legal weed business

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Illegal Weed Grows Wreak Havoc in the High Desert | NBCLA

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Republicans – High Desert: We will use Federal agents, wiretapping and ‘address database’ among tools lawmakers want to combat illegal cannabis grows in High Desert

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Republican lawmakers are pursuing new policing tools in the High Desert and a rollback of California’s cannabis decriminalization as part of a crackdown they say will target illegal farms “in a way we never have” — including by enlisting federal agents, creating a multi-county “address database,” seizing property and wiretapping. Federal, state and county officials spoke to an audience of around 250 people Tuesday night, Aug. 3, at a meeting hosted by the Lucerne Valley Economic Development Asso