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Do Edibles Work for Pain Management?

Cannabis Cheri

A viewer asks “do edibles work for pain management?” When you ask such a question, the quick answer is: it depends. You didn't give me quite enough information. What kind of pain? How severe? What is your cannabis tolerance like? A lot of factors have to be taken into account. That said, I definitely think using cannabis edibles for pain management is something most people should try as cannabis does not have the serious side effects that come with prescription or even over-the-counter pain medi

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Supreme Court of Canada to Rule on Quebec Cannabis Ban

Cannabis Life Network

The Supreme Court of Canada will rule on whether Quebec‘s ban on growing cannabis for personal use is constitutional. Janick Murray-Hall v. Attorney General of Quebec will be heard on Thursday, September 15. Quebec’s Cannabis Growing Ban How did Quebec end up the odd-duck out with their home-growing cannabis ban? In 2018, the federal government […].

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Cannabis will likely remain banned by world anti-doping agency in 2023

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Sha’Carri Richardson’s Olympic trials suspension sparked a discussion of cannabis. But the World Anti-Doping Agency wasn’t moved by the evidence. The post Cannabis will likely remain banned by world anti-doping agency in 2023 appeared first on Leafly.

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NORML : US Court of Appeals: Federal Scheduling of Cannabis “Irrational,” But Not Unconstitutional

Cannabis Law Report

The federal government’s decision to classify cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance without accepted medical utility is arguably “irrational,” but it is not unconstitutional, according to a ruling recently handed down by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Defendants in the case argued that marijuana’s scheduling in the US Controlled Substances Act has no rational basis because cannabis does not meet the statutory criteria for inclusion on Schedule I.

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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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Atlanta is considering the decriminalization of magic mushrooms and other psychedelics

Leafly

Atlanta joins a number of US cities ready to act on the decriminalization of psychedelics and mushrooms with a new bill. The post Atlanta is considering the decriminalization of magic mushrooms and other psychedelics appeared first on Leafly.

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Washington’s Draft Cannabis Social Equity Licensing Rule

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Proposed social equity rule. Following Washington’s creation of the Social Equity in Cannabis Task Force during the 2020 legislative session, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (“LCB”) approved draft social equity licensing rules for cannabis licensees on August 3. The proposed rules would add section “ 570 Social Equity in Cannabis Program ” to Washington Annotated Code (“WAC”) Title 314-55.

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Cannabis-based Sativex to be available on NHS in Scotland

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis Health reports. The cannabis-based treatment, Sativex, will now be available via NHS prescription in Scotland, to treat spasticity in MS patients. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) announced on Monday 12 September, that Sativex would be available for adult NHS patients who experience moderate to severe spasticity due to multiple sclerosis (MS) , where other treatments have not worked.

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Guardian report: Alabama is jailing pregnant marijuana users to ‘protect’ fetuses

Cannabis Law Report

The Guardian reports. A t a traffic stop, the police officer found a small amount of weed. Ashley Banks, a 23-year-old woman living in Alabama, admitted to the cops that she had smoked marijuana two days earlier. It was the same day that she learned she was pregnant. She was six weeks along. It was this disclosure – that she was pregnant – that led Etowah county officials to keep her in jail, without a trial, for the next three months.

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Several Injured After Shootout at San Leandro Marijuana Grow Say Police

Cannabis Law Report

NBC report. At least three people were shot and two were critically injured following a shootout at an indoor marijuana site in San Leandro early Sunday morning, officials said. San Leandro police said at about 4:20 a.m., they responded to a call regarding a burglary in progress in the 2000 block of Adams Avenue. When officers arrived on scene, they learned of a shootout between burglary suspects and people tending to the indoor marijuana cultivation.

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World anti-doping agency will most likely keep cannabis on its banned list

Cannabis Law Report

WSJ reports. WADA expected to keep marijuana on banned list after official review that followed U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson’s 2021 suspension. The World Anti-Doping Agency appears set to keep cannabis on its list of prohibited substances for 2023, despite friction over American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson’s suspension last year, according to people who have seen a draft copy of the list.

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Legalise Cannabis Victoria says rival marijuana party ‘designed to confuse voters’

Cannabis Law Report

The Guardian reports. Questions raised over legitimacy of Legalise Marijuana Party which has applied to register ahead of November state election. An existing political party in Victoria that wants to legalise cannabis has asked the state electoral commission to reject the registration application of the rival Legalise Marijuana Party arguing it is “designed to confuse voters to siphon votes”.

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LA Times Report: Killings, robberies, extortion. California can’t stop its booming illegal cannabis stores

Cannabis Law Report

Here’s what they are saying. When the cannabis dispensary Hierba opened on Cesar Chavez Avenue in October, customers had “sticker shock,” Guillermo Menjivar, the general manager, recalled. Even with a 30% opening week discount, shoppers still couldn’t understand why, for instance, a gram of First Class Funk cost $15. They could be forgiven: Until Hierba — the first legal dispensary in the city’s Boyle Heights neighborhood — opened its doors, the only options in the area were unlicensed sto

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Panama Issues Medical Cannabis Regs

Cannabis Law Report

Panama has adopted medical cannabis regulations, after becoming the first Central American country to legalize medical cannabis in October 2021, pursuant to Law 242. The regulations take the form of a decree issued by President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, which “regulates the use and access to the product and its derivatives, for therapeutic, medical, veterinary, scientific and research purposes throughout the country.”.

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Thailand: New Cannabis Bill goes to House for Urgent Consideration

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