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Study: Cannabis Use Reduces Daily Use of Prescription Opioids in Chronic Pain Patients

NORML

“These findings contribute robust evidence for clinicians regarding the potential benefits of medical cannabis in reducing the opioid burden for patients receiving long-term opioid therapy and possibly reduc[ing] their risk for overdose.” The post Study: Cannabis Use Reduces Daily Use of Prescription Opioids in Chronic Pain Patients appeared first on NORML.

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The Benefits of Cannabis in the Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis

United Patients Group

The Benefits of Cannabis in the Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis Introduction Myasthenia gravis ( MG ) is a rare autoimmune disease that affects the nerves and muscles. The symptoms of MG vary greatly, but they often include double vision, difficulty swallowing, and muscle weakness. Doctors usually treat MG with thymectomies, immunomodulating drugs, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and IV immunoglobulin treatments.

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Poll: Virginia Voters Support Legalizing Adult-use Cannabis Retail Sales

NORML

If public safety is an actual priority for either chamber, then they will approve legislation to begin sales at licensed dispensaries as soon as possible.”. The post Poll: Virginia Voters Support Legalizing Adult-use Cannabis Retail Sales appeared first on NORML.

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Can the Republican House pass cannabis reform? Don Murphy thinks so, and he’s fighting to make it happen

Leafly

Liberal arguments won't sway votes among House GOP members. But Don Murphy knows how cannabis reform and legalization makes sense to conservatives. The post Can the Republican House pass cannabis reform? Don Murphy thinks so, and he’s fighting to make it happen appeared first on Leafly.

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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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Rhode Island: Courts Begin the Process of Erasing Marijuana Records

NORML

“Our sense of justice and our principles of fairness demand that public officials and the courts move swiftly to right the past wrongs of cannabis prohibition and criminalization.” The post Rhode Island: Courts Begin the Process of Erasing Marijuana Records appeared first on NORML.

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How Much Is Too Much Marijuana? An RN’s Perspective

Cannabis Cheri

Exactly how much is too much marijuana? America’s hysterical drug warriors’ denunciation of any cannabis consumption always cites the nonsense that THC concentrations are way higher today in comparison to cannabis 20 years ago. They do this not to just make taxpayers feel it is good that they are fleeced for $20 billion a year so they can say it with government authority, but to make cannabis consumers look like evil crazed stoners puffing away at cannabis so powerful that it kills your brain ce

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CROO launches new website

Illinois News Joint

The Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO) today announced the launch of its new website. The new CROO website has been designed to be more user friendly and a better comprehensive resource for recreational and medical cannabis in Illinois. CROO is a part of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and responsible for coordinating with numerous state agencies to direct the regulation and taxation of Illinois’ cannabis industry.

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Wyoming House Committee Tables Bill to Ban Synthetic Cannabinoid Sales to Minors

Cannabis Law Report

Ganjapreneur report Wyoming’s House Education Committee last week tabled a bill that would have imposed penalties for sales to and possession of synthetic cannabis products for individuals under 21 years old, Cowboy State Daily reports. The committee voted unanimously to curb the measure in order to allow further clarification of what defines a synthetic cannabis product.

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Review: Sugar Cookie Distillate Disposable Vape by Ozone

Illinois News Joint

One of the biggest benefits of legal cannabis is the fact that it potentially unlocks an entirely new section of the population to the benefits that many of us already enjoy. When I worked behind the counter at a dispensary, one of the most often asked questions was, “Does it have to taste like weed?” The answer: it doesn’t. There is a wide range of out-of-the-box-flavor options available, including the Sugar Distillate Disposable Vape from Ozone.

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Legalise Cannabis Victoria Is Hiring & It’s Crazy What Pay A Parliamentary Advisor Gets

Cannabis Law Report

Yes here come the jobs for the boys.we’d like to think the jobs will go to some soul who has been on the frontlines of cannabis advocacy for decades but we are guessing someone far less deserving who knows how to work the system will get the job.

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German Legalization Delayed

Cannabis Life Network

The German government is delaying cannabis legalization as they have yet to submit proposals to the European Commission. Accordingly, Germans may not see legal cannabis until 2025. In an e-mail to Euronews, the German health ministry confirmed that a draft law for cannabis legalization is “currently being drafted.” “A large number of legal and operational questions concerning implementation need to be answered and coordinated between the ministries in charge” before the g

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Ayr Wellness and Dispensary 33 terminate acquisition

Illinois News Joint

Ayr Wellness recently announced that the vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator terminated the previously announced proposed to acquire the equity interests of Dispensary 33 retail stores in Illinois. The original proposed acquisition was announced in November 2021. Following the mutual termination, Ayr will no longer be required to pay the previously announced purchase consideration of $55 million upfront, including $12 million of cash, $3 million of sellers notes and $40 million o

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Kansas City police investigating shots fired into Westport CBD shop

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department is investigating after someone fired a shot into a Westport.

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FDA Kicks Can on CBD Regulation: CBD Product Manufacturers and Researchers Need to Be Alert for Enforcement

Cannabis Law Report

After more than four years of market expansion of foods, beverages, cosmetics and other products for human consumption, as well as pet food products, containing hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) since passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, 7 U.S.C. 1639r(a)(1), which legalized hemp and hemp derivatives, the U.S.

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Several NYC smoke shops busted for illegally selling marijuana without license

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

NEW YORK (WABC) — Recreational marijuana may now be legal in parts of New York, but you still have to.

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Vangst Publish Their 5th Annual Salary Guide For The Cannabis Sector

Cannabis Law Report

This is what they say 2022 Salary Guide The Vangst Salary Guide, is an annual report that sources information directly from those who represent the industry to deliver salary insights, a deep dive into benefits and diversity, and an overall look at the professional landscape in cannabis.

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High Tide Releases Audited 2022 Financial Results Featuring Record Fourth Quarter Revenue of $108.2 Million and Record Adjusted EBITDA of $5.0 Million

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

CALGARY, Alberta–(BUSINESS WIRE)–High Tide Inc. (“High Tide” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: HITI) (TSXV: HITI) (FSE: 2LYA), a leading retail-focused cannabis.

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Position: Deputy General Counsel Cannabis Control Commission Worcester, MA

Cannabis Law Report

To support the Commission’s mission and its staff, the Deputy General Counsel will address and resolve legal matters in settled and evolving areas of the law.

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FDA says new regulatory pathway is needed for CBD products

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

The FDA has said new regulatory pathway is needed for CBD products so that regulatory oversight can manage food safety.

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WHSU Report: With cannabis for sale, Connecticut council proposes how to stay funded with taxes

Cannabis Law Report

The Connecticut Social Equity Council narrowly passed a budget proposal on how the state would divvy up potentially millions of dollars in tax revenue from its budding cannabis industry. Connecticut has recorded just over $2 million in gross sales after the first sales were made at nine dispensaries in the state on Jan. 10.

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Could taxed marijuana sales lower Texans’ property taxes?

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Driving from Lubbock, it takes a little more than an hour to cross the state line into New Mexico. Since.

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Virginia Lawmakers Approve Bills On Marijuana Sales And 280E Tax Reform

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana Moment reports Virginia lawmakers on Friday advanced bills to start adult-use marijuana sales and allow cannabis businesses to make certain tax deductions at the state level while they’re barred from doing so federally under the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) code known as 280E.

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Marijuana Testing In Philadelphia Can Be Disputed By Workers, But Do They Know Their Rights?

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

A year after the ban on employers testing for marijuana use during the hiring process was enacted, the Philadelphia Commission.

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Hong Kong Cannabis: Bad News for CBD

Cannabis Law Report

Hong Kong and the negative developments taking place there have been the subject of many posts in our sister China Law Blog. But now it is our turn to report on the Fragrant Harbor. Unfortunately the news is also bad on the cannabis front, just like on the political and economic ones.

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Hong Kong’s ‘Dangerous Drug’ CBD Ban to Begin

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

In a starkly different approach from the U.S. and many other places around the world, Hong Kong moved to ban.

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5 Things to Know About New California Cannabis Packaging and Labeling Regulations, Inhalable Products, and Recycling Claims in 2023 and Beyond

Cannabis Law Report

Andrea Golan Vicente Sederberg LLP At the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023, several notable changes in California cannabis law took effect—many of which we covered in our November 2022 California Regulatory Update webinar.

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Jerry Garcia marijuana brand pulls out of California amid thriving black market, high taxes

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Housing Works CEO Charles King discusses the recreational cannabis business and his dispensary scheduled to open December 29 on ‘Kennedy.

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Canada: Therasil To Take Delegation To Canadian Parliament Mid February

Cannabis Law Report

Psychedelic Spotlight reports Canadian non-profit organization TheraPsil is leading a delegation of patients, advocates & experts to return to Ottawa this February from the 11th-17th seeking compassionate access to psilocybin for Canadian adults suffering from palliative depression, addiction, PTSD and chronic disease.

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eThekwini Municipality uncovers a series of non-compliance and food safety concerns in food outlets operating in the Pinetown CBD

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

… -up campaign in the Pinetown CBD this week which focuses on … food outlets in the Pinetown CBD during.

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Colorado Governor Names Psychedelic Advisory Board Members

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana Moment report The governor of Colorado has named members of a Natural Medicine Advisory Board that will help inform psychedelics policy after voters approved a ballot initiative to legalize entheogens and establish psilocybin “healing centers” last year.