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THC Provides More Symptom Relief Than CBD, According To New Study

MassRoots

Cannabidiol ( CBD ), the non-psychoactive cannabinoid praised for medicinal powers like reducing the severity and frequency of seizures in children suffering from rare and otherwise untreatable forms of epilepsy, may not be the most medically beneficial molecule found in cannabis, according to new data. The U.S. government and people who are uncomfortable with the high that is produced by the main psychoactive cannabinoid occurring in cannabis, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), have accepted CBD with

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FDA Commissioner Resigns, Leaving CBD Status Uncertain

Leafly

The FDA commissioner sought a way to appropriately label and regulate CBD. Now. who knows? The post FDA Commissioner Resigns, Leaving CBD Status Uncertain appeared first on Leafly.

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Diabetes And Marijuana: Here’s What The Plant Can Do To Help

The Fresh Toast

Diabetes And Marijuana: Here’s What The Plant Can Do To Help The cruel fact seems to be that habitual cannabis users take in more calories and yet are less inclined toward obesity and diabetes. The post Diabetes And Marijuana: Here’s What The Plant Can Do To Help appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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Report: Legal Marijuana Industry Employs Over 200,000 Full-Time Workers

NORML

The state-licensed cannabis industry gained over 64,000 new employees in 2018, and now employs over 200,000 full-time workers, according to data compiled by Whitney Economics and the online content provider Leafly.com. Commenting on the new findings, NORML Executive Director Erik Altieri said, “The federal government needs to deschedule marijuana to allow states to better and more fully benefit from the economic growth engine that is the legal marijuana industry.

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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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Could Whole Foods Really Sell Cannabis? Here’s What It Would Take

Leafly

Is cannabis actually coming to Whole Foods? Maybe. But likely not before the next superfood has come and gone. The post Could Whole Foods Really Sell Cannabis? Here’s What It Would Take appeared first on Leafly.

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More Delays In The Farce That Is International Cannabis Rescheduling

The Fresh Toast

More Delays In The Farce That Is International Cannabis Rescheduling Members of the United Nations’ drug committee have said they will not cast an expected ballot on the recommendations put forward by the World Health Organization (WHO) to loosen the draconian rules on cannabis scheduling. The post More Delays In The Farce That Is International Cannabis Rescheduling appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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International Narcotics Control Board 2018 Report

Cannabis Law Report

The PDF of the report can be accessed and downloaded at. [link]. Here’s the TOC. Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2018. Foreword by the INCB President . Contents . Explanatory Notes. Chapter I. Cannabis and cannabinoids for medical,scienti?c and “recreational” use: risks and bene?ts. A. Cannabis, its derivatives and the international drug control conventions .

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How Cannabis Mag Broccoli Is Conquering the World in 2019

Leafly

The Hash podcast interviews the founder of Broccoli magazine Anja Charbonneau, amid its global expansion, and the launch of its first-ever festival in Portland, OR. The post How Cannabis Mag Broccoli Is Conquering the World in 2019 appeared first on Leafly.

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90 Cannabis Related Bills In Front of The CA Legislature

Cannabis Law Report

They write. California Legislature: Lawmakers to consider nearly 60 marijuana-related bills. There are 58 bills pending before the California Legislature in 2019 that include the word “cannabis” or “marijuana,” which means the state’s industry could be in for another tumultuous year of big changes. Many of the measures touch on significant industry hurdles, ranging from the lack of banking access to reducing state tax rates to an ongoing debate over statewide MJ delivery.

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Saskatchewan First Nation files claim in court over cannabis dispensary

MedicalMarijuana.ca

A First Nation operating a cannabis dispensary without a provincial permit has laid the groundwork for taking the federal and Saskatchewan governments to court. Read More.

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Everybody Wants To Grow Hemp In Wisconsin

Cannabis Law Report

Nearly 2,100 individuals and businesses have applied to grow or process industrial hemp in 2019, according to a news release from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer. “This is a dramatic increase from last year,” stated Brian Kuhn, director of the department’s Plant Industry Bureau, which houses the hemp program. Online and emailed applications and renewals by program participants from last year were due by midnight on March 1.

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Florida Lawmakers Push To Legalize Recreational Cannabis

MassRoots

In a joint effort, two state representatives submitted legislation to legalize, regulate, and tax a recreational cannabis market in Florida. Rep. Michael Grieco, D-Miami Beach, and Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, D-Orlando, co-sponsored the 58-page proposal, known as HB 1117 , which was filed in the Florida House Tuesday, February 26. “With bipartisan efforts in criminal justice reform reaching new levels this year, it is the right time for Florida to start having a real conversation about le

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Colorado Having Another Go At Legislation That Allows For Outside Investment In State’s Cannabis Industry

Cannabis Law Report

MJ Biz write……Colorado’s $1.5 billion-a-year marijuana industry appears on the threshold of opening its recreational and medical markets to a potential rush of outside investors and capital, almost a year after former Gov. John Hickenlooper shot down similar legislation. Bipartisan legislation that would allow publicly held companies to both invest in and hold marijuana licenses in Colorado is being considered again this legislative session – and this time, odds are good it will pass

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Can Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Supplementation Help in Recovery from TBI?

Cannabis Maven

First Clinical Study Assessing Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Supplementation in Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury begins.

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Rolling Along: 4 Unique papers for your joints

Cannabis Life Network

Rolling papers have been an essential part of the cannabis culture since its invention and the first record of its existence in 1532. The first rolling paper company to ever open was called the Lacroix Rolling Paper Company which was opened by the Lacroix family in 1736. Since then there have been many different takes on this […]. The post Rolling Along: 4 Unique papers for your joints appeared first on Cannabis Life Network.

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Less Than 10 Publicly Listed Cannabis Companies have Woman CEOs

Cannabis Maven

Penny Green, CEO of Yield Growth Corp, discusses the importance of having women at the helm in cannabis companies.

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California Cannabis: Where Prop. 65 and Labeling Rules Meet

Canna Law Blog

Our California cannabis attorneys have been getting inundated with packaging and labeling review since each California cannabis licensing agency adopted its final rules in January 2019, and even before that when the rules were under consideration. One thing that many California cannabis companies—and especially cannabis companies from other states who are stakeholders in California—often overlook or gloss over are the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (or

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Can Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Supplementation Help in Recovery from TBI?

Cannabis Maven

First Clinical Study Assessing Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Supplementation in Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury begins.

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FDA’s Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Announces Resignation

Cannabis Law Report

Media reports say that he FDA did not immediately confirm his resignation. The Washington Post broke the story. FDA Commissioner Gottlieb, who raised alarms about teen vaping, resigns. [link]. Gottlieb, who has been commuting weekly to Washington from his home in Connecticut, wants to spend more time with his family, the official said. The 46-year-old physician, millionaire venture capitalist and cancer survivor known for a self-assured, sometimes brash, manner lives in Westport, with his wife a

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Less Than 10 Publicly Listed Cannabis Companies have Woman CEOs

Cannabis Maven

Penny Green, CEO of Yield Growth Corp, discusses the importance of having women at the helm in cannabis companies.