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Cannabis Use Rising Among Chronic Pain Patients

NORML

“Over the course of our study, … we identified a significant and progressive increase in the number of patients using cannabis. In patients with chronic pain, cannabis use more than doubled during this period.”. The post Cannabis Use Rising Among Chronic Pain Patients appeared first on NORML.

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NM cannabis producer challenges new DOH rules

The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

A high-profile medical cannabis producer filed a petition in a state district court last week, asking a judge to invalidate rules recently put in place by the New Mexico Department of Health. In the petition, lawyers for cannabis producer Ultra Health argued that many of the recently adopted rules regarding plant and product testing, product labels and facility safety standards are “arbitrary and capricious.”.

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Can Marijuana Fix the “Prescribing Cascade”?

CannaMD

With modern medicine advancing at an astounding rate, new medications and treatments are becoming available to treat nearly every ailment life throws at you. And while this may sound like great news, it doesn’t come without its own drawbacks. Polypharmacy (the use of multiple medications), and the resulting prescribing cascade (where drugs are prescribed to treat the side effects of another), are two such consequences of a medical community with an overabundance of tools at its disposal.

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Hemp law in Ecuador goes into effect, with 1.0% THC limit

Cannabis Law Report

Hemp Today reports… Ecuador has legalized the growing of hemp, excluding it from the list substances subject to rules under the country’s Comprehensive Organic Criminal … Read More.

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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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Century old ‘gold standards’ and the appeal to antiquity

Medicinal Genomics

In many jurisdictions cannabis microbial regulation is written in a language of Colony Forming Units (CFUs). These were inherited from the food industry where people (hopefully) don’t inhale the product and the product doesn’t contain 15-20% antibiotic cannabinoid by weight. These units require visual identification of colonies. Only organisms than can grow in these environments (over 95% of microbes don’t culture) are detected and often the differentiation of bacteria and fung

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A Cannabis 101 Course Is Now Available at New Zealand’s AUT

Veriheal

All over the world, New Zealand has made headlines for its success, particularly regarding their control of and measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the Prime Mister, Jacinda Arden, New Zealand has managed to legalize and set control measures for cannabis, have increased the minimum wages to $17.70, they’ve created over 92 thousand jobs, they’ve built 2,200 statehouses, they’ve planted 140 million trees and more…all done in the last 2 years.

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Scots lawyer who showed up to court in Celtic (soccer) top was caught with cannabis after police search

Cannabis Law Report

The Scots Daily Record writes about either his misfortune or plain stupidity, depending which way you look at it… It is understood they doubted McKeown’s … Read More.

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Free Webinar August 5! Cannabis Litigation Trends (with Q&A)

Canna Law Blog

Register HERE today! Harris Bricken litigators regularly advise cannabis and hemp businesses, investors and third parties at all stages of dispute resolution. Our expertise ranges from pre-filing resolution and mediation through motion practice, arbitration and open court. We regularly defend clients in administrative and license cancellation proceedings as well.

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Are Your Old Cannabis and CBD Contracts Enforceable? Maybe Not.

Cannabis Law Report

Individuals and businesses involved in the cannabis or CBD industry are likely in the habit of making sure they are apprised of new laws and … Read More.

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Medical Marijuana for Anxiety: This Is What You Need to Know

PrestoDoctor

If you have anxiety, you know what a roller coaster life can be. Excessive fears and constant worrying are exhausting and can disrupt your day-to-day life, job, and relationships. There’s a global increase in the use of medical marijuana to treat multiple health conditions, including anxiety. For many people, treating anxiety with medical marijuana is an effective and safe treatment.

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Former Deputy Assistant AG in the Antitrust Division of the DOJ Gives Insider View On Cannabis Antitrust

Cannabis Law Report

Here’s the meat of the piece but we very much advise all serious readers to take a closer look at this article more than once. … Read More.

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Today’s Answer of the Day

TheAnswerPage

True or false? Cannabinoids impact NMDA, opioid AND gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) receptors. True. Not only do cannabinoids act at NMDA, opioid AND gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) receptors, but they also have activity at receptors such as adenosine, serotonergic, adrenergic, nicotinic acetylcholine, glycine, and PPAR receptors, and ion channels such as TPRV.

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Something To Cheer Us Up. Jane Fonda’s First Campaign With Uncle Bud’s Hemp & CBD Launches for National Hemp Month

Cannabis Law Report

Normally we’re quite cynical about celeb canna brands but here at CLR we get a certain pang of nostalgia when we hear today that Fonda … Read More.

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Israeli Researchers Say Microdosing Marijuana Provides Most Effective Pain Relief

The Fresh Toast

Israeli Researchers Say Microdosing Marijuana Provides Most Effective Pain Relief. Microdosing allows patients to receive marijuana's therapeutic benefits without its psychoactive effects, a new study reports. The post Israeli Researchers Say Microdosing Marijuana Provides Most Effective Pain Relief appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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USDA Accepting Applications for Mississippi Hemp Production Lic. No State Funding Though

Cannabis Law Report

Yall Politics reports… The Mississippi Hemp Cultivation Act (Senate Bill 2725) was signed into law on June 29, 2020. This act legalized the cultivation of … Read More.

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7 Ways to Implement Hemp in Your Beauty Routine

Cannabis Life Network

Since the wonders of Hemp were introduced to the world, people have been constantly exploring the many ways it can be used for the benefit of a lot of people. The most significant would be in the world of medicine and pharmacology where it can be used to manage chronic diseases and even mental illnesses. […]. The post 7 Ways to Implement Hemp in Your Beauty Routine appeared first on Latest Cannabis News Today - Headlines, Videos & Stocks.

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Totally Fried ! Famous Irish potato chip company issues apology as ex-director gets busted for growing over $30K worth of cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

Has to be our favourite story of the week so far. Tony Keogh, 64, was dobbed in by a local resident who discovered a … Read More.

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Peru opens the door to CBD medicines, with commercialization imminent

Cannabis Law Report

Hemp Industry Daily reports… Toronto-headquartered Ramm Pharma, a company with medical cannabis manufacturing operations in Uruguay, said last week that the Peruvian Ministry of Health … Read More.

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Maine: Peaceful Prequse Isle Desperate For Cash, Says Yes To Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana is emerging as a booming industry in a city often associated with rural conservatism. City leaders say there has been keen interest in developing … Read More.

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Mondaq: Israel: Cannabis Around The World Series – Israel

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis for medical purposes has been permitted in Israel since the early 1990s. With the support of its Ministry of Health (and a dedicated budget … Read More.