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Autism, Rare Cannabinoids & the Endocannabinoid System

Project CBD

CBD and other plant cannabinoids show promising effects in the treatment of symptoms related to autism spectrum disorder.

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Las Vegas Police Department’s Cannabis Ban Is ‘Untenable,’ Nevada Judge Rules In Case Brought By Officer

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana Moment reports. A former Las Vegas police officer who sued after facing termination for testing positive for marijuana scored a significant procedural victory this week, with a district judge denying the department’s request for summary judgement and agreeing that state statute protects employees’ lawful use of cannabis outside of work. About two years after the lawsuit was filed, Judge Kathleen Delaney ruled on Tuesday that the former officer, Stuart Bowman, should not have faced the

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Clean the air with Cannabis – An Environmental Wordsearch

Cannabis Life Network

BC is burning. Forests all over the world are in flames right now. When you also consider all the effects of air pollution and carbon emissions, the threat to our lungs has gotten quite real. According to the Annual State of the Global Air Report published by the Health Effects Institute (HEI), ninety percent of […]. The post Clean the air with Cannabis – An Environmental Wordsearch appeared first on Latest Cannabis News Today - Headlines, Videos & Stocks.

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Press Release: Creso Pharma’s (ASX:CPH) subsidiary Halucenex handed dealer’s license

Cannabis Law Report

Creso Pharma’s (CPH) subsidiary, Halucenex, is being awarded a dealer’s licence in Canada, allowing it to advance its clinical trial plans. Health Canada awarded Halucenex Life Sciences a Controlled Drugs and Substances Dealer’s Licence on August 11. The licence allows the business to possess, sell, and carry out research on psychedelic substances including psilocybin, ketamine, LSD and MDMA.

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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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How Much Does It Cost To Get A Medical Marijuana Card In Missouri?

MMJ Recs

Ever since the legalization of medical marijuana (MMJ) in 2018, Missouri’s MMJ scene has gone from strength to strength. Obtaining a Missouri MMJ card is the best way to benefit from this progress, as a card allows you to purchase a wide variety of MMJ products at any of Missouri’s many dispensaries, as well as those in numerous other states. Applying for a Missouri MMJ card is simple and inexpensive.

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Answer of the Day for Aug 16, 2021

TheAnswerPage

A seizure disorder is a qualifying condition in many medical marijuana state programs. Does CBD interact with commonly prescribed anti-epileptic medications? Yes. According to a presentation at the 2014 annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, an increasing dose of CBD was associated with significant increases in serum levels of topiramate, rufinamide, and N-desmethylclobazam.

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Australia: Victoria – Use of cannabis report released

Cannabis Law Report

A two-year parliamentary inquiry into the use of cannabis in Victoria has made 21 findings and 17 recommendations. Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee Chair Fiona Patten explains the body of work, including written submissions, public hearings and youth forum which have culminated in the final report. Read it in full at parliament.vic.gov.au/cannabisinquiry.

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California Supreme Court Nixes Pot For Prisoners

SpeedWeed

The California Supreme Court ruled this week that inmates in the state prison system do not have a right to possess marijuana under Proposition 64, the landmark 2016 ballot initiative that legalized cannabis in the state. The ruling overturns a lower court decision in 2019 that found that prisoners could possess marijuana but could not smoke or otherwise ingest it while behind bars.

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August 5 2021: UK Cannabis Laws : In conversation with Simpa Carter

Cannabis Law Report

In this episode Simpa and I talk cannabis and the law in the United Kingdom, including legalisation efforts, changing laws around medical cannabis and the future of cannabis legalisation in Britain.

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Why Do We Have To Use Language Like “Weaponize” In The Cannabis Sector ?

Cannabis Law Report

This is happening tmmrw. We could write an entire treatise on the subject but it’s simpler just to say that we would politely suggest that weaponizing anything isn’t exactly positive. Weaponizing in cannabis just seems a dumb thing to say in our book.

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Grizzle Editorial Warns That Cannabis SPACS Are “Fairytale Promises”

Cannabis Law Report

We couldn’t have said it any better ourselves – this is the opening gambit in their latest newsletter. This week was a reminder about the dangers of investing in the SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Corp) boom. Many of these companies went public based on wild promises about growth and profits. Things were never going to go as smoothly as the investor decks promised, but for a time, the stocks did well.

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Sydney Morning Herald Article: ‘The only training was on the harms’: Cannabis prescriptions surge but stigma remains

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Prescriptions for medicinal cannabis have almost doubled in the past year but industry leaders say uptake is still hampered by the social stigma of the drug and lack of training for doctors. The Therapeutic Goods Administration approved 10,755 cannabis prescriptions in July, up from 5,564 in July 2020. The approvals were under Category B of the special access scheme, the main pathway for doctors to prescribe medicinal cannabis for management of chronic illness and pain relief.

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Press Release: Beckley Psytech completes oversubscribed $80m (£58m) fundraise to develop portfolio of psychedelic medicine breakthroughs

Cannabis Law Report

Upsized and oversubscribed Series B financing brings healthcare and science focused venture capital. Aims to support acceleration of clinical development of low-dose psilocybin in SUNHA and 5MeO-DMT in other neuro-psychiatric indications. August 15, 2021 07:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time. OXFORD, England–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Beckley Psytech, a private company dedicated to addressing neurological and psychiatric disorders through the novel application of psychedelic medicines, today announc

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Cannabis Council of Canada publishes profile of advocacy efforts on behalf of the cannabis industry ahead of Federal Election Call

Cannabis Law Report

They write. In anticipation of a Federal election call on Sunday August 15, 2021 we are providing this Press Release and Supporting Visual that profiles advocacy efforts on behalf of the cannabis industry in the context of the Election. C3 PRESS RELEASE ELECTION.

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BusinessCann – OpEd: ‘The World Needs A Cannabis Initiative That Serves Citizens. Not One That Serves A Decadent International Bureaucracy’

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Sounds about right to us. By European cannabis rese archer and thought-leader Kenzi Riboulet-Zemouli. THERE is much concern over the International Narcotics Control Board’s Cannabis Control Initiative, as reported by Business Cann earlier this week. What the INCB suggests poses a serious risk to cannabis as it has neither a mandate, nor expertise whatsoever on cannabis medicines, hemp, hemp products, or cultivation.

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2021 Cannabis Symposium- Cannabis Legal Issues – Aug 5, 2021

Cannabis Law Report

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

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Cops Raid a Totally Legal Grow Op and Cause Over $10 Million in Damages

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Of Course He’d Say……. First step in legalizing marijuana is to make it safe for banking, Curaleaf CEO says

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