Sat.Aug 04, 2018 - Fri.Aug 10, 2018

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Connecting with Lawmakers at NCSL

Americans for Safe Access

From July 29 through August 2, Americans for Safe Access attended the annual National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) in Los Angeles, California. We joined over 5,000 conference attendees (about 1,200 of which were state lawmakers or state legislative staff) to promote the goals of our End Pain, Not Lives Campaign.

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An Inside Look At How Medical Cannabis Is Changing Lives

Peninsula Alternative Health

At Peninsula Alternative Health we are around 8 months in and overjoyed with the remarkable results patients have been reporting. As our patient number grows we are seeing various conditions successfully responding to medical cannabis therapy and that makes us want to help more than ever. I wanted to share some of the experiences I've witnessed in the past few months from a personal viewpoint.

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Honey, Meet Cannabis | Benefits and Recipe

LIWTS

Honey is a favorite all-natural sweetener, antimicrobial, antioxidant and antibacterial substance and a byproduct of one of the hardest working species contributing to a healthy ecosystem. Bees just do their job – produce honey. But it isn’t all punch-in, punch-out collapse on the couch. These hardworking nectar-mongers are sipping on sweet, sweet juices all day […].

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Meet the Creators of Separating the Strains

CannaTech

We are delighted to introduce you to some new friends set to make a big impact on the medical cannabis advocacy scene… the creators of a new documentary called Separating the Strains ; a deeply personal narrative that charts the reality of living with epilepsy, with and without cannabis medication as a treatment option. We were recently introduced through the CannaTech extended family and were very moved by this story.

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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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California Marijuana Laws Explained

The Herb Collective

As far as marijuana goes, California truly is the Golden State. As of 2018 California made $2.75 billion from marijuana sales- more than any other state, including Colorado. Since legalizing adult recreational use, the market is expected to grow to $3.7 billion by the end of 2018 and up to $5 billion in 2019. California was the first state to legalize medical marijuana back in 1996, although conflicts with federal laws made it difficult for some Californians in the past.

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An Inside Look at How Medical Cannabis Is Changing Lives

Peninsula Alternative Health

At Peninsula Alternative Health we are around 8 months in and overjoyed with the remarkable results patients have been reporting. As our patient number grows we are seeing various conditions successfully responding to medical cannabis therapy and that makes us want to help more than ever. I wanted to share some of the experiences I've witnessed in the past few months from a personal viewpoint.

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Medical Marijuana Can Help with the Effects of Traumatic brain injury

FloridaMarijuana.net

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke defines Traumatic brain injury (TBI) as “a form of acquired brain injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain. TBI can result when the head suddenly and violently hits an object, or when an object pierces the skull and enters brain tissue. Symptoms of a TBI can be mild, moderate, or severe, depending on the extent of the damage to the brain.

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Buying Weed Online: FAQ

The Herb Collective

The marijuana industry is growing fast all over the United States. With weed being more legal and acceptable than ever, tons of people are getting their fill of marijuana for both medical and recreational purposes. The marijuana delivery sector is also booming. Smokers can order their weed online or via their smartphone and get it within an hour, just like with ordering pizza.

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World Leaders in Medical Cannabis

Medical Cannabis Seedbank

Medical Cannabis research has boomed in the last decade with Israel being the pioneer. Many other countries have followed Israel’s lead by researching the therapeutic effects. They have noted the Cannabis plant as a great option for a number of conditions. Research now has shown that Cannabis is no longer a “possible” solution to ailments but rather has solid proven results.

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New Insights in the Cannabis Genome will Be Shared at CannMed 2018

Medicinal Genomics

Thanks to funding from the DASH network, Medicinal Genomics is currently working on a project to create a more complete cannabis reference genome. Medicinal Genomics was the first company to sequence the cannabis genome in 2011, but the limitations in sequencing technology left some of the genetic information incomplete. Fast forward to 2018 and Pacific Biosciences now has tools that can sequence 20,000-100,000 base pair reads with single molecule sequencing.

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Battle of the Bills

MJ Business Attorneys

Nation-wide legalization of hemp made its way through the Senate on June 13, 2018 when the Senate passed its version of the 2018 Farm Bill 86-11. The Senate version would in effect remove hemp from the Controlled Substances Act and authorize the growth of industrial hemp as an agricultural crop. Hemp, derivatives of hemp, and hemp extracts would no longer be within the scope of the Drug Enforcement Agency’s control, and the plant would be treated as an agricultural commodity.

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