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UN Report: Drug Policies Should Protect Human Rights, Reduce Harm

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Active research was carried out on the effects of these drug policies on society and the results, in these reports, have led the United Nations to consider a favorable revision of drug policies in order to protect human rights. The unfavorable effects of these policies can cause damage the society and individuals living in it.

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MI’s New Testing Policy, Utah’s First Union Dispo, & A $7.2B Psychedelic Forecast

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The policy change affects approximately 2/3 of state government jobs. However, individuals looking for law enforcement, healthcare, commercial driving, or jobs that handle dangerous materials are excluded from the policy. With cannabis completely legal to use, the state found it unfair to continue penalizing applicants for using it.

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Arizona Senate Approves Bill That Could Legalize Therapeutic Psilocybin

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In a recent hearing, the Arizona Senate Health and Human Services Committee unanimously approved a bill that would legalize therapeutic psilocybin centers for medically supervised use. This will also include licensing for centers that are working on psilocybin and psychedelic research.

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WSU researchers team with Puyallup tribe on medicinal cannabis research

Cannabis Chronicles

SPOKANE — Researchers at Washington State University are teaming up with the Puyallup Tribe of Indians in an effort to chart the tribe’s outcomes prescribing medicinal marijuana to patients. The Puyallup tribe has staked several claims in the state’s legal marijuana industry, opening two recreational stores in the Tacoma area.

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Veterans and Medical Cannabis: A Comprehensive Guide

MMJ Recs

In this instance, medical cannabis offers a promising alternative or complementary treatment option. As such, we provide you with a comprehensive guide for veterans using medical cannabis and the various aspects of it, including its usage, accessibility, legal considerations, healthcare options, and available resources.

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How public health policy influences cannabis consumer identity

The Cannigma

And states like California that left it up to a patient and their doctor to decide whether cannabis was appropriate for them were accused of using medical cannabis as a guise for full legalization. Many of the early medical cannabis states had strict lists of conditions for which cannabis could be legally used.

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Harvard Law Review: Patents on Psychedelics: The Next Legal Battlefront of Drug Development

Cannabis Law Report

In the past two decades, pioneering research has rekindled interest in the therapeutic use of psychedelic substances such as psilocybin, ibogaine, and dimethyltryptamine (DMT). Indigenous communities have used them for centuries, and researchers studied them in the 1950s and ‘60s. Glenn Cohen & Mason Marks. 20 February 2022.