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Why is US Cannabis Research Funded to Focus on Adverse Effects?

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Daniel Mallinson, a cannabis policy researcher, reviewed the funding analysis provided to Science Magazine and stated that, “The government’s budget is a political statement about what we value as a society. Of the 50 funders, he was able to analyze 3269 grants, which he categorized by their focus for research. The results are as follows.

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Benefits of Cannabis for Alzheimer’s disease

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Although a balanced nutrition – and regular brain stimulation – can have protective and preventive effects , we still don’t have any effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease once it is active. Cannabinoids for treatment of Alzheimer?s Published in Frontiers in Pharmacology magazine, March 2014.

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Awakn Life Sciences Appoints Addiction Expert Prof. David Nutt as Chief Research Officer

Cannabis Law Report

Professor David Nutt commented, “I am delighted to take on the role of Chief Research Officer in this exciting new biotechnology company that promises to revolutionise the treatment of addictions. In 2010, The Times Eureka science magazine included him in the 100 most important figures in British Science, and the only psychiatrist.

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The Epidiolex Effect: Will Other CBD Drugs Receive FDA and DEA Approval?

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On July 23, the World Health Organization’s Expert Committee on Drug Dependence stated that “no public health problems have been associated with CBD use” and that “CBD has been found to be generally well tolerated with a good safety profile.” If you enjoyed this Freedom Leaf article, subscribe to the magazine today!

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Marijuana union organizing surging amid pandemic, uptick in labor peace requirements

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Several factors are in play, according to union officials and labor experts: The pandemic increased employee anxiety and concerns about workplace health and safety, opening the window for union organizing. Unions view cannabis as a huge opportunity ,” Boston labor attorney Jonathan Keselenko recently told Marijuana Business Magazine.

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Prohibitionists want THC-limit laws. Here’s why patients and consumers are fighting back

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Public safety at issue. Proponents of these THC caps—who are often the same politicians who stood against legalization and lost—contend that limiting THC levels will increase public safety. A former senior editor at Cannabis Now magazine, she also edits books about marijuana strains and cultivation. Ellen Holland.

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Eurofins Core Business Sets Record Performance in Q2 2021 With 25% Organic Growth Year-on-year

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Eurofins DQCI was selected by the American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI) and the Dairy Foods magazine as an honouree in the 2021 Breakthrough Award for Dairy Ingredient Innovation program for A1/A2 testing. Eurofins’ Food Testing businesses in North America continue to develop and launch new testing methods.

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