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Pride and Plant Medicine: How the LGBTQ+ Movement Shaped the Cannabis Industry

The Cannigma

Whether we’re advocating for end-of-life dignity, cannabinoid therapies, or affirming care for queer youth, hope becomes activism when it is shared aloud. Milk’s words challenge us to speak up—not only for LGBTQ+ rights, but also for compassionate, equitable healthcare that includes access to plant medicine.

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Why Hundreds of UK Patients are Buying their Medical Cannabis Illegally

Veriheal

This article explores the history and structure of the UK’s medical cannabis framework alongside information comparing full-spectrum cannabis therapies to legal medicinal cannabis products. So, although the illegal cannabis market is not without its risks, its persistence signals a fundamental mismatch between legal policy and patient needs.

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When adult-use eclipses medical: How recreational cannabis legalization has undermined patient care

The Cannigma

Many physicians remain uninformed about cannabinoid therapies, leaving patients to turn to undertrained budtenders who often prioritize sales over patient care (AJMC, 2022). For her, these tax policies have been devastating. Every policy, product development, and public discussion should center on patient needs, not profits.

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McConnell Misleads on Marijuana

NORML

Some opponents of marijuana policy reform have manipulated the Speaker’s comments to imply that she was opining that cannabis therapy has been proven specifically to be successful for the treatment of COVID-19. The post McConnell Misleads on Marijuana appeared first on NORML.

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MAPS Is Pushing For FDA Approval Of MDMA-Assisted Therapy

Veriheal

MAPS Public Benefit Corporation (PBC), an arm of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies , has made big strides recently encouraging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider approving MDMA, also known as molly or ecstasy, for MDMA-assisted therapy.

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Two Congressional Hearing Next Week On Marijuana

NORML

Next week, the two key committees will hold hearings on various aspects of federal marijuana policy. The first will be held on Wednesday, June 19th, in the Small Business Committee, entitled Unlocked Potential? Small Businesses in the Cannabis Industry.

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Another Tory Says Let’s Get A Move On With Cannabis – UK’s drug policy is “hopelessly out of date,”

Cannabis Law Report

In an opinion piece published in The Times today , Conservative MP Dan Poulter, a practising NHS doctor, wrote that the drug has a lot of medical benefits – including the treatment of chronic pain, reduction of nausea for patients undergoing chemotherapy, and as a therapy for poor sleep and anxiety disorders.