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Weekly Cannabis Roundup November 5

Veriheal

New York’s rec market is slowly but surely rolling out, a peer-reviewed study linked state cannabis prohibition to high race-based arrests, and an analysis of thousands of Army records revealed that recruits with a history of cannabis use are just as likely as their peers to excel. Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews. Despite the U.S.

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Executive Spotlight: George Jage

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Prior to founding Jage Media and its properties, George was Co-founder & Exec VP of the Off-Price Show (1993 – 2001), Co-founder & CEO of World Tea Media (2002 – 2012), and Group Director of the Beverage Group at F&W Media (2013 – 2014).

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Study: CBD “Promising” Therapy for Cocaine Addiction

CannaMD

CBD also reduced experimental anxiety and prevented the development of high impulsivity in rats with an alcohol dependence history. However, lower doses did not affect locomotor activity in rodents with a cocaine history.). CBD Doesn’t Affect Increased Cocaine-Motivated Movement. CBD Helps with Cocaine-Induced Anxiety.

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Women, Cannabis, CBD, Emotions and Moods

Ellementa

As a person with a history of manic depression, I find that the less stress I have, the more I can control my mood/s,” she wrote in an email. Dr. Chin is an osteopath with clinics in New York and California who has been integrating medical cannabis with treatments for children and families since 2001.

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UK: Tory MP Crispin Blunt At Loggerheads With The Home Office Over Psilocybin Research

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Despite this, the Home Office “fails to act, perpetuating what can be considered the worst research blackout in scientific history,” according to the Conservative Drug Policy Reform Group (CDPRG), of which Mr Blunt is chairman. We currently have no plans to reschedule psilocybin under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.”.

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Psych Newsletter UK Interviews MP, Crispin Blunt

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In the report we go over a brief history of psilocybin, its medical use, modern research and the barriers to research in the UK due to psilocybin’s Schedule 1 status under The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001,’ outlined Davis. ‘We PSYCH asked for an overview for its readers. ‘In

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India: Bar & Bench Article: Is it time to decriminalise Cannabis use in India?

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Further, while enacting the NDPS Act, Parliament did not take into consideration the positive effects of cannabis on human health and the history of use of cannabis in India, the petition stated. In 2001, Portugal became the first country to decriminalise the possession and consumption of all illicit substances.