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Weekly Cannabis Roundup November 5

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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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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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Article: The narco-terrorist Taliban

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The announcement of the interim government’s composition then dashed any remaining (naive) hope that this Taliban regime would be different from the one the United States and its allies ousted in 2001. Beyond the cabinet including a who’s who of international terrorism, narcotics kingpins occupy senior positions.

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Study: CBD “Promising” Therapy for Cocaine Addiction

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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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Seyfarth Shaw Publish Article: Likely to be Dazed and Confused: the Hazy Future of Cannabis-related Trademarks

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In contrast, the ban on trademarks for illegal activity is based on a long history of courts interpreting a fundamental definition of federal trademark protection and finding that registrations can only be granted to trademarks being used in connection with “commerce which may lawfully be regulated by Congress.” Admissions.

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