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Thailand’s Cannabis Turn-Around, Texas GOP’s Drug Policy Platform, and a New Study on Cannabis Road Safety

Veriheal

Thailand left its war on drugs in the past, the Texas GOP platform raised some questions, and a new study revealed how cannabis legalization affects road safety. In 2001, Thai voters elected Thaksin Shinawatra as their new prime minister due in large part to his popular “war on drugs” platform. Let us know in the comments!

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VCBC Launches Constitutional Challenge Against B.C. Government

Cannabis Life Network

In 2001, they moved downtown. government’s “Community Safety Unit,” which has fined the club close to $6.5 The nearly 30-year-old compassionate club started in a van in the 1990s. Police raided them four different times. In each raid, VCBC beat the criminal charges in court.

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Jamaican Lion: The Industry’s First Comprehensive Cannabis Reference Genome

Medicinal Genomics

Medicinal Genomics Corporation (MGC), a pioneer in using genomics to improve the transparency, safety and yield of cannabis has today announced the industry’s most comprehensive Cannabis reference genome, a high quality de novo genome assembly of the Jamaican Lion cannabis strain.

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Survey Reveals Almost Half of Canada’s MMJ Patients Reduced Their Alcohol and Opioid Consumption

Veriheal

All of the study subjects were enrolled in the nation’s federally legal medical cannabis program, which was launched by Health Canada back in 2001. The study, which was carried out by a group of researchers from Canada and the United States, included data from 2,697 Canadians. As of 2020, the market was worth CAD $2.6

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Political Parties In Portugal Propose Adult Use Laws

Cannabis Law Report

At the opening of the debate, MP Fabian Figueiredo quoted the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, who said it is time to realise “that drugs are infinitely more dangerous if left in the hands of criminals who have no concern for health and safety”. Portugal has long taken a progressive approach towards drug policy.

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Hemp CBD Across Europe: The United Kingdom

Canna Law Blog

Because industrial hemp falls under the definition of genus Cannabis, UK law treats it as a controlled drug in Class B of The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (“MDA”) and Schedule 1 of The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (“Regulations”). Under these Regulations, a license must be issued in order to lawfully cultivate the crop.

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Study: Medical Cannabis Use Has Little to No Effect on Driving Abilities

The Joint Blog

” The full abstract of the study can be found below: Background: Although medical cannabis has been available to Canadians since 2001, there is little research on the effects of cannabis on driving in individuals who use cannabis medically. This has implications for road safety and use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes.