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Legislation To Produce And Research Cannabis Introduced

NORML

A bipartisan coalition of House lawmakers has introduced The Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 ( HR 601 ), to facilitate federally-approved clinical trials involving cannabis. A similar version of this bill was passed in the House Judiciary Committee in 2018 yet was not taken up by the full chamber.

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With $20M to spend on marijuana research for veteran care, Michigan seeks proposals

Cannabis Law Report

Researchers studying the efficacy of marijuana treatments for veterans’ mental health now have access to $20 million in marijuana tax revenue to fund clinical trials. Veteran suicides made up about 14% of total suicides in America in 2018, according to the U.S. None of it was initially slated to go to clinical trials.

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3 Ways Florida Medical Marijuana Can Be Used to Fight Cancer

FloridaMarijuana.net

According to the American Cancer Society , in 2018 there will be 1,735,350 new cases of cancer diagnosed and 610,000 cancer deaths in the United States. The American Cancer Society reported that studies have consistently shown that during clinical trials patients who used marijuana extracts needed less pain medicine and opioids.

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This Psilocybin Patent Could Be a Really Big Deal

Canna Law Blog

The company is also running a phase IIb clinical trial of its patented formulation, COMP360, which we covered in a blog post back in 2018. In that post, I explained how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval process works and why this trial is so interesting and important.

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Cannabis & Immunotherapy for Cancer: Are They Compatible?

Project CBD

While plenty of preclinical evidence exists demonstrating the anti-cancer effects of cannabinoids, clinical trials investigating relationships between cannabis use and cancer outcomes in actual patients are rare. With the increasing use of medical cannabis worldwide, this finding is of major clinical importance.” Cancers vol.

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Project CBD Responds to the FDA’s 2023 Statement on CBD

Project CBD

A 2018 report by the World Health Organization concluded that CBD “is generally well-tolerated with a good safety profile [and] exhibits no effects indicative of any abuse or dependence potential.” A clinical trial by ValidCare assessing CBD’s impact on human liver function has given the compound a clean bill of health.

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Cannabis as a cancer cure: what is the research and where is it going?

The Cannigma

To date, very few human clinical trials have been conducted to assess the effectiveness of THC or CBD in treating cancer. While RSO has been subject to increased popularity in treating certain types of cancers, no clinical trials have tested the safety or efficacy of RSO in humans, meaning that all evidence is anecdotal.