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CA Gov. Expands MMJ Patient Protections, Fetterman Talks Cannabis With Biden, & Sioux Falls Opens First MMJ Dispensary

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expands medical cannabis patient protections, Fetterman talks cannabis legalization with President Biden, and Sioux Falls celebrates the opening of its first medical cannabis dispensary. Newsom Expands MMJ Patient Protections. The bills bring some much needed protections to medical cannabis patients in the state. California Gov.

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A Few Questions To Dr. John Huber CEO At TripSitter Clinic On Recent Legislation Filed To Study Psychedelic Compounds In Florida

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Representative Michael Grieco and Senator Lauren Book filed bills directing the Department of Health to study psilocybin, ketamine, and MDMA as treatments for mental health conditions. 2023, comparing psychedelic therapy to traditional treatments already in use. Senator Lauren Book. Representative Michael Grieco.

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New peer-reviewed journal Psychedelic Medicine launching in 2023

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Psychedelic substances, clinically authorized and regulated by practitioners to treat psychological disorders, are rapidly moving into the mainstream as clinical research programs and legalization/decriminalization measures accelerate in the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe.

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Prohibitionists want THC-limit laws. Here’s why patients and consumers are fighting back

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Forcing patients to purchase more. Doing so, Pollara wrote, would effectively force a 50% to 150% tax on patients. It is also the one which produces the most and strongest medicinal effects for patients. Patients will feel the effects of THC caps almost immediately,” Pollara added. Here’s how Pollara explained it: .

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Senators Call For Report On State Of Psychedelic Research

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Widespread approval for psychedelic treatments remains unlikely, but the tide is slowly turning. Celebrated author Michael Pollan has published two bestselling books on the topic: How to Change Your Mind and This is Your Mind on Plants. In 2019, FDA approved Spravato (esketamine) nasal spray for treatment of depression in adults. [8]

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Understanding the Current Legal Status of Psychedelics in the United States

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The first path, that of traditional medicine, currently offers patients limited options. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved esketamine (a component of Ketamine and sold under the brand name Spravato) for treatment-resistant depression. Commercial Operations. Traditionally Regulated Medical Practice. Underground Therapists.

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Can medical cannabis survive adult-use legalization?

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But sometimes one unintended consequence of adult-use legalization is that the market no longer caters to medical patients. And so, they’re trying to standardize, trying to make sure that doctors are are generally coming at problems from a similar perspective, and especially they’re coming at treatments from a similar perspective.