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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

NORML

While patients won’t be rolling up joints full of pungent flower, they can still access oils, tinctures, lozenges, inhalers, topicals, and pills packed with non-intoxicating CBD or THC-A, the acidic precursor of THC. These were moms and dads and grandparents of children [with intractable epilepsy] who were using medical cannabis oils.

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UK Children Who Suffer With Epilepsy May Soon See Relief

Veriheal

Note: Veriheal does not support or endorse any political candidate or their policies. Unfortunately, this had a powerful impact on a small subset of residents—UK children suffering from epilepsy who had been dependent on imported medications to help control their illness. It’s no longer as taboo of a topic as it once was.

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Not-very-NICE: UK Cannabis Policy and Harm to Patients

CannaTech

The pleas of parents fighting to treat their sick children are impossible to ignore, as evidenced by the impact of Billy Caldwell and Alfie Dingley’s parents in shifting the regulatory framework for UK cannabis policy. UK cannabis policy is not serving the interests of patients.

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CBD Lawsuit Reflects Trucker Termination for THC Tainted Drug Products

The Blunt Truth

The move marked the first time the DEA removed any form of cannabis from Schedule I and was due to the FDA’s approval of Epidiolex, a non-synthetic cannabis-derived medicine used to treat severe epilepsy. Educating employees about CBD and zero tolerance policies. CBD: Uncertainty for Restaurants and Retailers , and FDA: 1% CBD OK.

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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

Japan has some of the harshest drug policies on Earth, including for cannabis — and is one of the worst places on Earth to get arrested on marijuana possession charges. CBD has become especially trendy in Tokyo, where CBD shops and cafes allow for the on-site consumption of CBD in edibles and topical treatments. Shutterstock).

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State restrictions on cannabis packaging worry producers

Cannabis Chronicles

Because of state regulations, the packaging for the company’s infused tinctures, topicals, capsules and other products contains no information claiming any therapeutic effects. The policy bars cannabis companies from making any statement or reference about their products impacting consumers’ health or having “an effect on the body or mind.”

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Trademark Protection for CBD Supplements

Cannabis Law Report

This seemingly straightforward policy statement merely begs the question of lawfulness of supplements more generally, which then brings us to this second obstacle — the application of the federal Food Drug & Cosmetics Act (“FDCA”). Could you avoid claiming any medical or physical benefits in your USPTO application?

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