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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

For some perspective on the matter, Project CBD turned to Marc Scialdone, a molecular chemist with Saint Michaels College in Vermont, who co-authored a 2023 paper for the International Cannabinoid Research Society ( ICRS ) entitled The Dark Side of Cannabidiol. Devitt expresses serious safety concerns. “The market crashed.

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New Federal Bill Appropriates Millions Toward University-Sponsored Cannabis Research

NORML

"This bill will facilitate trusted university partners to engage in the kinds of research that will best equip state and federal lawmakers and regulators to develop effective cannabis policies based on public health and safety, will allow consumers to make more informed choices, and will help train the next generation of cannabis researchers."

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Australia Cannabis Q&A

Canna Law Blog

The Office of Drug Control (ODC) issues several license types, including: Cultivation growing cannabis for medicinal or research purposes. Research studying cannabis for medicinal development. Businesses should also investigate potential research and development (R&D) incentives if applicable.

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WSU researchers team with Puyallup tribe on medicinal cannabis research

Cannabis Chronicles

SPOKANE — Researchers at Washington State University are teaming up with the Puyallup Tribe of Indians in an effort to chart the tribe’s outcomes prescribing medicinal marijuana to patients. This partnership with WSU and Qwibil will help us research the safety and efficacy of cannabis as medicine for our patients’ use.”.

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

The Cannigma

Before we dive into the research, here’s the lowdown: Important takeaway points on cannabis and cancer Your situation is unique. Advocate for the rescheduling of cannabis to improve access to cannabis for research purposes, and scientific funding for novel cannabinoid-based cancer therapies. 1 So can cannabis cure cancer?

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Weird Science: Alzheimer’s Research With CBD and Cats

Veriheal

It is quite common for cannabis researchers to make use of vertebrates since animals with spines have an endocannabinoid system (ECS), such as mice and rats. Cats do have an ECS, but why use them for research*? As the team stated, aging cats develop cognitive dysfunction as they become older, much like humans.

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Scientists in China Develop Non-hallucinogenic Compounds That Relieve Depression

Veriheal

Fortunately, Chinese scientists have developed non-hallucinogenic antidepressant compounds. A press release announcing the scientists’ research explains that the team has “designed two new compounds that can relieve depression but do not cause the unwanted effect of hallucination.” A New Kind of Depression Treatment.