Weed in Review: Friday, December 15, 2017
Medical marijuana has no health risks: WHO: The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially given the checkmark of approval to cannabidiol…CBD, can be an effective treatment for cancer, Alzheimer’s, epilepsy and in palliative care, with WHO now ruling it does not have any risks of addiction. The ruling means that it should not be a scheduled drug – meaning that it is not a drug that has a high potential for abuse or is illegal to manufacture or distribute.
SESSIONS AND CHRISTIE MUST STOP TELLING LIES ABOUT MARIJUANA: [D]espite widespread bipartisan support for legalization and the positive impacts cannabis has had on patients, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions seems set on launching another failed federal “War on Drugs” campaign and cracking down on states that have partly or completely legalized marijuana use.
Medical Marijuana For Children With Cancer Broadly Supported By Doctors: In a survey of pediatric oncology providers published in Pediatrics, 85% of providers who were certified to provide access to medical marijuana would be willing to help children with cancer access it, compared to 95% of their colleagues who lacked the ability to provide it.
More than 20 medical marijuana dispensaries in Maryland approved, drug supply low: Medical marijuana regulators approved 12 new dispensaries Thursday to open in the state, more than doubling the number of businesses allowed to sell the drug.
Cannabis At Xmas: A Primer On Coping: Start by always using the term “cannabis” in place of “marijuana,” unless speaking about regulatory agencies with it in their name. (i.e. Oregon Medical Marijuana Program). The first step to getting woke is language, and the racist origins of “marijuana” are well documented. Phase it out whenever possible.
Putting it bluntly: Compton, cannabis and ‘The Chronic’ — 25 years later: The quarter-century odyssey of Dr. Dre’s debut and its role in America’s complicated affair with marijuana
California Issues First Round of Cannabis Licenses
San Diego DA, marijuana businessman agree to settlement in criminal case: James Slatic and his San Diego cannabis distribution company have apparently come out on top in a nearly two-year fight with the district attorney’s office. The DA has agreed in a settlement to return nearly $300,000…in addition to the $100,000…returned to Slatic and his family earlier this year.
Civil ‘conspiracy’ lawsuits may be next legal threat for marijuana businesses: “I’ve advised (cannabis) clients on the potential for neighbors to bring RICO litigation,” said California marijuana attorney Omar Figueroa, who has spent years working on such cases in federal court. (Consider researching your neighbors before you purchase land you intend to use for a cannabis grow site.)
Commentary: Cannabis oil has given Utah children a chance at a normal life: With the help of her uncle, 1-year-old KaseyAnn is walking. She has had the opportunity to develop as any other child would. Her daily seizures have gone down significantly and are no longer a daily struggle.
Cannabis Project Aims To Help Multiple Sclerosis Patients: In Australia, a new medicinal cannabis venture aims to help multiple sclerosis patients deal with their day-to-to day struggles.
Uruguay sells recreational marijuana to more than 16,000 people five months after legalising drug: Five months after legalizing recreational marijuana, there are more than 16,000 Uruguayans registered to buy the drug from pharmacies, up from 5,000 users in July.
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