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Marijuana Use Tied To Lower Rates Of Depression
Individuals afflicted by post-traumatic anxiety disorder (PTSD) who have marijuana experience considerably fewer manic episodes and reduced levels of suicidal ideation when compared with non-users, according to another study. The study, published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology on Tuesday, examined nationally representative health information from Statistics Canada’s 2012 Community Health Survey and found that individuals with PTSD…
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Marijuana Legalization Bill Approved By Congressional Committee
The House Judiciary Committee passed the Marijuana Opportunity,” Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act at a 24-10 vote Wednesday, setting the stage for a Complete floor vote. Debate on the bill normally followed two monitors. Republican lawmakers contended the bill was being rushed and it needs to be subject to further hearings, while Democratic members reacted that there…
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Thailand Removes Cannabis Extracts from Banned Narcotics List
Thailand has dropped hemp and low-THC cannabis extracts from its list of banned narcotics in order to accelerate the development of its nascent medical marijuana industry. The intention is to allow extracts to be used in medicine, cosmetics and food, and support hemp as a “cash crop”, Tares Krassanairawiwong, […] Thailand has dropped hemp and…
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Cannabis Cuties Anchorage Press Managing Editor Matt Hickman It seems like you can’t swing a dead cat in this town without hitting some media entity doing its particular take on readers’ choice awards. I don’t blame any of them for doing it. It seems like you can’t swing a dead cat in this town without…
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Lawmaker to Propose Bill Legalizing Hemp Cultivation in Myanmar
YANGON—A lawmaker will submit to the Lower House of Myanmar’s national legislature a proposal to amend the country’s antinarcotics law to allow the legal cultivation of hemp, which is treated as marijuana under existing laws. “I believe I will be able to submit [the proposed amendment] to the bill […] YANGON—A lawmaker will submit to…
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DOJ moves to add more marijuana growers for research
FILE – In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, marijuana grows at an indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday it would move forward to expand the number of marijuana growers for federally-authorized cannabis research. LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday it…
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Court upholds the conviction of Dutchman Johan Van Laarhoven on drug money laundering
Court held that ฿300 million was far too enormous a sum to have been made retailing coffee or from the disposal of his 4 shop coffee chain as Van Laarhoven had claimed. It also found no evidence to support the Dutch national’s assertions. Court held that ฿300 million was far too enormous a sum to…
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Anutin Receives Cannabis Oil for Medical Use
Thailand’s Public Health Minister Anutin Chanvirakul shows off a bottle of extracted cannabis oil during a press conference at his ministry in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The Health Ministry received its first batch of legal medical marijuana to be distributed in state-run hospitals. BANGKOK — Thailand’s health ministry received its first batch of legal…
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20-year sentence upheld for Dutch pot cash launderer
Johannes Petrus Maria van Laarhoven arrives at the Criminal Court in Bangkok to hear the Supreme Court’s ruling on Tuesday. (Photo by Pormprom Satrabhaya) The Supreme Court has upheld the lower court ruling imposing a 20-year jail term on a Dutch man who, together with his Thai ex-wife, laundered […] The Supreme Court has upheld…