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The future doesn’t look too bright for Insys

Insys’ (INSY) past is in the news again; a past it wishes it could forget. In a 20-page report with a 173-page appendix consisting mostly of distasteful emails depicting aggressive sales tactics for an opiate 30 times more powerful than heroin, the Senate… released the details of a… case against the company… The company’s main income is…

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No, the DEA did not reschedule the CBD compound

There is a certain level of confusion reverberating throughout the cannabis community right now over the DEA’s recent decision to make Epidiolex, the cannabis-based epilepsy drug created by GW Pharmaceuticals, a Schedule V controlled substance. Some folks are convinced that since this FDA-approved medication is pure cannabidiol (CBD) that all CBD products fall into the same category. Sadly, this…

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How [some State’s] cruel meth laws are putting women behind bars in record numbers

[Some US State’s have] not moved toward the defelonization of drug possession, as at least 16… have. Instead, [some have] moved in the opposite direction.​​Criminalizing addiction, especially among women who are mothers, Kraemingk said, creates a situation where the children are more likely to end up in prison themselves. He pointed to national studies showing that…

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‘War on drugs’ has been a spectacular failure, leading to thousands of murders and human rights abuse, report say…

Released on Monday, October 22nd, 2018, the report from the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), a global coalition of 170 nongovernmental organizations working on drug policy issues, overviewed the failure of the 10-year global strategy from the United Nations, which intended to eradicate the illicit drug market by next year. ​Instead of curbing the problem,…

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Why Oregon is right to decriminalize cocaine, meth and heroin

*Oregon State ArchivesWhile some people may find this softer stance on hard drugs shocking, the consensus from the world’s leading drug policy and addiction experts is that “tough on crime” drug war policies have been a spectacular failure, and decriminalization is exactly the direction our laws should be headed to protect people and society from crime…

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Govt pressed for new law on marijuana and kratom

 “The Narcotics Act was drafted and first enforced in 1985, so we can see it’s not only out of date but also restricts people’s rights too much, especially considering the enormous benefits in healthcare that could come from medical cannabis and kratom,” Paisal said. Paisal Limstit of Thammasat University’s Faculty of Law concurred that extensive…

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California approves statewide social equity program for cannabis industry

Provide loans or grants to local equity applicants or licensees for startup and ongoing costs, such as rent, application and licensing fees, equipment, capital improvements and workforce training. …signed legislation this week that will set up a state-run program aimed at widening participation among minorities and economically disadvantaged individuals in the marijuana industry, either as…

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