*US Govt. owns patent on Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants. Current Assignee US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Original Assignee US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Priority date 1998-04-21 HERE After a lengthy and impassioned debate during which at least 19 lawmakers spoke, it was defeated on a voice vote by the House Appropriations Committee … a number…
The Oregon Court of Appeals has overturned commercial cannabis restrictions in Josephine County. The restrictions included zoning and size limits for growing plots… Original Article (KTVL):Josephine County cannabis ordinance overruledArtwork Fair Use: Alex Ang
You can snack on edibles, vape or dab using concentrates in the Coffee Joint. No smoking is allowed inside because of the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act — the same law that keeps you from lighting a cigarette in restaurants. Besides the high, you can also watch TV, play foosball or attend a cannabis-infused yoga…
Unfortunately, regardless of how much empathy we have in the world these days, in many countries the solutions offered by national healthcare are not yet adequate to prevent excessive relapse rates which hovers at around 91% … One may argue that since the cost of alternative [iboga/ibogaine] treatment is prohibitive, that only a select few…
The SITSA Act, which has not yet been approved by the Senate, would expand the Controlled Substances Act to include one additional category of drugs: Schedule A. [The SITSA Act] which is intended to help fight the growing opioid epidemic in the US. Unfortunately [and unnecessarily], it could also have the side effect of giving the Department of Justice…
Although often overshadowed by its reputation as a dangerous “party” drug, MDMA has long been recognized by the mental-health clinicians for its therapeutic benefit. But there remains a conflict between the DEA, which contends MDMA has no medical benefits, and the medical community, which considers the DEA’s scheduling a “largely blind decision.” Historically, disagreements between…
FDA can and should apply all applicable food regulations to kratom leaf products prepared as per traditional use (ground leaf either directly ingested or prepared as a tea, which accounts for the majority of current use in the US). In the letter, the nine scientists, many of them recognized as leaders within their field ……
In a blinded, randomised phase II trial published in Lancet Psychiatry (1 May 2018), researchers tested the efficacy of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in 26 veterans and emergency service members with chronic PTSD. “MDMA-assisted psychotherapy with 75mg or 125mg resulted in marked improvement of PTSD symptoms in veterans and first responders with chronic PTSD who had failed…
The Federal Analogue Act, passed way back in 1986, already created substantial authority for prosecutors to treat synthetic analogs the same way as they would treat the drugs they resemble. Additionally, in November 2017, the Drug Enforcement Administration established a new order that automatically scheduled any fentanyl analog into the same legal category as fentanyl.…
Chronic use of painkilling opioids — OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, and Demerol are the most popular brands — broken up by by U.S. county correlates with with strong voter support for Trump, a team of doctors and public health researchers explain in a study published in JAMA Network Open, a publication from the Journal of the…
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