Their experiences underscore the high stakes of a potential federal ban on kratom. Some consumers have been unwilling to sacrifice the benefits they’ve gotten from kratom, and have kept using it despite the legal risks. A few now face serious repercussions as a result. This demand suggests a robust black market for kratom will continue…
*Main Directorate for Drugs Control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Evidently, the “drug liberalisation” carried out by the Canadian authorities will become a serious obstacle on the way to the strategic goal… building a drug-free society. On June 19, 2018 the Canadian Senate passed Bill C-45 on legalising the recreational use of…
Before joining Stem Holdings Inc, Dr. Geoff Ostrove was formally the President of one of the first companies in Oregon to receive a recreational cannabis production license. He holds a PhD in Communication & Media Studies and Masters of Community & Regional Planning. Geoff has a professional background in public policy, having worked as a…
Pollan tells me that approval is now on the horizon for the use of psychedelics in a therapeutic setting. A company in Britain has raised $US34 million ($46 million) for a large-scale trial using psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression that they plan to offer to Britain’s National Health Service. “So not just a little boutique for…
“I think millennials and pretty much all drinkers are going to be excited to try beer with cannabis,” the former Molson-Coors executive says. “What we’re going to offer is going to give a shot in arm to the beer industry,” says Villa, whose new label, Ceria, is expected to launch later this year, offering three…
With pot legalization looming in Canada, and aiming for growth as beer sales decline… The discussions, says the report, are “serious,” with a deal maybe announced by year-end. Original Article (Seeking Alpha):Molson Coors in talks with marijuana companiesArtwork Fair Use: Michal Osmenda
The mother of a boy with severe epilepsy has called for a meeting with the home and health secretaries to talk about making medical cannabis legal for children who have similar conditions to her son. Charlotte Caldwell said it was “absolutely horrific” and “cruel” that 12-year-old Billy had been refused cannabis oil after Home Office…
Like a barrier between forlorn lovers, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TBB) just won’t let the two substances unite [for now]. Province Brands [of Canada] is developing what could very well be the first legal beer brewed from cannabis. They filed a patent for the first beers brewed from the cannabis…
They’ve raised roughly $20 million for their company from some extremely savvy investors. George Goldsmith and Katya Malievskaia are a married couple whose startup – Compass Pathways – will soon launch the largest triple-blind clinical trial ever of a psychedelic drug. The drug is psilocybin, which is the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms. And the…
If this bill passes, Sessions would have unchecked power to ban drugs [and plants] and apply harsh penalties at his whim, with no oversight and no basis in health or science. The Stop Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues (SITSA) Act is misguided legislation that would give Sessions’ Justice Department broad new powers to ban…
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