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  • Couple who planned to make cannabis oil for man’s dying mother avoids jail

    Couple who planned to make cannabis oil for man’s dying mother avoids jail0

    A couple who claimed they had around €28,000 worth of cannabis to manufacture their own cannabis oil to assist the man’s dying mother have received suspended sentences. Jemma Dinnigan (35) of Skelligs Court, Waterville, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 and Kevin Lappin (37) of Corduff Crescent, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to

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  • Could Medical Cannabis Tackle Obesity?

    Could Medical Cannabis Tackle Obesity?0

    Western Australia’s Little Green Pharma (ASX:LGP) and Curtin University have teamed up to investigate the potential of medicinal cannabis treatment options for obesity and related health issues. Marijuana is well-known for causing the “munchies“, which is thought to be caused by the cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – the same compound that creates marijuana’s high. But cannabis

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  • Could Africa Be The Next Big Cannabis Market?

    Could Africa Be The Next Big Cannabis Market?0

    Canada is leading the way in the cannabis industry. With marijuana legalization happening being voted on this summer, Canada is embracing the business of pot. The Globe and Mail report that Supreme Cannabis Co. (TSX-V:FIRE) “has invested $10 million in a Lesotho company, with the aim of exporting high-quality cannabis oil to Canada and other

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  • Consuming medicinal cannabis oil improves sleep in adults with insomnia

    Consuming medicinal cannabis oil improves sleep in adults with insomnia0

    A placebo-controlled experimental study in Australia on adults suffering from insomnia showed that consumption of medicinal cannabis oil containing 10 mg/ml tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and 15 mg/ml cannabidiol (CBD) over 2 weeks improved sleep time compared to a group receiving placebo treatment. Levels of melatonin, a hormone produced by the brain that helps regulate the internal

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  • Congress Drops VA Medical Marijuana Provision Before Veterans Day

    Congress Drops VA Medical Marijuana Provision Before Veterans Day0

    Congressional leaders are facing criticism for omitting a bipartisan measure that would allow U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors to recommend medical cannabis to veterans in states where it is legal. Despite approval by both the Senate and House earlier this year, the policy was dropped from the latest spending bill unveiled just before

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  • Concerns about Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority oversight renewed with new director’s appointment

    Concerns about Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority oversight renewed with new director’s appointment0

    As Gov. Kevin Stitt’s administration last week announced a new director for the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, its fourth in three years, some lawmakers shared ongoing concerns about the state agency’s operations, organization and oversight. House Majority Floor Leader Jon Echols, R-Oklahoma City, along with Sen. Greg McCortney, R-Ada, led a bipartisan, bicameral medical marijuana

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