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NEW REPORT: DANGERS OF CANNABIS-IMPAIRED DRIVING OVERSTATED

A new congressional report released in May shows concerns over driving under the influence of cannabis may be overstated. Various experts, under the direction of the House and Senate, actually found the results to be inconclusive at best, and readily identifies cannabis as being more complex than alcohol. In fact, the reported stated, “while marijuana usage can measurably affect a driver’s performance in a laboratory setting, that effect may not translate into an increased likelihood of the driver being involved in a motor vehicle crash in a real-world setting, where many other variables affect the risk of a crash.”

Unlike alcohol, which has a well-studied, scientifically proven threshold and measurement, cannabis impairment isn’t as straight-forward. Many variables can alter the effects of cannabis on an individual, including usage patterns, tolerance, and even genetics. Admittedly, law enforcement officials are not trained or experienced in detecting cannabis impairment, which can also lead to poor judgment calls.

The report confirms the only thing we know for sure, as with all things cannabis, more research is necessary.

THC/CBD VENDING MACHINES COMING TO EUROPE

European consumers can look forward to a new way to buy CBD and THC products soon.

A Canadian company, International Cannabis Corporation, partnered with VendaPharm EU LLC with plans to deploy self-dispensing THC/CBD vending machines into a network of more than 80,000 retail endpoints and pharmacies across Europe. The technology behind the kiosks includes facial-recognition software, HD LED displays and temperature-controlled storage. Additionally, the machines come equipped with data aggregation, keyless entry, and the ability to accept debit and credit cards.

The new network of cannabis vending machines will carry a broad range of CBD products like topicals, vaporizers, hemp oil-derived cosmetics, and cannabis-light pre-rolls, plus pet-owners will be able to buy CBD gels and tinctures for their furry friends. The company intends to stock trusted, well-known brands already commonly found in Europe, but also plans on developing its own portfolio of products.

FIRST ARKANSAS HEMP CROPS HARVESTED

Farmers in Arkansas completed harvesting the state’s first legal hemp crop, and the first batch of cannabidiol extract has been processed. Touting the potential of this new cash crop, Lejen Lotspeich, CSO of New Age Hemp stated in an interview, “You can drink as many O’Doul’s as you want to get a buzz, but all you’re going to get is a stomachache.” Then he continued, “You can smoke as much hemp as you want to try and get high, but all you’re going to get is a headache.”

To date, Arkansas state officials have issued 80 licenses for the cultivation of hemp. These numbers equate to nearly 1,900 acres in 42 counties across the state, as well as, 18 processor licenses to make the extracts.

MEANWHILE, ARIZONA HEMP CELEBRATES “OPENING DAY”

As of June 1^st, licensed hemp producers in Arizona were able to kick off their first season of legal hemp cultivation and processing. Excited for the vast opportunities the crop presents to Arizona farmers, George Buckler, the Science Committee chair of the Arizona Hemp Industry Association stated in an interview with the Apache Junction news, “I’m very excited that, here in Arizona, we have a huge variety of environments and can take a crop that’s been grown for thousands of years and apply all the latest technologies, using brand new organic methods. Soon we’ll be worldwide leaders in high-quality hemp production.”

Although medical marijuana has been legal since 2010 in Arizona, the explosion of popularity regarding CBD supplements and food additives does not appear to be slowing down. Additionally, as the industry continues to expand and grow, analysts expect hemp textiles and hemp building materials to experience a similar boom in the coming years.

RHODE ISLAND SEEKING BLOCKCHAIN EXPERTISE

In a press release this week, the state of Rhode Island is requesting proposals for developing a blockchain solution to improve the state’s operations and explicitly wanting to improve “visibility into the Medical Marijuana industry from seed to sale, reducing potential fraud and abuse.”

Liz Tanner, Director of Business Regulation, said she hopes this will, “encourage blockchain businesses to demonstrate their value to government entities, and I encourage blockchain-based businesses to consider Rhode Island to test blockchain technology within government.” Meanwhile, Chief Information Officer, Bijay Kumar said, “I am excited to see the possibilities and to learn more about how this new technology is helping other public and private entities reach new levels of innovation in business, security, and other areas.”
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Source : CBD oil reduces heroin cravings by up to 300%

Scientists have found that cannabidiol (CBD) oil can reduce cravings in recovering heroin addicts by up to 300% and make them less anxious or stressed.

The researchers, from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, used Epidiolex in their trial, the GW Pharma medicine which has been approved in the US for treating epilepsy.

Published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, the research led by Dr Yasmin Hurd (pictured) followed on from her past work which found CBD reduced heroin dependency in animals.

It comes amid an opioid epidemic in the US, with almost 400,000 people dying of overdoses from drugs including heroin, morphine and fentanyl since 2000.
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Source : Families using medicinal cannabis ‘are being threatened with social services’

Sir Mike Penning, MP for Hemel Hempstead, led a backbench debate in the House of Commons on Monday in which he stated families were being threatened with social services if they brought medicinal cannabis into a hospital where their child was being treated.

The stigma surrounding NHS cannabis prescription is something Matt Hughes, 39, and his wife Ali, 37, know all too well, as they struggle to secure the product for their 21-month-old son Charlie, who suffers from a severe epilepsy syndrome.

Charlie, who has been diagnosed with West Syndrome, used to suffer around 100 seizures a day, which dropped down to around 20 to 40 after his parents began using CBD oil alongside his other medications.

The couple, from Thorpe St Andrew, buy around 100ml of CBD oil legally online but it is costing them £300 a month.
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Source : Modi must legalise cannabis to tackle India’s agrarian distress

In the past decade, there’s been a sea change with respect to the global attitude to cannabis. Its use has been legalised in some form or another across most of the US, many EU nations, Argentina, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, South Africa, and South Korea.

India, however, is completely out of step with this global trend, as the use of cannabis—both medical and recreational—remains illegal in the country.

Globally, these bans have been rescinded as nations have realised two things: First, bans didn’t work over a period of many decades. Since cannabis is easy to grow and process, bans only led to the creation of a large criminal industry that smuggled and distributed the drug, with police forces, customs services, etc. being corrupted into the bargain and large numbers of people being thrown into jail for personal use. Second, cannabis has enormous medical value. It is used to alleviate nausea and pain in cancer victims and amputees, for instance. It is also among the least harmful of recreational drugs.

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Source : IT|New Research Shows Cannabis Liberalisation Reduces Demand for Pharmaceutical Medicines

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Source : CANNABIS HISTORY|Fossilized Cannabis Reveals The Plant is 27.8 Million Years Old – RxLeaf

Accurately determining when and where cannabis evolved was extremely difficult due to the lack of a strong print fossil record – impression of leaves or fruits in rocks. For a plant, like cannabis, that lacks a good fossil record, paleobotanists can use a “molecular clock”. This allows them to estimate when cannabis and its sister species Humulus (hops) diverged from a common ancestor. The molecular clock uses DNA to measure time, and calibrates the clock with fossil dates of related plants.

Using this method, they estimated that cannabis first diverged from a common ancestor 27.8 million years ago.