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World Health Organization (WHO) accepts recommendation to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from Schedule IV

Reposted from Marijuana Business Daily The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) on Wednesday accepted a World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. The historic vote in Vienna could have far-reaching implications for the global medical cannabis industry, ranging …

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Cannabis reduces OCD symptoms by half in the short-term

Reposted from Science Daily People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis, according to a Washington State University study. The researchers analyzed data inputted into the Strainprint app by people who self-identified as having OCD, a condition characterized by …

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British Columbia to reserve shelf space for Indigenous cannabis producers

Reposted from mjbizdaily.com Shelf space in British Columbia’s privately- and publicly-owned recreational cannabis stores will soon be reserved to highlight products from Indigenous producers. The province announced the Indigenous Shelf Space Program in a rare Sunday evening press release. British Columbia wants to start the program next year. “The program will highlight cannabis products produced …

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