Court dismisses cities’ lawsuit challenging cannabis deliveries in California

A judge in Fresno dismissed a lawsuit by cities saying the state is improperly allowing home deliveries of cannabis in communities that have banned pot sales.

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Brazil approves medical marijuana rules, blocks cannabis cultivation

Brazilian pharmaceutical regulator Anvisa on Tuesday approved regulations for the roll-out of medicinal cannabis-based products but in a separate vote blocked a proposal to allow domestic medical marijuana plantations.


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Cannabis among top priorities for new Thai government

Developing a medical cannabis industry is among top policy priorities for Thailand’s new government, according to a document released before the formal announcement.


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Origins of cannabis smoking

A chemical residue study of incense burners from ancient burials at high elevations in western China has revealed psychoactive cannabinoids. The finding provides some of the earliest evidence for the use of cannabis for its psychoactive compounds.
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Fresh guidance to fill ‘information vacuum’ on new cannabis products for medicinal use

A clinical review offers new advice to help patients and doctors.
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Schizophrenia and cannabis genetic link: Disorder may drive people to smoke pot, DNA study finds

An international study of over 180,000 people has discovered an overlap in genes which makes people at risk of schizophrenia more likely to use cannabis, rather than the drug causing it.
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For now, Australia’s plans for cannabis market dominance are more smoke than fire

SYDNEY (Reuters) – When Australia said this month it would allow exports of medicinal cannabis in a bid to dominate a global market set to be worth $ 55 billion by 2025, investors scrambled to buy shares in marijuana companies – pushing several of them, and the sector as a whole, to record highs.


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