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Sativex (pharmaceutical marijuana) approved in ten more European countries
If your strategy to legalize the use of plant cannabis by all people for any reason is to preach “All use is medical/wellness”, cannabinoid pharmaceuticals is where you’ll end up. There exists a paradigm for the medical / wellness use of substances, and it lies in the realm of doctors and pharmacists and prescriptions and manufactured drugs. However, there also exists a paradigm for the recreational use of substances, and it lies in the realm of taverns and bartenders and DUI laws and ID checks and home brewing.
UN agency recommends world stop ‘trivializing’ marijuana dangers
VIENNA (AFP) – A UN drugs agency warned Thursday against underestimating the dangers of cannabis. “The international community may wish to review the issue of cannabis,” the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) wrote in its annual report. “Over the years, cannabis has become more potent and is associated with an increasing number of emergency room [...]
Austria Legalizes Cannabis Cultivation for Medical Purposes
Austria Legalizes Cannabis Cultivation for Medical Purposes Austria’s parliament, for the nation’s medical and scientific purposes, has adopted a new bill allowing the cultivation of cannabis. This will, of course, be under the Health Ministry’s control. The bill, approved by parliament during a late-night session Wednesday, will give the health and food safety agency AGES [...]
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