All posts tagged "World Health Organization"
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Medical
Cannabis & Dementia: New Study Explores Pot’s Potential for Treatment
October 8, 2019A groundbreaking study is set to begin in Australia to determine if cannabis can improve the...
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Medical
Dangerous Synthetic Cannabinoids Found in Liquid Claiming to be CBD
August 18, 2019A student’s heart-pounding high was found to be from synthetic cannabinoids in a CBD product.
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Politics
Former Heads of State: Drug Classifications Are All Politics, No Science
June 30, 2019As anyone who’s read the Controlled Substances Act can tell you: duh.
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Politics
Analysis Optimistic About Progress in the Asian Cannabis Market
May 14, 2019A new report by the British think-tank Prohibition Partners foresees a $5.8 billion cannabis market in...
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Medical
App-Based Study Finds THC Has More Therapeutic Benefit Than CBD
March 1, 2019A newly released study from the University of New Mexico actually finds more therapeutic benefits to...
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Joint Opinions
The Hidden Problem with the WHO’s Reclassification of Cannabis
February 7, 2019There appear to be signs of political manipulation behind the UN health agency’s recommendations on marijuana,...
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Politics
World Health Organization Calls for Rescheduling Cannabis
February 4, 2019The World Health Organization has released its long-anticipated recommendation on cannabis scheduling. But rather than removing...
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Politics
World Health Organization Delays Cannabis Rescheduling Recommendation
December 21, 2018The last-minute delay by the United Nations’ public health agency has cannabis advocates frustrated and clamoring...
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Politics
U.N. ‘Shadow Report’ Blasts Drug War as ‘Failure’
October 31, 2018Will the U.N. take heed when it revisits the question of drug policy in 2019?
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Medical
The Health Benefits of THC Are Overlooked in CBD Mania
August 24, 2018Having just undertaken a "critical study" of CBD, the non-psychoactive cannabinoid held to have multifarious medicinal...
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Legal
WHO Report: Marijuana Leads to ‘Laughter & Talkativeness’
June 13, 2018World Health Organization says cannabis is relatively safe.