Author: Brad Dunn
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Study: Cannabis Drug May Help Alcohol, Cocaine Addictions
A supplement derived from cannabis may help alcohol and cocaine addicts overcome their cravings, new research suggests. Recovering rats given cannabidiol (CBD) are less likely to relapse when exposed to drugs, a study, by the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, found, according to the Daily Mail. This is thought to be due to the supplement easing anxiety…
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Switzerland Considers Making Cannabis Legal
Cannabis could soon be legal in Switzerland. The Swiss Council of States, Switzerland’s smaller chamber of parliament, unanimously approved a bill allowing studies and pilot programs in the landlocked Alpine nation, according to Herb. The Council called for an experimental article in the Swiss Federation’s Narcotics Act that would allow for scientific research projects including…
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Arkansas Court Battle Over Cannabis Grow Licenses Heating Up
Arkansas’ attorney general is appealing a judge’s order that forbids the state to license five companies to grow medical marijuana. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s office on Friday filed a notice that it’s appealing Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen’s ruling that the MMJ licensing process is unconstitutional to the state Supreme Court, according to Marijuana Business…