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• Alzheimer's Disease & the Endocannabinoid System
  CBD, THC, and other cannabinoids show promise for treating neurodegeneration and improving cognitive function.
• Death Trap: Human Rights Abuses & Drug War Casualties at Riker's Island
  Cannabis is now legal in New York City, but smoking it could be lethal if you’re Black, poor and on parole.
• Cannabis Therapy for Headaches
  New studies explore the analgesic effects of cannabis in migraine sufferers and the potential roles of THC, terpenes, and inflammation.
• Topical Cannabis for Leg Ulcers
  Topical cannabis: A pioneering approach to wound healing.
• Not So Fast: Null Results in Cannabis Science
  While some cannabis studies show therapeutic benefits and some show harms, others show no effects at all.
• The Feds Can't Outlaw Delta-8 THC!
  A deluge of lab-synthesized CBD isolates, favored by regulators, will devastate hemp CBD commerce by undercutting the need for plant-derived, single-molecule cannabinoids.. But it could also create new opportunities for artisanal cannabis product-makers, who craft full-spectrum THC/CBD mixtures with unique qualities that can never be fully replicated in a lab.
• The Endocannabinoid System & the Brain
  Cannabis therapies have produced positive results for a wide range of mental health conditions, including stuttering, dementia, and social isolation.
• Video: Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome
  Project CBD speaks with Dr. Ethan Russo about Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, an enigmatic medical condition.
• The FDA Defers to Pharma, Nixes CBD as Dietary Supplement
  ValidCare seeks volunteers for the final phase of expanded clinical study of CBD’s effect on the liver.
• Autism, Rare Cannabinoids & the Endocannabinoid System
  CBD and other plant cannabinoids show promising effects in the treatment of symptoms related to autism spectrum disorder.
• Autism and Endocannabinoid Dysfunction
  CBD-rich oil helps children who are on the autism spectrum.
• Migraines, Cluster Headaches & Psychedelics
  Scientists are studying psilocybin and LSD to treat migraines and cluster headaches.
• LSD Therapy for Alcoholism
  During the 1950s, LSD therapy showed great promise of treating the “spiritual disease” of alcoholism.
• Amazing: Psychedelics & Phantom Limb Pain
  Scientists are studying the therapeutic potential of psilocybin, the magic mushroom compound, for severe phantom limb pain.
• Cannabis & Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
  Cannabis is a safe and effective way to manage the complex symptoms of ehlers-danlos syndrome, a painful connective tissue disorder.
• Mexico: High Court Decriminalizes Cannabis
  The Mexican Supreme Court has decriminaized cannabis for personal use, but this may have little impact on Mexico’s murderous drug war.
• Marijuana and the Mexican Revolution
  The tumultuous Mexican Revolution catalyzed the emergence of marijuana smoking in early twentieth-century America as hundreds of thousands of migrants fled to the U.S. Southwest in search of safety and work.
• Real-World CBD Evidence, CBD and Ketamine, and More
  People with moderate or severe symptoms experienced less pain, anxiety, and depression, and greater wellbeing after three months of CBD treatment.
• Commentary: Stop Growing Hemp for CBD!
  The CBD market is saturated, but there’s a bright future for hempcrete and other fiber hemp products.
• Morocco Gets Legal Cannabis Sector
  Morocco, long the world’s largest illicit producer of cannabis, is finally getting a legalized commercial cannabis industry, thanks to a law introduced by the otherwise conservative government. The new law is designed to daylight traditional small cannabis growers in the marginalized Rif Mountains.