CANNAHealthcare Magazine Volume 5, 2nd Quarter, 2018 | Page 120

Budbo Blockchain- Bringing Order to the Chaotic Cannabis Gold Rush

The cannabis industry is riding a surge of popularity both across the United States and the globe. But as the legalization of both medicinal and recreational marijuana spreads at a rapid pace–overwhelmingly by victories at ballot boxes—federal, regional and local lawmakers/regulators are scrambling to establish legal parameters for an industry that is growing so fast, they can barely keep up.

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Sarcoma Foundation of America Announces 2018 Research Grant Awards

AMASCUS, Md. – May 10, 2018 – The Sarcoma Foundation of America (SFA), an organization dedicated to increased research and awareness for sarcoma, today announced that it has awarded half a million dollars in research funds to deserving scientists as part of its 2018 SFA Research Grant program. Ten research grants, each worth $50,000, have been awarded to researchers who have made it their mission to study sarcoma, a cancer that arises in the body’s soft tissue and bone. All proposals are peer reviewed by members of the SFA Medical Advisory Board who award the grants to the best, most promising research toward the cure for sarcoma.

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‘CANNABIS AND THE OPIOID CRISIS’ AT UCI

England, a Holdout in Western Europe, to Consider Medical Cannabis Bill

In October of last year, Paul Flynn, a member of UK Parliament since 1987, invited anyone interested to come on down to Westminster and break the law.

FDA Approves Epidiolex

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Monday approved the first prescription drug made from marijuana, a milestone that could spur more research into a drug that remains illegal under federal law, despite growing

legalization for recreational

and medical use.

Boehner: Federal government shouldn’t meddle in state cannabis industries

Former House Speaker John Boehner, an Ohio Republican and one-time marijuana opponent, has stepped up his advocacy on behalf of the MJ industry by taking to the airwaves to say Uncle Sam shouldn’t interfere in state-legal cannabis markets.

Schumer introduces bill to federally decriminalize marijuana

Sen. Chuck Schumer has introduced a new bill to decriminalize and regulate marijuana at the federal level. The legislation ... would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act...

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