AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoResearch Funding: Canada is putting $24M into a Cannabis and Brain Health Consortium with 10 research teams studying cannabis’s effects on sleep, prenatal exposure, and conditions like psychosis, PTSD, and epilepsy. Clinical & Mental Health: Paris Jackson says she underwent electroconvulsive therapy for severe depression after being “centimeters away” from suicide, describing the procedure and side effects. Policy & Access: South Dakota’s medical cannabis program is expanding fast, with home cultivation licenses up 1,072% (61 to 715) and plans for digital medical IDs, though regulators want tighter oversight. Hemp Regulation Shock: Virginia’s new hemp rules cap total THC at 2mg per package, pushing at least one retailer to close and raising concerns for small businesses. Market & Pricing: Ohio recreational cannabis remains far pricier than Michigan, with a big incentive for cross-border buying as a new Ohio law makes bringing cannabis back a crime. Industry Pipeline: Neurotech reports clinically meaningful paediatric autism outcomes from a broad-spectrum cannabinoid study and locks in a cultivation partnership. Public Safety: Multiple US agencies are ramping DUI enforcement and checkpoints for Labor Day, explicitly warning that cannabis can impair driving. Enforcement: Nigeria’s NDLEA says it destroyed 329,865kg of illicit drugs worth about ₦301B in Lagos, including cannabis varieties.
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