THE WASH DAILY with Joey SLLiks CANNABIS NEWS REPORT German company wants to import some hemp leaf.

Friday April 30, 2021
In todays report:

German company wants to import some hemp leaves
CBD use is screwing up the bar tabs
Maine decrim. getting support from the locals

Maine Drug Decriminalization Bill Garners Support From Medical And Religious Groups At Committee Hearing

The legislation, LD 967, would make illicit drug possession a civil violation punishable by a $100 fine. People would be able to avoid that penalty if they submit to an “evidence-based assessment for proposed treatment for substance use disorder.”

Numerous people testified before the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, with many sharing personal stories about the harms of criminalizing personal drug possession. Members heard about the long-term consequences people with drug convictions on their records face, such as lack of housing opportunities and employment.

[https://www.marijuanamoment.ne....t/maine-drug-decrimi

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Use of CBD May Be Associated With Reduced Alcohol Intake, New Study Shows

n order to test this, the researchers looked at cannabis use across 120 subjects and compared use of cannabis that was primarily CBD-heavy, THC-heavy, or a mix of both. This revealed that those who used CBD-dominant cannabis “drank fewer drinks per drinking day, had fewer alcohol use days, and fewer alcohol and cannabis co-use days compared with the other groups.” Those who used THC/CBD cannabis or THC-only did not experience any reduced alcohol intake or change in their drinking patterns.

“Conflicting evidence exists regarding the effects of cannabis on alcohol consumption, with some studies suggesting that cannabis is a substitute for alcohol, whereas others suggest that cannabis complements alcohol, thereby increasing drinking. Cannabidiol (CBD) has shown preclinical promise in decreasing alcohol consumption,” the researchers explained  “This [study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.go....v/33764086/) explore the effects of cannabis containing different potencies of CBD and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on alcohol consumption.

[https://hightimes.com/health/c....bd/cbd-associated-re

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German company fights for decree on import of hemp leaves

The Düsseldorf company said it will sell the leaves in Germany as hemp tea. Stripped hemp leaves from industrial hemp are freely marketable in Austria as they do not fall under Austrian narcotics law.

With a THC content below 0.3% (maximum THC content for industrial hemp in Austria) or below 0.2% (current maximum THC content for industrial hemp in Germany), the hemp leaves are anything but suitable for the production of intoxicating “drugs,” Hempro International noted in a press release.

[https://hemptoday.net/german-c....ompany-fights-for-de