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September 10, 2024
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Election 2024: Trump continues to tout his support for cannabis.
Hawaii: Could this election open the door to adult use in Hawaii?
Research: CBD is a “truly promising treatment” for mitochondrial disease.
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Research
CBD is a “truly promising treatment” for a devastating mitochondrial disease.
A study led by the Institut de Neurociències at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelonafound that daily administration of a CBD formulation “significantly extends lifespan and improves” overall fitness in mice with Leigh syndrome (a mitochondrial disease).
Leigh syndrome is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that presents in humans as lagging growth rate, loss of motor skills, and early death.
CBD treatment “significantly delayed the onset of common clinical signs associated with neurological decline, such as clasping, twisting, and curling,” researchers wrote, and “ delayed this observed motor decline.”
Results also showed that CBD improved cellular function in both mice and fibroblasts from children, meaning it could be a “promising” treatment, given CBD’s established anti-inflammatory and anticonvulsant effects.
“The benefits we observed, together with CBD’s safe and well-tolerated profile, show it to be a truly promising treatment for patients with Leigh syndrome,” researcher Albert Quintana told UAB.
This research was published in the journal Nature Communications.
Trump
Trump continues to tout his support for cannabis, which now stretches to broader rescheduling and banking.
Former President Donald Trump has yet again taken to Truth Social to share his evolving views on cannabis policy. Last month, as we reported at the time, Trump expressed cautious support for legal adult use in Florida.
At almost midnight on Sunday, Trump posted again, this time expanding his scope to express support for cannabis rescheduling and cannabis banking, too.
“As I have previously stated, I believe it is time to end needless arrests and incarcerations of adults for small amounts of marijuana for personal use. We must also implement smart regulations, while providing access for adults, to safe, tested product. As a Floridian, I will be voting YES on Amendment 3 this November,” he wrote.
“As President, we will continue to focus on research to unlock the medical uses of marijuana to a Schedule 3 drug, and work with Congress to pass common sense laws, including safe banking for state authorized companies, and supporting states rights to pass marijuana laws, like in Florida, that work so well for their citizens.”
These new positions could lead to new policy, or they could simply be a part of Trump’s reelection strategy. Either way, several cannabis industry groups – including the National Cannabis Roundtable and the U.S. Cannabis Council – are celebrating support from the top of both parties.“It is a monumental moment in our ongoing fight for federal cannabis reform as the Presidential nominees of our two major parties have now both embraced legalization efforts,” said Saphira Galoob, executive director of the National Cannabis Roundtable, in a statement.
Hawaii
Could this election open the door to adult use in Hawaii?
When it comes to cannabis reform, Hawaii is an outlier: Democrats control the legislature and the governor’s office, but adult use efforts fail year after year.
In November, as the Hawai‘i Alliance for Cannabis Reform points out in its new voter guide, all of the seats in the House, and half in the Senate, are up for grabs.
“The 2024 election will impact Hawaii’s cannabis policy in 2025 and 2026, at minimum,” the group wrote.
So, to help voters heading to the ballot box, the group compiled lawmakers’ past positions on cannabis, and also reached out to hear where they stand.
More background: this year, adult use seemed to have a solid shot in the state. As Cannabis Wire reported in January, Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez released the draft of an adult use bill along with a report outlining her office’s priorities and concerns.
Lopez did not support adult use, but she said that “with changing public perception in recent years, the odds that the Legislature may pass legislation legalizing adult-use cannabis have increased substantially.”The bill built off of that draft, SB 3335, cleared the Senate and three House committees before it died – the farthest an adult use bill has gone in the state legislature.
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