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Coca Prohibition Is More Harmful Than The Plant Itself, World Health Organization Review Concludes

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“Research records, however, documents strongly documented public health damage related to position strategies in all scales”.

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The consumption of coca-leaf during the Andes does not have a significant risk, but the official CCO control strategies are linked according to a review of “Public Health Damage”.

Filter It was a previous copy of the report distribute Expert Commission on Drug Addiction (ECDD).

Coca, a stimulating and medicinal component of the cocaine component, banned by UN 1964 His researchers claimed Chewing the coca leaf is “definitively harmful” and “cause of racial degeneration of many population groups.” A who is also the paper as well describe Using a rich calcium plant “as a social disease”.

Despite the production of location leaves, during decades, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, during the drug war, indigenous communities remain in deep spiritual values ​​- in the height of all time in Colombia.

“Reviewed research for this report does not reveal evidence caused by the damage to public health related to coca leaves” to states ECDD’s extensive scientific review of commissioned. “Research records, however, documents strongly documented public health damage related to position strategies in all scales”.

The review is currently in draft mode and is subject to copying. It was commissioned among the growing international citation Koke, to finish the prohibition of Coca Filter previously reported.

In October, an international group of independent experts contracted by ECDD, and should be taken into account the most limited situation to change in the Coca’s current program. The meaning is that researchers understand the sources of leaves that understand the impossible.

One of the recommendations would be presented in December to the Narkotic Drug Commission, with a rotating member of 53 National Member States. In March 2026, the CND will vote for any recommendation. Coca may change or disable, which would have great ramifications, finish his use of criminalization and potentially providing an important economic economy in Latin American producers.

“We haven’t been a recommendation for the Commission, but it will be difficult to recommend how they could recommend KOKA Calendar,” Steve Rolls, Transform Drug Policy Foundation, charity campaign, drug legal regulation Filter.

“It’s quite likely to recommend (ECDD) really desecute, that is, they expect a lot of people in Colombia, Bolivia and civil society,” he continued. “Leaving the Coca in any schedule does not implicitly criminalizes millions of people who use it traditionally.”

However, those who make a scholarship recommendation, Rolles expects the CND currently The United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and China counts among members, to vote. “The banners would be around forbiders and any desecrants would be forbidden because they were so paranoids around the cocaine,” he said.

In February, President Colombia gave the President Gustavo Petro Legalization of cocaine, described “worse than whiskey”. The external government of Bolivia’s left and indigenous government is called “Coca leaf colonization”, “but it will not be very difficult that the right government will put reform.

Whosely-based pesticides based on the rounded papers showed exposure, with a safe carcinogene, the number of medical consultations in the coke crop crop is “increased by the number of medical communities and breathing.”

He added that another study was eligible to increase coca farmers with increasing production of production, “increasing the exposure to the subsequent coca-plots” increasing exposure to chemicals. “

In the 1990s Coca farmers destroyed their crops and even when they were arrested and prosecuted for traditional uses. “Chronic exposure to agro-chemical products increases health risks related to neurological damage, bodies failure and reproductive health problems,” the papers said. “Pesticides and other farmers worked in the planned crop can cause security profiles and health profiles and health risks related to the use of the workshop.”

Indigenous spilled areas also complained “Flu symptoms, including nausea, dizziness, intervals, diarrhea, depending on the 2001 Report of the 2001 Institute”, according to the 2001 Republic of the Institute, Progressive thought.

“At least it seems that the discussion will encourage science and evidence,” Ricardo Sobern, Devida, the former president of the official drug control committee, said, said Filter. “Latin American states, as well as 53 members of CND, I must understand that the desktop will strengthen the gang fighting.”

The director of the Martin Jelsma, the Transnational Institute, said the review report “clearly” establishes that there is no harm or dependency of public health related to Coca leaf. “In terms of use of medicines, the evidence is still preliminary, but the potential is” great interest “to establish efficiency and safety for future development in human medicine”, ” Filter. “These basic consequences remove the original justification at the I.

The only reason to keep the coca leaf will remain in cocaine cocaine, “and the report indicated that the cocaine can be created from the Coca leaf” solvent extraction “than the process of” conversion “that assumes the chemical transformation of the molecule.”

The report refers to Koka’s cultural meaning, as well as the use of herbal medicine, but the violation of indigenous and human rights rights “intentionally avoided the impact of current controls,” he said.

The revision does not have the result of the healthcare consequences of the enforcement strategy of eradication of coca and eradicate traffic supply, Many experts say fuel violence.

Composing issues created as a result of prohibition by Coca, conservation campaigns said to eradicate the efforts that often comply with the growers to be further from the inspections of law enforcement.

The report is to use food in Coca, drinks such as energy tonic and beer, they are also increasing cosmetics that claim anti-aging properties and fabrics.

Although the report is noticed by public health damage associated with the leaf, the report has said “Undercoming literature on botanical, historical and cultural leaves, which evaluate their clinical effects are properly designed.” However, he said, “There is no evidence … a serious coca-leaf of humans.”

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Fluent to sell New York license and operations

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Fluent has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Etain, LLC, the Company’s New York-based operating entity. The purchase agreement was signed on July 22, 2026. The transaction provides for the sale of Etain’s Registered Entity license, certain of the Company’s New York operating assets and related New York leases for cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.

The Company believes the Transaction advances its strategic objectives and expects the Transaction to comply with applicable regulatory requirements in connection with the Company’s previously announced plan of arrangement for Vireo Growth Inc. (the “Deal”) while providing for an orderly transition of the New York operations to an experienced operator committed to serving patients and consumers.

Completion of the free transaction is subject to closing conditions, including, among other customary conditions, approval of the change in ownership by the New York State Cannabis Control Board and the completion of all conditions to the completion of the Agreement.

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Marijuana Has ‘Horrific Health Risks’ And No Medical Value, Former Trump Attorney General Claims

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A former US attorney general who served in President Donald Trump’s first term says marijuana poses “tremendous health risks,” has no medical value and should not be rescheduled under federal law.

“Marijuana redistricting would create a false impression that it is safe, reduce penalties for illegally selling the drug, and provide a large tax windfall to those who legally supply it,” William Barr wrote in a Wednesday op-ed for The Washington Post, Kevin Sabet, CEO of the prohibitionist organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana. “That would be a disaster.”

The opinion comes as the Trump administration moves forward with cannabis reregulation.

According to an order issued in April by US Attorney General Todd Blanche, Marijuana products regulated by a state medical cannabis license were immediately changed from Schedule I As did marijuana products approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

an administrator The hearing is looking at the broader rescheduling of marijuanawith The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been tasked with advocating for cannabis reform highlighting the testimony about the medical benefits of marijuana and its relative safety compared to other substances such as alcohol and opioids. It included appearances by a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientist and a doctor from New Hampshire. Medical marijuana provides relief to pain patients and can serve as an alternative to opioids.

But Sabet and Barr, who served as Trump’s attorney general from 2019-2020, argued that “the evidence presented at the hearing did not support the rescheduling of marijuana” and instead “confirmed what decades of data have shown: raw marijuana has no scientifically established medical value and is highly susceptible to abuse.”

After the parties to the hearing have filed termination rights, the DEA administrative law judge overseeing the proceedings will make a recommendation regarding rescheduling, and the agency administrator will make a final decision.

DEA Administrator Terrance Cole only organizations and individuals opposed to marijuana reform have been invited to the hearing as a designated participant – telling supporters that they do not meet the definition of “interested person” to participate because they have not been “affected or prejudiced by any rule or proposed rule that may be issued.”

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The former attorney general’s new opinion says “the stakes couldn’t be higher”, arguing that “marijuana today is more dangerous than ever” and that it is “addictive”, throwing out a list of alleged harm to mental and physical health.

“These unhealthy effects are a predictable result of a powerful and addictive drug being normalized, commercialized and marketed as a medicine,” Barr and Sabet say. “It would be one thing if marijuana had medical value. But there is no credible evidence that marijuana is an effective treatment for any medical condition, despite the millions of dollars spent trying to prove otherwise.”

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a 252 analysis in 2023 that concluded that marijuana had accepted medical value and should be rescheduled.

The new opposition piece also says that “rescheduling would unlock enormous revenue for the corporate marijuana industry by bringing it into a category that has not been covered by a longstanding reduction in federal drug tax deductions,” referring to a law known as 280E, which repeals Sections I and II.

“This, in turn, would allow the industry to spend even more on advertising and marketing to young people,” Barr and Sabet. he wroteArguing that “those who would lose this dragon in society are laying the foundations for another Big Tobacco”.

The Sabet organization, SAM, is one of several parties Challenging the Marijuana Redistricting Process which have been upheld by a federal Court of Appeals. those separate parts State attorneys general have filed lawsuits against cannabis reform, Opponents of marijuana legalization and a a cannabis-based biopharmaceutical corporation.

SAM’s lawsuit was signed by attorneys at Torridon Law PLLC, where Barr is a partner.

The team announced in January that it was Hiring Barr’s firm to fight cannabis rescheduling After Trump signed an executive order directing officials to quickly complete the process.

During the first Trump administration, Barr was accused by a Justice Department official Directing improper anti-company investigations into multiple cannabis company mergers– Accounting for almost a third of the division’s cases in 2019.

Several Democratic members of Congress introduced a resolution calling for an investigation into Barr’s possible impeachment, saying “abused the power of his office” to improperly investigate marijuana businesses while engaging in other allegedly illegal conduct.

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How much red light does cannabis really need?

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When growers pull out two LED fixtures side by side, the first number they usually discuss is percent red. This is an easy specification to fix. They are efficient at producing red photons and incredibly efficient at photosynthesis, and cannabis eats away at the flower. So more red must be better, right?

Not so simple. Red is an input to a spectrum, and the spectrum is an input to a room. There is no single spectrum that wins everywhere. An indoor room pushes hard, a greenhouse that soaks up sunlight, a temperamental cultivar, and aggressive yields call for something different. Knowing what each light strip actually does allows you to choose a tool that fits your grow instead of one that just has a big number on the sales page.

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Blue: structure
Blue (approximately 400-500 nm) gives shape to the plant. It maintains dense growth, strong stems, tight internodes and allows it to develop as desired. It also encourages stomatal opening, so the plant manages water and gas exchange better. Get blue and you’ve built a plant that can carry heavy flowers with no problem.

Green: access
Green was eliminated as the wavelength is “reflected” by plants. It turns out that it does a real job. Blue and red are absorbed above; the green goes deep into the fat and reaches the leaves that are never touched by the above photons. In a compact room, it’s the difference between plants photosynthesising from the top down and those that work only from the top. Green won’t replace your red or blue, but it does carry usable light where they can’t reach.

Red: engine
Red is the horse of the flower. It absorbs as efficiently as anything in the spectrum, and is responsible for most of the biomass you’re after. Redder generally means faster flower development, more weight and better efficiency per watt.

But red has a ceiling, and it’s tied to what you run. Push PPFD upwards with a heavy red spectrum and some cultivars begin to whiten at the top: the flower should be dense with pale, washed tips. Genetics, intensity, barrel temperature and your general environment all feed into it. If you’re using aggressive light levels, a lower red spectrum will buy you room before that becomes a problem, leaving you almost no photosynthetic punch to get it.

Far Red: More than Emerson
Far-red (700-750 nm) appears in more devices every year. It contributes little to photosynthesis on its own, but it moves plant morphology and works with red through the Emerson Enhancement Effect. Used properly, it helps to deepen the light, encourage uniformity of the canopy and encourage the response of the bloom. The key word is small. A touch of far red rounds out a spectrum; he’s not there to make a show.

Matching the red percentage with the room
Cannabis addresses the entire spectrum, not a line on a spec sheet. Reds cause flowers, but blues, greens and crimsons give the plant something it needs. Where you land in red refers to how you grow.

A lower red spectrum (30-40%) captures more blue and green, gives you better morphology, reduces the risk of photobleaching, and holds up when you’re running extreme PPFD. Moderate spectrum (40-55%) is the sweet spot in commercial greenhouses: strong photosynthetic efficiency, strong flowering, balanced growth. A high-red spectrum (70%+) makes the most sense in a greenhouse, where the sun is already giving you lots of blue and green and your supplemental light can cast effective red to fill the gap.

Where does the ETS MAX series fit in?
This is the thinking behind the JumpLights ETS MAX series. Instead of forcing a spectrum into each room, it rarely comes up because a greenhouse and a high PPFD indoor flower room are not the same problem.

  • ETS MAX 4C41% red: for indoor rooms operating at very high intensity, where photobleaching is a real risk. The wider, red bottom balance allows you to push the tops without overcooking them
  • ETS MAX 4A48% red: balanced internal spectrum that maintains high output while controlling bleaching.
  • ETS MAX 5B57% Red: A high-performance indoor option. Moderate red, marked with efficiency and flower at the same time, up to 3,450 μmol/s, with efficiency that holds the spectrum.
  • ETS MAX 7A76% red: built for the greenhouse. The sun already supplies blue and green, so this leans heavily on the complementary red, up to 3,900 μmol/s in the infrastructure most greenhouses already have in place.

Bottom line
Choosing an activity is not a competition for the highest red number. The winning spectrum is the one that matches your environment, your intensity, your genetics, and what you’re trying to produce. Combine spectrum, intensity, environmental control, light distribution and genetics, and you’ve got a lighting strategy. Keep a spec isolated and all you’ve got is a bright room.

The ETS MAX line was created around this idea: choose the spectrum of the room you actually have, indoor or greenhouse, and let the device work with your grow rather than against it.

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