FPIF: The View from Syria’s Peace Talks

"The View from Syria’s Peace Talks"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez.
Foreign Policy in Focus
September 13, 2019
Originally published: https://fpif.org/the-view-from-syrias-peace-talks/

 

After 13 rounds of talks in Kazakhstan, the parties are aiming small. Still, that’s a lot better than nothing.

Eight years since its inception in 2011, the Syrian civil war rages on, a conflict that has taken on grand geopolitical dimensions and resulted in tens of thousands killed and a massive exodus of refugees. While other tensions and conflicts around the world have since grabbed the attention of major media outlets, the situation in Syria has not gotten any better. If anything, it has become even more complicated and violent.



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IPD: The Future of the Medicinal Cannabis Industry: A View from the Western Hemisphere

"The Future of the Medicinal Cannabis Industry: A View from the Western Hemisphere"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez
International Policy Digest
September 6, 2019
Originally published: https://intpolicydigest.org/2019/09/06/the-future-of-the-medicinal-cannabis-industry-a-view-from-the-western-hemisphere/



Former NFL player Rob Gronkowski announced on August 27 that he will focus on his campaign to allow professional sports leagues, like the National Football League (NFL), to relax their restrictions on the use of cannabidiol (CBD) for pain relief. This continues the momentum started in 2018 when the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) removed CBD from its list of prohibited substances.

The legalization of marijuana and its derivatives, like CBD, is a complex issue as several countries around the world have, to differing degrees, legalized it, including Brazil, The Netherlands, Uruguay, in addition to various states throughout the United States. Medicinal CBD is a particularly interesting and growing industry.


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