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Denmark To Trial Medical Cannabis Programme

Copenhagen – The Danish government on Tuesday announced a four-year trial programme for medical cannabis use starting in 2018, saying it would target “some of the patients who self-medicate with illegal products.” “Patients with a number of selected diseases and symptoms that have previously been treated with relevant, approved drugs, can be prescribed medical cannabis […]

Canada: Cannabis At Work – Handling Medical Marijuana In The Workplace

The exponential growth in the number of Canadians with a medical marijuana prescription, combined with the pending legalization of pot for recreational use, is giving employers coughing fits. Employers are obliged to accommodate staff with a prescription, a duty that will be particularly challenging in safety-sensitive positions. Alison McMahon, CEO of Edmonton-based human resources consultancy […]

New Pennsylvania Rule Clears Path For Medical Cannabis Practices

A long-awaited rule change adopted recently by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court removed an ethical risk at the state level for lawyers who handle matters related to medical marijuana. Pennsylvania lawyers may now work with their medical marijuana clients without fear of action by the state’s Disciplinary Board. “We can relax,” said Andrew Sacks of Sacks […]

When Will Your Local Pharmacy Carry Cannabis?

With California voting on Prop 64 (the Adult Use of Marijuana Act) next week, it sometimes seems that full-blown legalization has eclipsed the conversation around medicinal cannabis. But even if California – and eventually the entire country – were to legalize cannabis for recreational use, it’s all but guaranteed that cannabis would still play a […]

Medical Marijuana Backers Seek Bible Belt Win In Arkansas

Little Rock – Arkansas could become the first Bible Belt state to legalize medical marijuana, which pot advocates say would be proof of the drug’s popularity even in conservative parts of the country. The fight over medical marijuana has overshadowed the presidential race in the deeply conservative state, four years after voters narrowly rejected a […]

FL: Tallahassee Residents Backing Medical Marijuana Initiative

Florida voters Tuesday are deciding whether to allow the marijuana plant to be used as medicine. A survey indicates that Tallahassee residents are not dazed or confused about Amendment 2. They support it, according to a Downs & St. Germain Research poll. The Tallahassee-based firm said Tallahassee residents are 50 percent more likely to support […]

ID: Mom Charged After Treating Daughter's Seizures With Marijuana Butter

Gooding, Idaho – It’s a topic that has sparked debate across the nation over the last few years – legalizing marijuana. In Idaho, recreational and medical marijuana is still illegal. Last month, Kelsey Osborne, a Gooding mother of two, had her children taken from her after she gave her daughter a smoothie with marijuana in […]

FL: Medical Marijuana And Ammendment 2

Tampa – Author, Suzanne Beecher has a painful eye condition called B-E-B or benign essential blepharospasm and is sensitive to light. “It’s kind of a rare disorder it’s a kind of dystonia and what it does the muscles around your eye they want to slam shut,” Susan says. Controlling it takes thirteen botulinum toxin (Botox) […]

MO: Taking A Closer Look At Medical Marijuana Legalization

Kansas City, Mo. – With voters heading to the polls on Nov. 8, there is one thing they won’t see on the ballot that just about made it on there. Missouri medical marijuana advocates collected signatures, falling just short of the required amount to end up on the November ballot. NORML KC,one group advocating for […]

CO: Colorado’s Medical Marijuana Refugees

Trinidad, CO – On a cool autumn morning in this idyllic town of roughly eight thousand, residents walk along the charming main street with lattés in hand. The bell tower of the Holy Trinity Church rings out as leaves fall, perfecting the picturesque scene. Trinidad is experiencing a revival after years of decay. It wasn’t […]

FL: Turning Marijuana Into Medicine

Tallahassee, Fla. – Down a dirt road, behind locked gates and a barbed wire fence, in an otherwise empty field outside Tallahassee, sits the first place in the state to grow a plant that the federal government still considers illegal. Even though pot is still against the law in the Sunshine State, except for people […]

FL: Holmes Beach Holds On Medical Marijuana Legislation

Holmes Beach commissioners have determined that enacting rules for marijuana use and distribution is premature. A medical marijuana amendment, up for a statewide vote Nov. 8, could cause problems for the city, if passed. Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer encouraged commissioners to consider enacting legislation during the Oct. 25 workshop. But commissioners rejected his […]

Mormon Brothers Among Utah Residents Pushing For Medical Pot

Salt Lake City – Twin brothers, both devout Mormons, are among a growing legion of Utah residents embracing medical marijuana as a way to treat a host of ailments. Nathan Frodsham has advanced degenerative disc disease, leaving him with burning pain as nerves in his neck are pinched by bones. The pain made long days […]

FL: If Medical Marijuana Passes, How Would Rubio Or Murphy Advocate In The Senate?

If Floridians vote to legalize medical marijuana through Amendment 2 on Tuesday, the state will open its borders to a new, booming industry that could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars in just a few years. Yet federal law still categorizes marijuana as a controlled substance, though as many as 28 states and Washington, […]

Medical Marijuana In The Pennsylvania Workplace – Appalachian Mountain High

Pennsylvania recently enacted a medical marijuana statute. This Act clouds the rights of employers and is another hit to Pennsylvania’s employment-at-will doctrine. Nevertheless, even in Pennsylvania, marijuana remains an illegal substance under the Federal Controlled Substances Act, and employers may continue to enforce their drug-free workplace policies for safety and production reasons, as well as […]

MO: Medical Marijuana Patients Desperate – Opponent Claims Cartel Conspiracy

Butte – On Harrison Avenue, a billboard blares the slogan “NO POT SHOPS.” On either side of the sign – a campaign ad opposing a citizen ballot initiative to fix Montana’s gutted medical marijuana program – sit two shuttered dispensaries. Although Montana voters overwhelmingly passed an initiative legalizing medical marijuana in 2004, a Republican-dominated Legislature […]

Research Finds That Cannabis May Be Better For Chronic Pain Than Opioids

For years, medical marijuana advocates have asserted that cannabis may be more effective and have fewer side effects than prescription opiates for chronic pain. Without scientific proof, however, it was only anecdotal. With mounting concern by doctors, nurses and even the CDC about opioid fatalities, dependence, and abuse, alternatives to opiates are being sought throughout […]

Ireland: Parents Call For Cannabis Oil Law Change To Help Little Sophia's Seizures

A Co Down family is calling for cannabis oil to be legalised for medicinal purposes to help their little girl who suffers frequent seizures. Sophia Gibson (5) was diagnosed with Dravet syndrome right before her first birthday. Dravet syndrome is a rare genetic dysfunction of the brain that causes uncontrollable seizures and becomes resistant to […]

Dying Florida Boy Receives Full-Strength Medical Cannabis

Deltona, Fla. – A fifteen-year-old suffering from an incurable brain tumor became one of the first patients in Florida to receive a full-strength medical cannabis product on Monday. Juan Isaiah Cruz III, who also goes by Juju, was diagnosed with Stage 3 Spindle Cell Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare type of cancer, in August 2014. After multiple […]

OH: Huron Township Weeds Out Medical Marijuana

Huron Twp. – Huron Township officials snuffed out the possibility of medical marijuana merchants from legally conducting business in their jurisdiction. During a recent public meeting, all three trustees voted to permanently ban those cultivating, processing, selling and dispensing the substance anywhere within township limits. The local legislation supersedes a state law, going into effect […]

Illinois Medical Marijuana Program Makes Changes

Illinois is about one year into its experiment with legalized medical marijuana. One change since the program began is that doctors no longer have to recommend their patient try cannabis. That’s something that had made physicians wary. Some patients reported a struggle finding a doctor willing to sign off. Now the law says physicians just […]

FL: Amendment 2 Would Expand Marijuana Use To 6 Other Debilitating Conditions

Pembroke Park, Fla. – For the second time in two years, voters in Florida are considering a constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana. Operations at South Florida’s first medical marijuana dispensary are in full swing and are prepared to meet the needs of patients who qualify for the drug under Florida’s existing laws. “We extract […]

Lawsuit Hopes To Lower Cost Of Arizona Medical Marijuana Cards

Phoenix – A lawsuit has been filed against the state in an attempt to lower the cost of medical marijuana cards for patients in Arizona. Governor Doug Ducey and the Department of Health Services were specifically addressed for their role in setting the prices that patients must pay each year when they renew their cards […]

Japan’s War Against Medical Marijuana

Former actress Saya Takagi was arrested in Okinawa on Oct. 25 for possession of marijuana, three months after she unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Upper House election on a platform to legalize pot for medical purposes. She insists the contraband was not hers. Though Takagi, whose real name is Ikue Masudo, is retired […]

NY: Lack Of Tax Revenue From Medical Marijuana Attributed To Strict Regulations

Johnson City – Broome County is struggling to meet its goals of tax revenue from medical marijuana. $1,000 is the sum of the taxes earned by Broome County in 2016 from medical marijuana sales, which is 0.11 percent of the projected $850,000 that it thought it would gain. “We even budgeted conservatively based on those […]

CA: Berkeley Medical Marijuana Club Not Nervous About Legalizing Recreational Use

Berekely – With polls showing that California voters are likely to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, one might think that medical cannabis clubs are nervous about losing customers. Some are quite the opposite. Berkeley Patients Group is confident that quality products and customer service will see it through whatever ups and downs the legalization […]

AB: Siksika Wants To Build 25,000-Square-Foot Medical Marijuana Facility

The Siksika Nation could be the first indigenous people in Alberta to produce medical marijuana on-site. An application was filed in July 2016 to Health Canada to grow pharmaceutical-grade marijuana on Siksika land, a decision approved by the Siksika Nation chief and council. Council member Marsha Wolf Collar said after researching and observing trends across […]

Medical Marijuana Through The Eyes And Suffering Of Those Who Need It Most

There is only one question we should be asking ourselves in the debate over medical marijuana. That question should be, To what lengths would you go to save your loved one? I hope your answer is that you would do whatever it takes to not see the person you love suffer. It’s time to let […]

MA: Pro-Marijuana Doctors Explain Their Support For Legalization

Boston – Doctors who favor legalizing recreational marijuana for adults on Friday pushed back against assertions that legalizing marijuana is harmful to public health. “I think that if someone is using marijuana a little bit in the evenings after work is done and their responsibilities are over, in those situations, I think marijuana is probably […]

Cannabis Science Develops Pain Patches For Fibromyalgia Patients

Cannabis Science, a company specialized in the development of cannabis-based therapeutics, recently announced the development of two new medications for pain relief in people with fibromyalgia and diabetic neuropathy nerve pain. The two new pharmaceutical pain relievers will be marketed as transdermal adhesive patches that deliver a certain dose of medication into the bloodstream by […]

About Florida’s Amendment 2 – Medical Marijuana

This guide to Amendment 2 is from the Florida League of Women Voters Amendment 2 (Nov. 8 ballot) Medical Marijuana Source: Citizen Initiative Synopsis: Two years after a similar amendment narrowly failed, Amendment 2 is on the ballot to legalize the use of medical marijuana to relieve the symptoms of people afflicted with specific diseases […]

FL: Miami Beach Considers Six-Month Medical Marijuana Ban

If the latest crop of polls is correct, medical marijuana will be legally available to sick people in Florida in just four days. As of last week, close to 80 percent of Floridians support Amendment 2, which would legalize weed statewide for medical purposes, such as helping cancer or Alzheimer’s patients. Sixty percent of the […]

NY: Third Medical Marijuana Dispensary In Albany County Opens This Weekend

Colonie, N.Y. – This weekend, the third, and final, medical marijuana dispensary in Albany County opens its doors. The facility, which opens on Sunday, is not like those you might find in California or Colorado, with their shelves stocked with cookies, and brownies and other edibles for sale. It actually looks very much like an […]

Medical Marijuana Could Be Big Election Winner In Florida

Tallahassee, Fla. – While many of the big races are too close to call, experts say the big winner this election cycle in Florida and in many other parts of the country will likely be marijuana. Right now, Florida doctors can only prescribe medical marijuana to cancer patients or those with chronic seizures and muscle […]

CA: Medical Marijuana Complicates Business Deal

San Francisco – Nothing is simple in the medical marijuana business, even “a simple breach of contract claim” in which a federal magistrate refused to grant summary judgment this week to a woman who wants to back out of buying two companies because they are illegal under federal law. Sara Gullickson agreed to buy DispensaryPermits.com […]

Ireland: Review Of Medicinal Cannabis Begins After Mother’s Protest March Yesterday

Health Minister Simon Harris has announced a review of Ireland’s policy on medicinal cannabis, which is currently strictly controlled. The announcement comes a day after mother Vera Twomey began a 150-mile protest from Cork to Dublin to try to persuade the government to legalise cannabis for medical purposes. Vera’s six-year-old daughter Ava has Dravets syndrome, […]

NM: Cannabis Advisory Board Meets Friday To Discuss New Conditions

Santa Fe, N.M. – The New Mexico Medical Cannabis Advisory Board is set to listen to public input on which, if any new uses for medical marijuana should be added to their list. The Medical Cannabis Advisory Board is set to listen to several new uses for medical cannabis Friday. The board meets at least […]

UK: Medicinal Use Of Cannabis To Be Reviewed

The law on medicinal cannabis use is to be reviewed, the health minister has announced. Simon Harris said that the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), which regulates medicines, had been asked to give scientific advice on the benefits of the medicinal use of the drug. “This is not a discussion about decriminalising cannabis in any […]

Medicinal Cannabis, A Major New Industry For Australia

A major new Australian industry could grow up around medicinal cannabis, with possibilities for global export opening up further down the track. The Narcotics Drugs Amendment Act 2016 came into force last week giving the green light to cultivating and manufacturing cannabis for medicinal or scientific purposes in Australia and offering chronically ill patients some […]

NY: Pot Dispensary Will Help Bronx Residents Legally Treat Their Pain

Starting next week, more New Yorkers will be able to score weed without looking over their shoulders. On Monday, the Hunts Point PharmaCannis medical marijuana dispensary opens to the public, the second such outlet in the city and the first in The Bronx – and Margaret Craighead is set to be the first customer. “It […]

Attorney Asks Arkansas Court To Not Rehear Medical Pot Case

The Arkansas Supreme Court denied a rehearing for Issue 7 on Thursday (Nov. 3). In their petition, Arkansans for Compassionate Care argues the Supreme Court’s strict interpretation of a law the legislature passed in 2013 that requires measure sponsors to file certain information regarding paid canvassers infringes on the rights of the people to initiate […]

AZ: Planning Commission Approves Two Marijuana Dispensaries

Peoria Planning Commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit to allow two new marijuana dispensaries within the city. During its Sept. 29 meeting, the commission approved Bloom Medical Marijuana Dispensary, which will be on the corner of 91st and Olive avenues, and Saguaro Sky Medical Marijuana Dispensary at 9240 W. Northern Ave., in the Peoria […]

FL: As They Await Election Result, Entrepreneurs Poised For Medical Marijuana Market

Medical marijuana-related businesses have been cropping up throughout South Florida – and eagerly await results of Tuesday’s vote on Amendment 2. From a seed-to-sale tracking company to a specialty staffing business to law firms that focus on medical marijuana-related cases, there is a lot of money to be made if the constitutional amendment passes. Medical […]

MD: Regulators Hope To Prune Long List Of Marijuana Dispensary Applicants By Nov. 21

Maryland medical marijuana regulators are set to decide Nov. 21 which companies can open long-awaited dispensaries where patients can legally buy the drug. While the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission previously said that it hopes the product will hit shelves by summer, the timeline is unclear, with various controversies and other hurdles threatening delays before businesses […]

FL: Images Document Advocates For Medical Marijuana

When Bruno Stillo was a toddler, it was common for him to suffer as many as 500 epileptic seizures a day, a staggering total that his mother often recorded with a clicker counter designed for golfers. Through all of those episodes, through an emergency visit to the trauma center at Miami Children’s Hospital where the […]

MI: Judge Hears Arguments In Class Action Marijuana Lawsuit

Detroit, Mich. – A judge on Wednesday heard arguments in a federal class action lawsuit filed by medical marijuana patients and caregivers against several Michigan law enforcement and crime lab officials. The suit, filed in June, claims that because of false lab reports, prosecutors are charging people with felonies without proof, illegally arresting them and […]

D.C. Council Votes To Allow Medical Marijuana Users From Elsewhere To Buy In City

The D.C. Council has approved a measure that would allow medical marijuana users from other jurisdictions to use their out-of-state registration cards to purchase cannabis in the District. The bill, which received unanimous support from the council on its final vote Tuesday, aims to make it easier for patients visiting the District to get the […]

CA: Feds Drop Effort To Shut Down Berkeley Marijuana Dispensary

The U.S. Justice Department has dropped a three-year legal fight to shut down a prominent Berkeley medical marijuana business, the latest signal that the federal government is backing away from challenging dispensaries allowed to operate under California law. Federal prosecutors in San Francisco filed a motion Monday to dismiss their civil forfeiture case against the […]

FL: Can Medicinal Marijuana Help You Lose Weight?

One woman says medicinal marijuana helped her drop weight. “The weight loss was dramatic in first 90 days to 4 months,” said a 42-year-old mother of 4. Becca Foster is a veteran yo-yo dieter since the age of 13. Two years ago, she started something different and she has never been the same. “I believe […]

Southeast Texas Marijuana Activists Hope To See Medical Marijuana Legalized

Beaumont – The legalization of recreational marijuana is on this election’s ballot in Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada. But activists in Southeast Texas say they hope it will soon be legalized for more medical purposes in Texas. With the recent passing of the Texas Compassionate Use Act in June of 2015, cannabis supporters believe […]

ND: Medical Marijuana Supporters Make Last-Minute Plea To Voters

Fargo, N.D. – A group sponsoring an initiated measure to legalize medical marijuana in North Dakota is making a last-minute advertising push, thanks to a surprise donation from a national organization. North Dakota Compassionate Care spokeswoman Anita Morgan says the group quickly organized the ad campaign after receiving $15,000 last week from Drug Policy Action. […]

FL: Out-Of-State Groups Dominate Fundraising In Final Months Of Marijuana Fight

For the last two months, most of the money fueling Florida’s medical marijuana fight hasn’t been coming from Florida families hoping for patient access to medical marijuana or anti-drug activists who worry about the impact on their home state. Since Sept. 1, for every $1 donated to the two political committes behind the Yes and […]

OH: Committee Limits Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Troy – Troy City Council’s Law and Ordinance Committee will file two separate recommendations regarding the city’s zoning amendment related to medical marijuana and where it can be dispensed within the city limits. On Tuesday, committee chairman John Schweser proposed amending the zoning ordinance to limit dispensaries to only three within the B-4 or highway […]

New Rules Having Effect On Montana Marijuana Registry

Helena – More than 4,000 patients have been removed from Montana’s medical marijuana registry since new rules for the system took effect. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services released its October report that shows 7,785 registered medical marijuana patients – down from 12,436 in September, and the lowest number since 2013. A […]

IL: Medical Marijuana Nears 1-Year Milestone

Illinois – Starting next week, the state will reach its one-year anniversary for medical marijuana hitting shelves. The Department of Public Health says it’s seeing more patients apply than ever before due to more conditions allowed for treatment. Five years ago, Jon Gilson suffered a traumatic brain injury during a car crash when he was […]

Ireland: Minister Seeks Scientific Advice On Medicinal Cannabis

The Health Products Regulatory Authority has been asked to provide expert scientific advice on medicinal cannabis by Minister for Health Simon Harris. Mr Harris said he wanted to review current policy and have the latest evidence on the potential medical benefits of cannabis for some people with certain medical conditions. He insisted this was not […]

AR: Gov. Hutchinson Counts Regulatory Costs Of Marijuana Amendment

Passage of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment would cost the Arkansas Department of Health and the Department of Finance and Administration between $4 million and $5.8 million annually to regulate, with the state forced to come up with the money on the front end before sales tax revenues cover a portion of the cost, Gov. […]

OH: Findlay Council OKs Medical Marijuana Moratorium

Findlay City Council made sure to give its two-year moratorium on medical marijuana a final vote Tuesday, but tabled legislation that would continue funding for the Arts Partnership of Greater Hancock County through the city’s hotel/motel bed tax. Council voted 9-1 to enact a ban on dispensing, cultivating or processing medical marijuana within city limits […]

CA: New Law Could Put Some Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Out Of Business

In 2001, Steve DeAngelo agreed to help a friend by attending the delivery of nearly 200 pounds of marijuana in a Maryland trailer park and verifying the quality of the product. In exchange, DeAngelo said he would get 10 pounds of the cannabis that he planned to distribute to medical marijuana patients in that state, […]

Ireland: Mother’s 300km Walk To Plead For Life-Saving Cannabis

A young mother launched a 300km walk to Dublin to personally plead with Health Minister Simon Harris to fast-track synthetic cannabis oil treatment for Irish children facing potentially life-threatening seizures. Vera Twomey-Barry decided on the desperate action after her daughter, Ava (6), had to be rushed to Cork University Hospital (CUH) again last month with […]

FL: Costa Farms Gives Rob Bradley Committee $10K In Late October

The eventual fate of 2016’s version of the pro-medical marijuana Amendment 2 is still up in the air, yet one of the state’s primary beneficiaries of the “Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014,” which has facilitated the slow-motion deployment of Charlotte’s Web to some with qualifying conditions, is giving back to one of the act’s […]

Ireland: New Study On The Benefits Of Cannabis To Be Carried Out In Belfast

The £250,000 project will be carried out by Ulster University and pharmaceutical start-up Greenlight Medicines. The research will examine the effects of cannabis as pain relief, on inflammation and which compounds of the plant are most effective. Greenlight Medicines focus on the potential use of cannabis based extracts as a medicine to treat arthritis, multiple […]

MI: Portage Extends Marijuana Moratorium

Portage – The Portage City Council has extended its moratorium on new medical marijuana facilities for at least a year. That’s how long it may take the state of Michigan to set up their new production and distribution system, and for local municipalities to decide whether or not they want to allow any of the […]

Four Reasons Medical Cannabis Will Likely Pass In Florida This Year

This coming Election Day, nearly 20 percent of American states will vote on whether to legalize marijuana. In exactly a week, we’ll know whether Florida voters joined the legal-pot club. For the second straight election, Orlando superlawyer John Morgan has backed a massive campaign to legalize medical marijuana for patients with debilitating illnesses such as […]

BC: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Applies For Kimberley Business License

Kimberley Council received another application for a medical marijuana dispensary last week. The city became the first municipality in the province to grant a business license to a medical marijuana dispensary in June of 2015. Since that time, Tamarack Dispensaries has operated in Marysville, and recently won a Business Excellence award at the Chamber of […]

MT: Why Is Zabawa Against Responsible Marijuana Initiative?

We Montanans first approved medical marijuana in 2004. Many people with serious conditions found relief. Opiate and alcohol-related deaths fell. The Legislature destroyed the program rather than regulate it. Citizens approved I-182 for the 2016 ballot. I-182 gives us a well-regulated, responsible program. Steve Zabawa, a businessman from Billings, is touring Montana to discredit I-182. […]

Illinois Medical Marijuana's 1st Year Ends With 12K Patients

Springfield, Ill. – Next week brings the anniversary of legal medical marijuana sales in Illinois and the program is growing steadily. Patients with state approval to buy marijuana now number about 12,000. The state released new monthly figures Wednesday. Retailers sold $4.1 million in marijuana products during October, marking another month of increasing sales. Last […]

MI: Marijuana Dispensary Site Plan Okayed In Wayne

A site plan for a medical marijuana dispensary – Wayne’s second dispensary – was approved recently by the city council. The dispensary would be located on a currently vacant lot on Old Van Born Road with a nearby home being moved onto a new foundation to house the business. “This is a permitted use in […]

Former MLB All-Star Says Medical Marijuana Oil Helped Him Quit Painkillers

Former MLB All-Star pitcher David Wells opened up about his history with prescription pain killers and his advocacy for CBD oil (medical marijuana without the effects of a high) in an exclusive interview with ThePostGame on Wednesday. Wells, who pitched for nine teams during a 21-year major league career, says that the effects of multiple […]

CA: Police Seize Family’s Bank Accounts Because Dad Ran A Medical Marijuana Business

James Slatic, a California medical marijuana business owner, found out all his family’s bank accounts had been seized by the government one day in January when his 19-year-old daughter tried to buy lunch at the San Jose State University cafeteria and her card was declined. Slatic’s wife tried to transfer money to their daughter, figuring […]

Patent Hypocrisy With Cannabis

You may have seen the number 6630507 online – maybe posted in selfies, written on someone’s hand or arm. It’s a US patent number, issued in October 2003 to the Department of Health and Human Services. The patent is titled “Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants,” and it was filed in 1999 by researchers with the […]

ON: Medical Marijuana Industry Budding In Lachute

Medical marijuana is a growing industry in Canada. Doctors are increasingly prescribing marijuana to treat everything from cancer to back pain. There are currently 36 licensed medical marijuana facilities in the country, including 21 in Ontario. Two new facilities are expected to be opening in Lachute, one as early as next spring. Quebec currently has […]

ID: Would You Give Your Sick Child Marijuana If It Helped?

Osborne’s daughter Madyson has been acting out since she was 18 months old. On October 4th, the pre-schooler was having a particularly bad night after several weeks of going on and off Risperidone, an antipsychotic medication. “She was begging me to save her that she was going to die,” said Kelsey Osborne. “She said she […]

AR: Medical Marijuana Group Appeals Decision

Little Rock – The campaign behind a medical marijuana proposal disqualified from Arkansas’ ballot days after early voting began asked the state Supreme Court Monday to consider reinstating the measure, saying the ruling would make it more difficult for grassroots groups to put initiatives on the ballot. Arkansans for Compassionate Care filed a petition for […]

CA: Coalinga Gambles On Medical Marijuana

Coalinga – As Hanford officials consider whether to approve a proposal for a large-scale medical marijuana cultivation and manufacturing business in the Hanford Business Park, Coalinga is already moving forward with the idea. If you ask Coalinga leaders why, the answer you’re most likely to get hearkens back to the famous Bill Clinton presidential campaign […]

Maryland Medical Marijuana Regulators Sued For Not Considering Racial Diversity

A third losing applicant for a coveted medical marijuana license has sued the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission, this one arguing the regulators illegally ignored racial diversity when selecting applicants. A lawsuit filed Monday by Alternative Medicine Maryland in Baltimore Circuit Court asks a judge to prevent the issuance of any final licenses and start the […]

AR: New Ads Hit Air For Issue 6, The Medical Marijuana Amendment

Here’s one of a couple of new ads scheduled to air in support of the medical marijuana constitutional amendment. It emphasizes that it is the only issue remaining for those who favor medical marijuana. Arkansans United for Medical Marijuana, the group behind the ad, has not yet filed a final pre-election spending report indicating any […]

MI: TV Anchor With MS Leaving Fox 2 To Join Medical Marijuana Fight

After 22 years on television, Fox 2 Detroit morning anchor Anqunette Jamison Sarfoh has announced plans to retire. In a Facebook video post Tuesday morning, Sarfoh, best known as “Q” to Fox 2 watchers, said that she would leave the business and join a leadership role with MILegalize, in an effort to help legalize marijuana […]

Pharmacists Need A Role In Medical Marijuana – Opinion

Pharmacists may well be the best equipped to assist in closing the knowledge gap doctors face as states approve medical marijuana laws. Who might better determine how marijuana interacts with the nervous system and other medications, as well as its side effects, than those in the pharmacy profession who spend years in academic and practical […]

Marijuana Touted By Some As A Treatment For Multiple Sclerosis

Will medical marijuana prove to be a miracle treatment for people with multiple sclerosis (MS)? The National Multiple Sclerosis Society says there are uncertainties about how effective marijuana is in relieving MS symptoms. But the organization supports the right of patients to work with healthcare providers to access medical marijuana where legal. Supporters of medicinal […]

Proposed Rules Could Limit Medical Marijuana Growers To 18 In Ohio

A draft of rules released today by the state would limit the number of medical marijuana growers in Ohio to 18 and slap a $20,000 application fee and $180,000 license fee on the top-tier grower positions. For now, the rules suggest 12 “Level I” licenses at $200,000 and six “Level II” licenses at $20,000. That’s […]

UK: CBD Update – MHRA Delays Deadline For Manufacturer Compliance Until End Of Year

Manufacturers of CBD products were rocked last month by the announcement that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency had taken the the decision to classify products containing CBD as Medicines. While generally regarded as a positive move long-term, the decision to give manufacturers and retailers only 28 days to voluntarily comply had been met […]

Medicinal Cannabis Crops Now Legal In Australia

Medicinal cannabis crops are now legal in Australia after new laws came into effect. The Act also allows for eligible businesses to manufacture cannabis-related products and conduct related research for medicinal uses. With these changes, it aims to ensure there would be a domestic supply of medicinal cannabis products not readily available for import. Health […]

Utah Candidates Share Stances On Medical Cannabis, Reducing Opioid Overdoses

The Drug Policy Project of Utah recently took the pulse of candidates on legalization of medical cannabis and reduction of opioid overdoses, two issues that appear to be intertwined. Early this summer, the nonprofit DPP of Utah sent its 10-question digital survey to candidates seeking state and federal office in an effort to inform voters […]

FL: Broward Judge Denies Marijuana Advocacy Group Request

The “No on 2” campaign is extremely concerned about the incident and is urging all counties to be proactive in order to ensure a legitimate election and furthermore urging State Attorneys across the state of Florida to investigate forms submitted by United for Care. “And frankly, I’m absolutely disgusted by Yes on 2’s blatant attempt […]

LA: LSU – Medical Marijuana Available Next Summer, At Earliest

The university isn’t using state funds to produce medical marijuana. LSU and Southern University have agreed to grow medical marijuana in line with the plan that was established by state legislators earlier this year. LSU Vice President for Agriculture Bill Richardson told potential contractors today what to expect when applying to become partnering operators with […]

NY: Expecting $850,000 In Medical Marijuana Revenue, County Receives $320

Broome County expected $850,000 in excise tax revenue in 2016 from the passage of the state’s medical marijuana act. Instead, just $320 has so far come through. That’s according to expected and actual excise tax revenues listed in the County Executive’s 2017 proposed budget, and reflects the amount in revenue received as of the end […]

MN: Q And A With A Medical Cannabis Patient

Terri (Mestnick) Kashani, a native of Virginia, MN, has had rheumatoid arthritis for 30 years. Now living in Bloomington, MN, Terri graciously agreed to answer my questions about her participation in Minnesota’s Medical Cannabis Program, which officially started July 1, 2015. She has been using medical cannabis for 1.5 years. Tell me about your health […]

ME: Pot Ballot Drives Put Medical, Recreational Users At Odds

Portland, Maine – A handful of recreational marijuana legalization drives has the medical pot industry bracing for something it never expected to deal with: competition. Legalization is on the ballot in five states this November, and all five currently allow some form of medical marijuana already. Growers, medical professionals and users of medical marijuana say […]

AU: Drug And Research Giants Are Eyeing Victoria To Grow Medicinal Cannabis Crops

Global drug and research giants are eyeing Victoria to grow cannabis crops on the back of federal laws allowing for medicinal marijuana products to be developed. The companies hope to be granted licenses in the coming months and begin growing cannabis within a year. The law changes, which come into effect tomorrow, allow for fit […]

MA: Medical Marijuana Dispensary In Great Barrington Inches Closer To Reality

Great Barrington – Great Barrington just got a step closer to hosting a medical marijuana dispensary. A newly formed local development company, 394 Stockbridge Road LLC, is converting a vacant lot on the north end of town into a medical marijuana dispensary. Theory Wellness Inc., a Stoneham, MA, nonprofit, will be the building’s tenant and […]

MA: Pittsfield ZBA Backs 3rd Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Pittsfield – A third potential medical marijuana dispensary is prepared to set up shop in the city’s west end. Manna Wellness is hoping to build a 3,500-square-foot retail store on a vacant lot along Callahan Drive near the Ice River Springs water bottling plant. The Pittsfield Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday voted 4-1 to […]

Australia To Legalise Medical Cannabis Starting From November

The medical space is on the verge of a major shift as medical cannabis is set to be legalised from the beginning of November. The landmark decision by the Therapeutic Goods Administration will allow those prescribed medical cannabis to consume the plant, however maintain that the natural substance remain strictly controlled. The decision by the […]

10 Proven Medical Uses For Cannabis

The widespread use of cannabis as a medicine can be traced back millennia, where early Chinese doctors, such as surgeon Hua Tuo (c. 140-208), used the plant as an anesthetic by reducing the plant powder and mixing it with wine for administration before surgery. In fact, the Chinese term for “anesthesia” (mázui 麻醉) literally means […]

Washington D.C. Bill Would Allow Medical Marijuana Reciprocity With Other States

Washington – A bill working its way through the Council of the District of Columbia would allow patients with valid medical marijuana cards from other states to access medicinal cannabis in D.C. Passage would take another step toward effectively nullifying federal prohibition in practice. Cnc. Yvette Alexander introduced B21-0210, the Medical Marijuana Reciprocity Amendment Act […]

Barnett Government Finally Shows Support For Medicinal Cannabis

The Barnett Government has finally shown support for medicinal cannabis but has issued a warning that recreational use remained prohibited. With just five days to go until federal laws makes medicinal cannabis a controlled prescription drug, Health Minister John Day said he “welcomed the changes”, which opened the door for medicinal cannabis to be used […]