Category: Cannabis

Medical marijuana used to treat autism-related disorders Michael Williams 10:56 PM, Feb 5, 2018 2:43 PM, Feb 6, 2018 PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – Abigail Dar’s son, Yuval, is 24-years-old, and she says he is severely autistic. Mollie Ryckman Barrett’s youngest daughter, Sumer, is 13-years-old and has Asperger Syndrome. This is …

Bill would let people get medical marijuana instead of presciption opioids By Brenden Moore Posted Feb 7, 2018 at 7:30 PMUpdated Feb 8, 2018 at 6:39 PM    A bill that would allow people who have been prescribed opioids to apply for a temporary medical cannabis card passed a Senate committee Wednesday. The measure, Senate Bill 336, passed the Senate Executive …

Fox News Poll: Support for legalizing marijuana hits record high By Victoria Balara | Fox News  February 7, 2018 Legal marijuana sales generate millions in state tax revenue Dan Springer reports on how the states are allocating the funds. Watch here. With recreational use of marijuana now legal in nine states …

VA and Marijuana – What Veterans need to know Several states in the U.S. have approved the use of marijuana for medical and/or recreational use. Veterans should know that federal law classifies marijuana – including all derivative products – as a Schedule One controlled substance. This makes it illegal in …

Greece fast-tracking plans to legalize medical marijuana cultivation PUBLISHED: FEB 7, 2018, 12:17 PM • UPDATED: 3 DAYS AGO By The Associated Press ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s government says it’s fast-tracking plans to legalize growth of medical cannabis, arguing that growing interest from investors could help efforts to pull the country out of years …

Is Colorado About To Release Prisoners With Marijuana Convictions? With Colorado about to release prisoners with marijuana convictions, progress in criminal justice reform is undeniable. Will Colorado lead other states? February 7, 2018 By Nick Lindsey Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper recently announced that he may release prisoners serving time for …

These Red-State Democrats Think Legal Marijuana Can Help Them Win With sky-high approval rates, pot is an issue challengers say will cure the Democratic malaise in Trump country. By JAMES HIGDON February 06, 2018 BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—“We don’t need to give him another ounce of our brain-space,” Dan Canon told the …

Sessions’ war on pot could speed up marijuana legalization nationwide Paul Seaborn, University of Denver Published 4:01 am, Tuesday, February 6, 2018   (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Paul Seaborn, University of Denver (THE CONVERSATION) Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently …

Ten Metro Councilmembers File Resolution to Support Medical Cannabis Legalization in Kentucky February 5, 2018 Ten Metro Council members have signed on as co-sponsors of a resolution urging the Kentucky General Assembly to enact legislation that would legalize medical cannabis in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, primary sponsor Bill Hollander (D-9) reported …

6-year-old girl becomes first medical marijuana patient in Texas By Oscar Pascual on February 5, 2018 at 2:30 PM A Texas child can now treat a rare form of epilepsy with medical cannabis oil. A 6-year-old girl became a customer of a medical marijuana delivery in Texas last week, making her the …