Category: Advocacy

New Yorkers May Now Replace Opioid Prescriptions With Medical Marijuana

New Yorkers May Now Replace Opioid Prescriptions With Medical Marijuana Anyone who has an opioid prescription in New York just became eligible for medical cannabis. Published July 13, 2018 By Adam Drury One month after announcing it would dramatically overhaul qualifying conditions for medical cannabis use, the New York State Health Department of …

State issues marijuana license to Miami nursery, sets process for 4 more licenses

State issues marijuana license to Miami nursery, sets process for 4 more licenses The Florida Office of Medical Marijuana Use issued a highly sought-after license to a Miami nursery on Friday, July 13, 2018, and laid out the process for four more licenses, triggered when the number of eligible patients …

U.S. Senate Votes 86 to 5 to Allow Medical Marijuana for Veterans

U.S. Senate Votes 86 to 5 to Allow Medical Marijuana for Veterans  The Marijuana Herald June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 Marijuana News The full United States Senate has passed a bill that allows physicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to recommend medical marijuana to veterans living in states where the …

Trump says he is likely to support ending blanket federal ban on marijuana

Trump says he is likely to support ending blanket federal ban on marijuana Evan Halper President Trump speaks to the press before departing the White House for the G-7 summit. (Nicholas Kamm / AFP/Getty Images) President Trump said he likely will support a congressional effort to end the federal ban …

Florida judge lifts stay on smokable medical marijuana

Florida judge lifts stay on smokable medical marijuana Jun 6, 2018 – 1:01 AM Updated: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Florida judge has lifted a stay on smoking medical marijuana. Leon County Circuit Judge Karen Gievers on Tuesday upheld her May 25 ruling that the Florida Legislature’s provision banning smokable medical marijuana is …

Medical marijuana: Painesville Township, Wickliffe officials welcome dispensaries

Medical marijuana: Painesville Township, Wickliffe officials welcome dispensaries By: Tawana Roberts (TRoberts@News-Herald.com) POSTED: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 – 7:21 p.m. Marijuana plants a few weeks away from harvest in a medical marijuana cultivation center in Albion, Ill. (Seth Perlman — The Associated Press) Painesville Township and Wickliffe officials are excited to …

Ward County looking to update ordinance for medical marijuana

Ward County looking to update ordinance for medical marijuana Jack Springgate Posted: Tue 7:50 PM, Jun 05, 2018 MINOT, N.D.- North Dakota is moving closer to allowing residents to buy medical marijuana, but before that can happen, local governments need to decide where businesses can operate. Ward County is looking to update …

Judge halts Florida’s attempt to stop patients from smoking medical marijuana

Judge halts Florida’s attempt to stop patients from smoking medical marijuana By Mary Ellen Klas meklas@miamiherald.com Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE In a second stinging blow to Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature, a Leon County Circuit Court judge Tuesday lifted an automatic stay on her ruling that the state’s …

Louisiana Expands Medical Marijuana Program Eligibility

Louisiana Expands Medical Marijuana Program Eligibility June 5, 2018 by Melinda Deslatte More Louisiana residents with chronic pain and suffering will be able to seek treatment for their ailments through the state’s medical marijuana program. Gov. John Bel Edwards agreed to the expansion proposal a few months ahead of when therapeutic …

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