Category: Advocacy

Some veterans want the option of medical marijuana by LAURA HUSSEY, WEAR Sunday, March 4th 2018 PENSACOLA, Fla. (WEAR) – As the opioid crisis continues, some veterans say medical marijuana would be much safer for treating problems like pain and post-traumatic stress disorder. Some believe making it available to vets could …

Your Turn: 4 reasons why recreational marijuana has a shot in Arizona Jessica Berch, opinion contributor Published 6:05 a.m. MT March 4, 2018 Your Turn: If lawmakers send this bipartisan proposal to voters, recreational marijuana has a decent chance of passing, even in a red state like Arizona. Arizona voters …

Kentucky Medal of Honor recipient endorses legalized medical marijuana Courtesy of WYMT/WKYT Posted: Sat 11:43 AM, Mar 03, 2018 FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) — Kentucky Native and Medal of Honor Winner Sgt. Dakota Meyer says he supports medical marijuana legalization in Kentucky. Meyer, a native of Columbia, received the Medal of Honor – …

Dem candidate who smoked pot in campaign ad says he’ll ‘definitely’ get high if he wins By Brooke Singman | Fox News Congressional candidate smokes pot in new ad Illinois congressional candidate Benjamin Thomas Wolf makes the case for legalizing cannabis. A congressional candidate who attracted attention for an ad showing …

Incredible Study Proves Cannabis Is a Viable Crohn’s Disease Treatment The number of people living with the painful and undesirable symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is alarming. Doctors use ‘inflammatory bowel disease’ as an umbrella term for inflammatory bowel conditions such as Chron’s disease, colitis, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).[1] As …

These Two States Are Slowly Moving Toward Medical Marijuana Residents of Oklahoma and Tennesee have a renewed hope because these two states are slowly moving toward medical marijuana. By A.J. Herrington February 28, 2018 Thanks to legislative action, two more states are getting closer to having a medical cannabis program. Close votes …

New Study Suggests Pot Could Help End Opioid Dependency Research from Israel shows cancer patients reduced opioid use when they started using medical pot By Madison Margolin February 27, 2018 Tikun Olam is one of eight companies in Israel that provides medical marijuana to patients The United States sees more than …

Federal Study Finds Marijuana 100X Less Toxic Than Alcohol, Safer Than Tobacco By Dr. John Regan February 21, 2018 Science once again catching up with what many already knew – but this is progress: A new scientific study has investigated the toxicity of various drugs and found Marijuana the clear winner. …

Chart: More dispensaries in Massachusetts drive medical marijuana sales, patient counts higher Published February 19, 2018 | By Eli McVey   The number of operating dispensaries in Massachusetts finally reached double digits in 2017, a milestone for a program that has taken steps to bolster patient counts and witnessed a substantial boost in …