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Florida Department of Health puts restrictions on Medical Marijuana, some Patients worry about future usage
TAMPA - The Florida Department of Health recently issued an emergency ruling on medical marijuana to limit amounts and dosage. Some patients worry about what this could mean for future usage. “I started having what they refer to as grand mal cluster seizures in about 2012,” said Jeffery Swoyer, who uses medical cannabis. The Mayo Clinic defines a g
The Wild West of unregulated Cannabis Retailers
Step past the Dick Tracy caricature on the sign advertising Street Lawyer Services and into the business at 409 H St. NE and you won’t find a lawyer. No lawyer’s shingle is visible anywhere, inside or out. “They’re upstairs,” the woman who greets customers assures us in the brightly lit room, directing our attention away from the art on the walls,
Marijuana with high THC levels can cause ‘cannabis use disorder’
Ethan Andrew started smoking marijuana during his sophomore year of high school in Colorado to help with his anxiety. Like many teens, he said he thought it was “just weed” and did not see the harm in smoking the popular drug containing THC, the active chemical found in cannabis that produces a “high.” His causal marijuana use turned to smoking po
The federal government’s decision to classify cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance without accepted medical utility is arguably “irrational,” but it is not unconstitutional, according to a ruling recently handed down by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Defendants in the case argued that marijuana’s scheduling in t
ALLENTOWN - State Reps. Mike Schlossberg and Peter Schweyer will host a town hall with Pennsylvania Board of Pardons Secretary Celeste Trusty this Friday, Sept. 16 to discuss the new Pennsylvania Marijuana Pardon Project. The lawmakers said the event – which starts at 3 p.m. at Resurrected Life Community Church at 144 N. 9th St. – will provide resi
TEXAS - Retired Army Major David Bass served in the U.S. Army for 25 years from 1985 to 2006. He’s a veteran of operations, Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom. “When I returned to Fort Hood, I had these symptoms that I didn’t understand,” Bass said. “I was diagnosed by Army doctors with post-traumatic stress disorder, which was a condition that I had n
At the very least, the president should decriminalize marijuana and reschedule it through executive action at the federal level. As the U.S. midterm elections edge closer, Democrats believe they have a window to push their agenda for cannabis reform. Per The Hill, Democrats are pressuring President Joe Biden, trying to figure out what’s possible in
KANSAS CITY - A judge heard arguments Thursday in a lawsuit brought forth by an anti-drug group seeking to take a recreational marijuana legalization proposal off Missouri’s November ballot. The suit alleges that marijuana supporters didn’t gather enough valid voter signatures to put the proposal to a vote. Medical marijuana dispensaries across the
New law does not decriminalize drug. The City of Pooler has a new marijuana ordinance in place, but that doesn’t mean it’s changing the severity of the charge for marijuana possession. What it does change is where alleged offenders may see their day in court. The ordinance implementation was merely a formality, said council member Aaron Higgins, as
Fetterman pledged to press on the topic of marijuana legalization ahead of Biden’s visit to his state of Pennsylvania. If the recent polls are any indication, it’s looking like John Fetterman (D) has a good chance of beating Dr. Oz (R) to become Pennsylvania’s next Senator. Ahead of President Biden’s visit to Pittsburgh this Labor Day, Fetterman pl
The first day of classes is just around the corner and this year, some Rhode Island students will soon be able to take medical marijuana at school. "It's about providing health equity, student health equity,” said Linda Mendonca, President of the National Association of School Nurses and a consultant for the Rhode Island Department of Health. NBC 1
The board approved a resolution by a 4-2 vote during last week’s meeting for City Manager Aeric Ripley, City Attorney Tony Constanzo and other staff members to begin developing an ordinance regarding the establishment of adult-use marijuana facilities in the city. The Alma city commission is considering allowing the sale of recreational marijuana
Not long after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that abortions are not a right covered by the U.S. Constitution, award-winning actress Bette Midler posted to Twitter a doctored picture of a New Mexico welcome sign. Added to the sign were the words, “We’ve got chile, weed and reproductive rights,” referring to the fact that state lawmakers removed
In July 2022, the Ukraine's Ministry of Healthcare (MoH) published for public discussion a draft governmental resolution (“Draft Resolution”) aimed at relaxing current cannabis legislation in Ukraine to facilitate medical use of cannabis-based products. The MoH proposes amending the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 770 (2000), which lists
When initial signature numbers calculated by local officials cast doubt on the campaign’s chances, backers asked the Secretary of State’s Office for help In a span of a little over two weeks, an initiative petition to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri made an unexpected comeback. In late July, unofficial tallies showed the Legal Missouri
Retail licences for adult-use weed have not yet been issued. New York City police recently took to the streets to clamp down on illegal weed trucks that are popping up everywhere by seizing 19 of the pot shops on wheels. “Up in smoke,” a tweet this week from Jeffrey Maddrey, chief of patrol for the New York City Police Department, notes of the bust
Petro compared the country’s possible cannabis market with that of Canada. Gustavo Petro, the newly elected president of Colombia, is talking about potentially legalizing cannabis during his first weeks in office. In a recent summit with the country’s mayors, Petro talked about the perks of legalizing cannabis and possibly releasing those who have
A slight majority of those surveyed say marijuana has a positive effect on most users. The number of surveyed Americans who believe cannabis has had a negative effect on society just barely edges out those who think the impact has been positive, according to a new poll released this week by Gallup. Specifically, 50 per cent of the 1,013 U.S. adults
Grow conservatively estimated to have used enough water to fill 50 average-sized swimming pools Charges are reportedly pending for suspects after a multi-force team busted an illegal cannabis grow-op in Oregon that covered almost six acres of land. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) reports that detectives with the Illegal Marijuana Enforce
