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Delaware lawmakers renew effort to legalize Pot

GUNTER — A cotton gin that sat empty for decades in this small North Texas town could be filled next year with the first cannabis plants legally grown in the state.

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Texas Panhandle group works to reform cannabis laws – Cannabis News

Conservatively raised Becca Harmon said she would not have believed it if someone told her she would one day be sitting in a public park in Amarillo advocating for the legalization of cannabis. But then she had Jilli.

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Does CBD help with social anxiety? What the latest medical studies say

Conservatively raised Becca Harmon said she would not have believed it if someone told her she would one day be sitting in a public park in Amarillo advocating for the legalization of cannabis. But then she had Jilli.

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Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam calls for decriminalization of marijuana - Cannabis News

Leni's Law, which took effect June 1, was an expansion of Carly's Law, which passed in 2014 and authorized a study at the University of Alabama in Birmingham on the use of CBD oil to treat seizure disorders.

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Starting to Homegrow? Here’s What to Look for in a Cannabis Grow Shop - Cannabis News

Leni's Law, which took effect June 1, was an expansion of Carly's Law, which passed in 2014 and authorized a study at the University of Alabama in Birmingham on the use of CBD oil to treat seizure disorders.

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Albany, N.Y. child's epilepsy improves on medical marijuana – Cannabis News

Albany - Less than a week after their 7-year-old daughter Adrienne started taking an experimental marijuana-based medicine, Bill and Kim Kelly noticed a big difference.

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'El Chapo's' errand runner — a key to the kingpin's ultimate capture — sentenced in San Diego

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV.com) - Missouri’s first legal cannabis growth operation since the 1930’s is up and running and already helping patients with epilepsy.

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Is this Cannabis Stock going up in Flames?

New South Wales children with the worst cases of drug-resistant epilepsy will be the first children in Australia given access to a cannabis-based treatment.

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Florida: Tallahassee doctor to open new local medical marijuana center – Cannabis News

Marijuana extract reduces seizures in patients with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome in clinical trial.

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They smell opportunity in Texas marijuana 'green rush' – Cannabis News

Texas, as it turns out, just may be one of the best states in the nation to grow pot.

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D.C. to crack down on marijuana gifting shops

Amelia is among more than 1,400 Minnesotans being treated with medical cannabis since the drug became legal in the state last July 1.

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Working Out High: Should You Add Weed to Your Exercise Routine? - Cannabis News

‘Marijuana refugees’ are uprooting their lives and moving to Colorado, California and Oregon to legally use cannabis to treat their children’s health conditions.

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Multiple National Cannabis Missions At International Cannabis Business Conference In Berlin

An experimental drug derived from marijuana has succeeded in reducing epileptic seizures in its first major clinical trial, the product’s developer announced Monday, a finding that could lend credence to the medical marijuana movement.

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Professor presents research on driving under the influence of Cannabis

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A new study involving 11 epilepsy centers across the United States shows that a drug made from a medical marijuana derivative can reduce seizures in children and young adults with epilepsy who don't find relief from other treatments.

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Inside story: World’s first cannabis artist-in-residence shares his year of weed immersion - Cannabis News

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The latest trials of cannabis in the treatment of children with epilepsy suggest a pure form of the drug may be of benefit.
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How The Legal Cannabis Industry Is Tackling Sustainability

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Some Alabama families have headed west, seeking access to various forms of medical marijuana that are unlawful to possess in their home state.
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Survey Finds A Quarter Of Parkinson’s Patients Have Used Cannabis In The Last Six Months

Now 25, West Des Moines resident Margaret Gaer was diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome eight years ago but has been fighting the seizures that come with the disease since she was born. In an effort to help their daughter any way they can, Sally and her husband Steve Gaer have turned to cannabis oil for treatment. (Brian Powers/The Register)
 
A Colorado company that has gained national attention for developing “Charlotte’s Web” hemp oil for epilepsy patients has started mailing it to customers in Iowa.
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