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Cannabis website seeks 'specialists' to get high and get paid

Since relocating to the US, the positive changes in Tristan’s condition and well-being have convinced Yvonne that her desperate decision to leave their home in Ireland was the right one.

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Most Texans want cannabis fully legalized, but it’s not that simple

A new law legalizes cannabis oil to help some Texans who have intractable epilepsy. If plans move forward, cannabis oil could be available for some epileptic Texans by late 2017.

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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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Medical Marijuana Platform Offering Scholarships For Cannabis Research

A proposal to allow minors with certain medical conditions to use marijuana for palliative purposes is back before legislators this year, this time with the backing of onetime opponents: pediatricians.

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WeedLife Social Network Partners with CannaMakeADifference to Bring Charity and Community Front and Center at Largest Free 420 Festival in the United States

AURORA, Colo. - A baby girl who began having life-threatening seizures within days of her birth is receiving hemp oil while in the neonatal intensive-care unit at Children's Hospital Colorado, her mother says.

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Casey O’Neill receives Mendocino Cannabis advocacy award!

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WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) - Registration is now open for patients looking to buy medical marijuana in New York State. Dispensaries, including two locations in Western New York are set to open on January 5th.

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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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Epic Fails in International Cannabis Fundraising – Stories from The Trenches

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WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) - Registration is now open for patients looking to buy medical marijuana in New York State. Dispensaries, including two locations in Western New York are set to open on January 5th.

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What does research say about the health benefits of Cannabis tea?

A laboratory analysis of GW Pharmaceuticals' cannabis samples of Sativex. Image: PA via   Telegraph.co.uk

GW Pharmaceuticals, which makes drugs derived from the cannabis plant, is scaling up its manufacturing capacity ahead of an expected approval of a new treatment for children with life-threatening epilepsy.

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Cannabis Drinks Will Be Huge in 2019 - Cannabis News

Kim Hearn of Stratford believes an oil made from marijuana plants will help her son Sean and other children who have epileptic seizures. Image: Fox 61 via Hartford Courant

Each morning, Kim Hearn attaches a feeding tube to her son before outfitting him in specialized clothes that lend support to his torso, ankles and legs.

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What will 2023 spell for weed? 10 trends and predictions from Cannabis professionals

Hannah Loew, a child who suffers from a severe form of epilepsy called Dravet Syndrome, is among dozens who have moved to Colorado to receive higher concentrated doses of marijuana. Photo: KHOU

Hannah Loew, a child who suffers from a severe form of epilepsy called Dravet Syndrome, is among dozens who have moved to Colorado to receive higher concentrated doses of marijuana.

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Pot of gold: how the UK beauty industry fell for cannabis - Cannabis News

Sean Adams is a candidate for the Expanded Access Program where he would receive marijuana extract, free of charge, from a pharmaceutical company. Image via KTVB.com
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Only those with the most severe cases of epilepsy will be selected to take part in an Idaho cannabis oil program.
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As demand for CBD explodes, US farmers are seeing dollar signs - Cannabis News

After battling for years to help treat his daughter, J-Bo Wages finally got his Georgia-issued low-THC oil registration card in August. Image: Curtis Compton, AJC.com
 
Georgia-based clinical trials have shown early promise in using cannabis oil to treat epileptic seizures, although researchers said they won’t know for sure until at least the end of next year what strides they have made in the study of medical marijuana.
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Aspiring budtenders learning the ins and outs of cannabis dispensary work at first community college course of its kind in Illinois - Cannabis News

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Inside the medical marijuana industry's wild new frontier.

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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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Fly the Friendly Skies with Hemp – Cannabis News

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HARRISBURG — With the legalization of medical marijuana now before the House, Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday hosted supporters at the governor’s residence for what he described as “a chance to get the facts out.”
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