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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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Social Media’s Effect On Cannabis Stocks

Medical Marijuana cannabis shop in Denver, 2011. Image: User:O'Dea via Wikimedia Commons

Nearly half the country has so far made it legal. Does it work?

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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

A beaker of CBD oil in a lab in California. Image: Peter Bohler via New Republic

Inside the medical marijuana industry's wild new frontier.

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West Virginia Farmers Quadrupled Their Hemp Crop This Year - Cannabis News

Medical marijuana neon sign at a dispensary on Ventura Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California. Image: Laurie Avocado via Wikimedia Commons
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Though some states have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use, it’s clear the issue is still far from settled.
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Voters in five Texas cities approved decriminalizing Marijuana. Now city officials are standing in the way.

Texans like Edwin Patterson, on the left, and Sherise Nipper are looking to Colorado for access to medical marijuana.  Photo: Alex Ramirez
 
People with a variety of medical ailments are leaving Texas for treatment in Colorado.
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Legal New York Pot Means New Police Strategy

Maps showing states that allow some form of access to CBD benefits for reducing epileptic seizures
 
Three mothers and their sick kids share how medical marijuana has helped
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