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Minnesota study finds that medical pot soothes cancer pains - Cannabis News

Dr. Ray Estacio, a member of the Colorado Board of Health, confers with Deborah Nelson, board administrator, during testimony to add post-traumatic disorder to the list of ailments eligible for treatment with medical marijuana during a hearing before the board in Denver. (David Zalubowski, AP)
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Colorado declines to become 10th state to include condition in medical marijuana program.

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'The cards aren't stacked evenly': Rising number of Alberta cannabis retailers are calling it quits

Hawaii Gov. David Ige signs bills Tuesday in Honolulu, including two on medical marijuana. (Cathy Bussewitz / Associated Press)
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Fifteen years after Hawaii legalized medical marijuana, the state plans to begin licensing pot dispensaries.
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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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How Are Industry Leaders Continuing to Innovate During Covid-19?

A Boulder marijuana company says its capsules are a breakthrough for medical marijuana patients. Photo: CBS4 Denver
 
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A Boulder marijuana company says it has a new breakthrough for medical marijuana patients — a marijuana capsule that looks and acts more like traditional pharmaceuticals.
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The best activities to combine with cannabis

Friends and family gather in Nelson, New Zealand to remember Alex Renton. Photo: Marion Van Dijk/Fairfax Media
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Alex Renton sparked a national debate about medicinal cannabis while in a coma, his sister has told the teen's memorial service.
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Hemp Manufacturing Legalized in Virginia – Marijuana News

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Sheldon Gardner ~ St. Augustine Record
 
A local nursery is being considered for a license from the state’s health department,  to grow a cannabis strain that’s been used to treat a variety of medical ailments.
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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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Brewing up buds: Beverages companies enter cannabis game - Cannabis News

Some of the cold-pressed fruit and vegetable juices, infused with cannabis, being made available in D.C. Photo: Nevin Martell
 
A District company has introduced five so-called medibles for medical marijuana patients.
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Biden urged not forget teacher jailed Russia

The study of marijuana as a possible treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder has faced a number of hurdles. Here, a production assistant examines marijuana plants. Reuters/Alessandro Bianchi

Following years of bureaucratic hurdles, the first Food and Drug Administration-approved, randomized controlled trial on cannabis and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is set to begin this summer.

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Marijuana Bill Approved By Congressional Committee, Despite Drug Conviction Restriction Dispute - Cannabis News

Patrick McClellan held a vaporizer with medical marijuana early Wednesday morning after acquiring a prescription at MinnMed.  Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune
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At the stroke of midnight, medical marijuana was legal in Minnesota.
Moments later, the state's first cannabis clinic welcomed its first patients.
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Where Cannabis Legalization efforts stand across the Country

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When medical cannabis goes on sale for the first time in Minnesota next week, the stores that sell it will have decidedly clinical atmospheres.
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Congressional Marijuana Reformers Differ on Sessions as AG – Cannabis News

image of Genny Barbour playing in her living room. 4/10/14 Maple Shade, NJ (John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

Medical marijuana will get another chance in Nebraska Legislature – Cannabis News

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Congress upholds DC weed sales ban, protects state medical programs

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The Medical Marijuana Desk Reference is a comprehensive and up-to-date guide on the scientific research of Cannabis species for medical treatment by Alicia K. Wilbur, PHD
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Is Marijuana Safe? Experts Weigh in On Teen Weed Use

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A Salem medical marijuana dispensary is the first to receive permission to sell marijuana - after obtaining a temporary waiver from the state's strict testing guidelines.
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West Texas hemp growers see successful first season as crop is prepared for market

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Medical marijuana dispensary workers in Humboldt County, Calif., scramble to stay knowledgeable and up-to-date about their rapidly-changing industry
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Florida: Tallahassee doctor to open new local medical marijuana center – Cannabis News

Marijuana Investor Gives $9 Million To Harvard And MIT For Cannabis Science - Cannabis News

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Marijuana use did not increase among teenagers in the states in which medical marijuana has become legal, researchers reported Monday.
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This Brooklyn, NY chef has a brand-new way to deliver cannabis: On a pizza - Cannabis News

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Shona Banda, a Kansas marijuana advocate, turned herself in to authorities Monday on an arrest warrant with five charges relating to marijuana use.
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‘Godfather’ Director Francis Ford Coppola Launches Luxury Marijuana Brand - Cannabis News

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This week saw the start of a public hearing in Vancouver on the proposal to regulate marijuana dispensaries. 
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