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NHL Alumni to Study Medical Marijuana For Brain Injuries

Organization wants to learn more about how cannabis may be able to benefit players.

Legal

Legislation Promoting Veteran Access to Medical Marijuana Filed in Congress

VA doctors are currently prohibited from recommending medical marijuana for their patients, even for serious conditions...

Medical

Why Isn’t Medical Marijuana Available for Mental Illness?

One out of 6 Americans use pharmaceutical drugs to treat an emotional or mental issue. In...

Politics

Two Major Marijuana Reform Bills Filed in Texas

The 2019 legislative session will see two bills designed to improve cannabis laws in Texas.  

Politics

Growing Acceptance of Medical Cannabis for Veterans, But Many Still in ‘Exile’

As evidence mounts for the efficacy of cannabis in treating PTSD, medical marijuana is fast being...

Legal

Courts Rule Workers Cannot Be Denied Employment for Medical Cannabis Use

After years of upholding employee firings for use of cannabis even under state medical marijuana programs,...

Medical

Jeff Sessions & Congress Are Both Preventing Federal Marijuana Research

Jeff Sessions has continued to wage his war against marijuana by blocking all potential marijuana research,...

Industry Events

University of Michigan to Host Cannabis Conference Ahead of November Legalization Vote

With Michigan facing a legalization initiative this November, the student-organized cannabis conference is intended, among other...

Medical

In Illinois, Marijuana Is an Official Painkiller

Massive expansion, easing of restrictions in Illinois’s medical marijuana law under bill signed by Gov. Bruce...

Medical

The Health Benefits of THC Are Overlooked in CBD Mania

Having just undertaken a "critical study" of CBD, the non-psychoactive cannabinoid held to have multifarious medicinal...

Medical

Vets to Protest For Medical Marijuana Outside VA Headquarters

This Veterans' Day, a group of veterans will be camping out at the national offices of the...

Medical

Illinois Medical Marijuana Companies Ramping Up For What Is On The Horizon

Cannabis companies are anticipating an increase in customers.

Medical

Louisiana’s First Medical Marijuana Crop May Be Planted on Friday

Louisiana has been leading cannabis reforms in the Deep South recently and is about to take...

Medical

Former Navy SEAL Pushes the Feds to Legalize Medical Marijuana

Co-founder of Veterans Cannabis Project is in a unique position to change national policy.

Joint Opinions

This Memorial Day, Veterans Need More Medical Marijuana Access

While veterans living in regulated markets have had better access to medical marijuana than ever each...

Medical

Florida Patients Fight for the Right to Spark Up

Florida’s medical marijuana program currently forbids the smoking of cannabis flower, but patients say this contradicts...

Legal

Georgia Residents Want Recreational Marijuana Now

An impressive 55 percent of Georgia's population supports legalizing cannabis.

Medical

Canada Cuts Medical Marijuana Provided to Veterans

Daily limits on cannabis use imposed on veterans a year ago are having devastating results.

Politics

Missouri May Allow Terminal Patients Access to THC, But No Smoking

On Tuesday, Missouri made a crucial step towards expanding their state’s medical marijuana program when a...

Legal

Michigan Will Vote on Recreational Marijuana in November

A cannabis advocacy group has been gathering signatures to legalize adult-use marijuana in Michigan for almost...