All posts tagged "medical cannabis"

Medical

Missouri Cancer Patients Could Be Turned Away From Medical Marijuana

Reports show doctors have no plans to provide medical marijuana recommendations.

Medical

Despite ‘New’ Access, U.K. Medical Patients Have No Marijuana

Medical cannabis became “available” in the UK via prescription on Nov. 1, but very few patients...

Joint Opinions

Is The Cannabis Industry the New Prohibition Party?

Focusing on the politics of cannabis can cause other issues to be ignored.

Politics

U.N. ‘Shadow Report’ Blasts Drug War as ‘Failure’

Will the U.N. take heed when it revisits the question of drug policy in 2019?

Medical

Why the Best Marijuana Legalization Law Yet is in North Dakota

Unlike Colorado, Washington, Oregon, California, and everyone else to come before, Measure 3 in conservative North...

Politics

2018 Midterm Election Guide: 4 States Consider Cannabis Reforms

In the Nov. 6 midterm election, Michigan and North Dakota are considering general cannabis legalization measures,...

Economics

Oklahoma Has Approved One Dispensary For Every 12 Patients So Far

Oklahoma’s new medical marijuana program has no restrictions on the number of dispensaries they’ll approve. In...

Legal

Renters Who Consume Cannabis Could Face Eviction in California

How a new rental addendum may lead to a residential cannabis ban in California.

Medical

Pregnancy & Marijuana: Who Should You Believe?

American pediatricians and obstetricians tell mothers they shouldn't smoke weed, but the medical literature suggests there...

Politics

California Set to Approve Medical Marijuana Use on School Grounds

A bill that would allow the use of medical marijuana products in California's schools has arrived on...

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...

Joint Opinions

It’s Time to Tone Down the CBD Hype

Cannabidiol (CBD) has proven medical benefits. That doesn’t mean that CBD coffee is going to cure...

Legal

Medical Marijuana Chaos Continues in Florida as Judge ‘Eviscerates’ State Law

Challenges to the rules imposed by lawmakers on 2016 voter-approved medical cannabis access are coming hard...

Politics

Major Cities in Prohibition States Stop Prosecuting Marijuana Offenses

Attorney generals in New York City, New Jersey and Philadelphia have all said they will no...

Legal

How & Why Detroit Police Raided a Legal Marijuana Operation

Viola Brands, a cannabis company founded by a former NBA player, was raided by Detroit police...

Politics

Former Deputy AG James Cole Wants Cannabis Regulated Like Alcohol

Cole tells NCIA audience that the cannabis industry doesn’t need descheduling.

Politics

Oklahoma Reverses Course & Allows Smokable Cannabis, But New Regs Still Hurt Businesses

The Oklahoma Board of Health has issued new rules to oversee the state's medical marijuana program,...

Culture

NHL’s Marijuana Policy Could Change For the Better

The hockey league already allows medical marijuana, but may move towards allowing recreational use.

Politics

Israel Decriminalizes Cannabis on a Provisional Basis

Israel's Knesset overwhelmingly passed a cannabis decriminalization measure, sponsored by the ruling conservative government. The law...

Legal

Oklahoma Official Charged With Felonies After Fake Marijuana Terrorist Threats

Julie Ezell simply wanted to keep Oklahoma’s government from overregulating cannabis. Then, for a still-unknown reason,...