All posts tagged "medical marijuana"

Politics

UK Parliament Will Debate the Future of Marijuana Legalization

Among western European nations, the UK parliament is perhaps most strident in its view that cannabis...

Politics

‘Flaw’ Discovered in Ohio’s Marijuana Licensing Process

An Ohio state auditor found that two state employees could have had the ability to manipulate...

Politics

Medical Marijuana Patients Can Lose Their Jobs for Smoking Cannabis

Do you smoke weed? Congratulations, you can be legally fired for doing so. This is one...

Cannabis

Study: Easy Access to Dispensaries Prevents Opioid Deaths

Researchers from the RAND Corporation found that only states with loosely regulated dispensaries and few roadblocks...

Culture

Farewell Dennis Peron, Medical Marijuana Champion

Dennis Peron, who helped pass California’s medical marijuana law and who lawmakers recognize as the “father...

Politics

New Jersey Gov. Moves to Expand Medical Marijuana Program

New Jersey's new governor continues to not waste time when it comes to marijuana policy.

Politics

The Benefits of Keeping Your Medical Marijuana Card After California Goes Legal

The dawn of retail cannabis sales to all adults 21-and-over doesn’t mean dusk for medical marijuana,...

Cannabis

CBD Gets a Green Light For Medical Application

The World Health Organization released a report saying that CBD should not be a controlled substance,...

Politics

Hawaii Doesn’t Want Medical Marijuana Patients To Own Guns

Honolulu police have issued letters to medical marijuana patients telling them that it was illegal to...

Cannabis

RIP to the OMMP: The Death of Medical Cannabis in Oregon

New laws for medical marijuana in Oregon is crushing OMMP and shutting out small farmers.

Politics

These Cannabis Products Are Now Outlawed With California’s New Rules

When California’s recreational market comes online on Jan. 1, the industry will have to adjust and...

Politics

In Indiana, Anti-Pot Activists Are Actually Inspiring MMJ Laws

Marijuana’s opposing forces might have pushed so far in the prohibitionist direction that they are actually...

Medical

Treating Cerebral Palsy With Cannabis

Around 750,000 people live with cerebral palsy in the United States. A handful of studies suggest...

Culture

Honoring The Marijuana Movement’s Deceased Heroes

This Dia De Los Muertos, Cannabis Now remembers and honors those activists who have since passed...

Cannabis

Oregon Patients Are Getting Lost in the Legalization Hustle

Medical marijuana patients in Oregon are losing out to legalization.

Cannabis

Medical Students Taught Almost Nothing About Cannabis

Thanks to federal prohibition, new doctors are entering the field with almost no education on how...

Joint Opinions

Dr. Oz, Gwyneth Paltrow & the Endorsements Cannabis Actually Needs

Gwyneth Paltrow and Dr. Oz recently declared their support for medicinal cannabis. But these two celebrities...

Legal

Pennsylvania Lawsuit Threatens State MMJ Program

A scorned permit applicant sued for an injunction that could bring Pennsylvania’s entire medical marijuana program...

Culture

Medical Marijuana Refugees and the Sickness of Prohibition

A British family has moved to the Netherlands so their son can access cannabis medicine for...

Cannabis

Participation in Arkansas Medical Marijuana Still Limited

Arkansas medical marijuana program is facing a lack of doctors willing to recommend cannabis to patients.