Jason Laine

Does medicinal cannabis live up to the hype?0
- CANNABIS OIL
- May 31, 2023
It’s not addictive, won’t get you high and has been touted as a magic bullet for everything from anxiety to eczema. So why is cannabidiol (CBD) still so hard to get, seven years after it was legalised? In 2018, Justine Martin asked her neurologist for a prescription for CBD oil for multiple sclerosis-related pain that was keeping
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In late rush, medical marijuana bills sent to governor 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- May 29, 2023
Lawmakers sent Gov. Kevin Stitt several significant changes to the state’s medical marijuana laws as the 59th Legislature hurried to final adjournment of its first regular session. After clearing the Senate on Thursday, Senate Bills 437 and 831 made it through the House on Friday just ahead of the gavel. SB 831 would authorize the
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Cannabis comes to Cobb: First medical marijuana dispensary opens in Marietta 0
- CANNABIS OIL
- May 25, 2023
On Friday, Florida-based Trulieve Cannabis Corp. opened its first two medical marijuana dispensaries in Georgia — one at 220 North Cobb Parkway in Marietta and another in Macon. The openings came after the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission approved five dispensing licenses for Trulieve and Botanical Sciences LLC, which had both already received licenses
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N.C. House could take up medical marijuana bill as early as next week 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- May 22, 2023
A bipartisan — and controversial — medical marijuana bill has been cleared to proceed in the N.C. House, potentially as early as next week. Senate Bill 3, titled “NC Compassionate Care Act,” was passed by a 36-10 vote on March 1 — the second consecutive year that the chamber approved the legislation. With the 2022 version
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