Now is the time in Tennessee to move the conversation about medical cannabis out from the shadows and away from hushed conversations. Thirty states, including Arkansas, and two-thirds of the U.S. already have access to more than 800 medical cannabis products. Not Tennesseans. And yet, nearly 80 percent of the state’s registered voters support giving
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A second bill legalizing medical marijuana has been filed in Kentucky’s legislature, the fifth marijuana-related legislation filed in this year’s General Assembly. The first was sponsored by Rep. John Sims Jr., a Democrat from Flemingsburg; the second was filed by Republican Steve West, Rowan County’s state senator. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes joined others
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CHARLESTON, WV – When medical marijuana becomes available in West Virginia in another 17-months, you won’t see it inedible or smokable plant forms like these. Creams, oils, and pills containing the substance are the only options. That disappoints cancer survivor Rusty Williams, who says medical pot got him through chemotherapy. “And within 30 seconds of
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BOISE — A recently introduced bill would allow residents to use oil extracted from cannabis plants as long as the product is prescribed by a licensed practitioner. Under the proposed legislation, Idahoans seeking to use the oil for medical purposes for themselves or their minor children would have to apply to the Idaho Board of
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Advocates for medical marijuana have tried and failed in Virginia year after year. A few years ago, they persuaded lawmakers to allow it for epilepsy. But that didn’t help Tamara Netzel. She is a teacher from Alexandria who suffers from multiple sclerosis. “Now all Virginians will have the ability to stay here at home with
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Two Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation to make medical marijuana legal in Tennessee, but only in oil-based products. Sen. Steve Dickerson of Nashville and Rep. Jeremy Faison of Cosby announced the bill’s filing Thursday amid wide support for medical marijuana in state polls. The National Conference of State Legislatures says 29 states have medical marijuana
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