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Medicinal cannabis: New Aussie grown CBD oil prescription to cut costs 0
- CANNABIS OIL
- August 8, 2021
Australians paying as much as $60,000 for prescription cannabis oil will soon be able to get a more affordable, locally-grown option. Jo Freeman’s son Cooper, now aged nine, has a rare form of epilepsy that is resistant to most standard medications. “At age five, he went a full year without a seizure on Tilray (prescription
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Senators Vote To Expand Medical Marijuana Access For Military Veterans In Key Committee 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- August 5, 2021
A powerful Senate committee on Wednesday approved an amendment that’s meant to promote military veterans’ access to medical marijuana by allowing doctors at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue cannabis recommendations in legal states. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), passed in the Senate Appropriations Committee on a voice vote.
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Cannabis use would soar in Australia if decriminalised: study 0
- CANNABIS OIL
- August 2, 2021
If cannabis was made legal it would prompt an extra 880,000 Australians over the age of 14 to try it for the first time, researchers have found. Giving lie to the claims of Greens and other drug advocates, researchers from the University of NSW also found legalising marijuana would result in more drug-related harms among
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Georgia board picks 6 companies to sell medical marijuana 0

A Georgia board tasked with overseeing the state’s efforts to get patients access to medical marijuana has approved the six companies that will be allowed to sell the drug, a major step to finally getting patients legal access to the medication. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission voted Saturday

Georgia to allow six companies to legally produce, distribute medical cannabis oil 0

The state of Georgia will award six companies special licenses on Saturday that will allow them to produce and distribute low-THC cannabis oil to nearly 14,000 legally registered patients across the state. The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission went through more than 70 applications by businesses wanting the right to manufacture the medical cannabis

Aussie scientists claim a world first with deep dive into cannabis 0

Victorian agricultural scientists are claiming a world first by unlocking the genetic code of medicinal cannabis. The scientists say their advanced DNA analysis has created the world’s most complete genomic reference. Not all cannabis varieties are the same. Victoria is aiming to become Australia’s home of cannabis production with mooted investments in Mildura, Melbourne and

4 Tips For First-Time Medical Marijuana Patients 0

After some thorough discussion and debate, many states are now recognizing the viability of medical marijuana to help treat and alleviate the symptoms of several health problems. Of course, this isn’t to say the use of medical marijuana is absolute. There are metrics that have to be observed, such as limits in terms of dosage,

Scots mum claims pleas for cannabis oil to help son who suffers deadly seizures ignored by Scots Government 0

A Scots mum claims the Scottish Government has ignored her pleas to make lifesaving cannabis oil available on the NHS for her son. Lisa Quarrell’s eight-year-old son Cole Thomson has drug-resistant focal epilepsy – a condition which means he suffers from severe seizures which cannot be stopped or controlled by conventional medication. Since he began

Medical marijuana advocates look to keep pressure on NC lawmakers 0

Following a significant vote last week on a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in North Carolina, advocates are trying to keep pressure on lawmakers to keep moving the bill forward as they return to Raleigh following a break. “It’s historic,” said Chris Suttle as he stood on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill Wednesday, talking