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  • Texas Rules Will Severely Limit Access To Medical Marijuana

    Texas Rules Will Severely Limit Access To Medical Marijuana0

    MANCHACA, Texas — When California rings in the new year with the sale of recreational pot for the first time, Texas will be tiptoeing into its own marijuana milestone: a medical cannabis program so restrictive that doubts swirl over who will even use it. Among the concerns are the license fees to grow marijuana in

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  • Medical Cannabis Is Safe, Says WHO

    Medical Cannabis Is Safe, Says WHO0

    WHO, the international public health agency of the United Nations, officially recommended on Dec. 14 that cannabidiol (CBD), the relaxant property of cannabis used in medical marijuana, “not be internationally scheduled as a controlled substance.” News of WHO’s reconsideration of CBD, which is said to account for 40 percent of the marijuana plant’s extracts, was

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  • Enthusiasm for Medical Marijuana Ahead of Science

    Enthusiasm for Medical Marijuana Ahead of Science0

    There is a tsunami of enthusiasm for medical cannabis. Rolling Stone is touting “medical pot” as the best hope to fight the opioid crisis. Newsweek has introduced the world to the “father of marijuana research” and even offered suggestions for using cannabis in holiday cooking. Although still in its infancy, the science behind medical cannabis

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  • Why We Shouldn’t Ignore The Cannabis Oil Boom

    Why We Shouldn’t Ignore The Cannabis Oil Boom0

    So what’s the big deal with CBD – otherwise known as cannabis oil? There’s no denying the cannabis oil market has expanded massively in the last 12 months. Where once it was for the select few, it’s now reaching more people than ever. In the UK, CBD needs to be sold as a food supplement.

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  • Maryland Begins Sales of Medical Marijuana After Delays

    Maryland Begins Sales of Medical Marijuana After Delays0

    After years of delays, the first sales of medical marijuana were made in Maryland Friday. Low supplies led to long lines and high prices, the Post reported. However, dispensary owners expect that the price will come down as more product comes in initial start-up costs are recovered. After six months, we’ll be on par with

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  • Why Cannabis Oil Is Better Than Prescription Painkillers

    Why Cannabis Oil Is Better Than Prescription Painkillers0

    Opiates include drugs like tramadol and oxycodone – semi-synthesized, opium-derived drugs in the same group as heroin. They are highly addictive, can kill you if you take too much, and yet are prescribed by doctors to hundreds of millions of people around the world. A recent study suggested that there were 250,000 users in the

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