MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Lawmaker: South Dakota can implement medical marijuana program by November 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- March 29, 2021
Despite failed attempts by South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to delay implementation of a medical marijuana program, a legislative leader on marijuana issues believes the state can be ready to roll out its first prescriptions for legal pot by Nov. 18, 2021, as scheduled. Noem said the state needed more time to enact a well-designed
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Nebraska governor claims legalizing medical marijuana will ‘kill your children’0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- March 15, 2021
The governor of Nebraska pushed back on the state’s consideration of legalizing medical marijuana, claiming it would lead to the death of their kids. “This is a dangerous drug that will impact our kids,” Gov. Pete Ricketts said during a news briefing Wednesday. “If you legalize marijuana, you’re gonna kill your kids. That’s what the
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State may lift the cap on the number of Ohio medical marijuana dispensaries 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- March 10, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A state board will decide Friday whether to lift a rule that caps the number of Ohio medical marijuana dispensaries at 60. The proposed rule change before the Ohio Board of Pharmacy doesn’t specify a new cap. Instead it allows the panel to determine the number of dispensaries after looking at the
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Medical marijuana in Mississippi: Lawmakers going against spirit of Initiative 65 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- March 1, 2021
Last November more than a million Mississippi voters participated in the election to decide if Mississippi should have medical marijuana. And 74% of us voted for Initiative 65, the plan proposed by a citizen’s group to make medical marijuana safe and legal in our state. Now, it seems the Mississippi Legislature is working overtime to sabotage the
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Is Medical Marijuana Covered By Medicare?0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- February 22, 2021
More states in the United States are beginning to legalize the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. With the increasing number of states that now support the use of medical marijuana, one begins to wonder what Medicare insurance says about medical marijuana. Medicare largely does not support medical marijuana and that is because marijuana remains
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Number of medical marijuana patients reaches new high 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- February 15, 2021
There are 100,000 certified medical marijuana patients in Massachusetts, the highest number of patients using medical marijuana since the drug was legalized for medical purposes in 2012. The number of patients using medical marijuana has grown steadily during the pandemic, thanks in part to temporary regulatory changes that allowed new medical marijuana patients to have
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