MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Watered-down expansion of Texas’ medical marijuana program poised to become law 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- May 30, 2021
House Bill 1535 expands eligibility for the Texas Compassionate Use Program to people with cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder. The Senate stripped out a provision that would’ve allowed any Texan with chronic pain to access medical marijuana. A watered-down expansion of Texas’ medical marijuana program is headed to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott after
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Medical Marijuana Approved for Production and Sale in Greece 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- May 24, 2021
The Greek Parliament voted in favor of a bill to legalise the cultivation and sale of medical marijuana in Greece on Friday. The bill, which was proposed by the main opposition party Syriza, got 158 votes for and 33 against. Medical marijuana in Greece The roll-call vote which was requested by Syriza was rejected by
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Mississippi Supreme Court Bans Ballot Initiatives While Nixing Medical Marijuana 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- May 16, 2021
Mississippi’s Supreme Court invalidated a voter-approved initiative that would have legalized medical marijuana on Friday. This undated file photo shows a hand striking a gavel with marijuana flowers and hemp seeds nearby. In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled that because the state constitution mandates that ballot initiative petitioners must collect signatures from voters in
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Medical marijuana bill returning to Alabama House with chance to pass 0

Medical marijuana legislation that appears to have bipartisan support is scheduled to return to the Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday morning after delay tactics by opponents blocked a final vote Tuesday. About a dozen Republican lawmakers spoke during the filibuster that lasted more than nine hours until the House adjourned shortly before midnight. Rep.

Florida medical marijuana legislation stalls as public employees are fired for legal use 0

GAINESVILLE — The first time Allison Enright, a Brevard County teacher, fell at work, doctors prescribed her opioids to deal with the pain. During the year that followed her fall, she saw her body start to deteriorate. When the prescription medicines and physical therapy didn’t work, a workers’ compensation doctor recommended she use medical marijuana

From roses to weed: Apopka flower grower moves into the medical marijuana business 0

There are roses outside the building where the marijuana is grown, planted nearby beyond a tall chain-link fence. Inside the building, medical marijuana plants grow and are harvested. There’s a room for labeling and a kitchen for the eventual production of edibles. Bill Dewar, whose dad started Dewar Nurseries off Keene Road in the early