MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Lawmakers discuss future of medical marijuana in Mississippi 0

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The leader of the organization that sponsored the voter-approved Mississippi medical marijuana initiative that was recently blocked in court says the program should be changed and improved by the state Legislature — but not by too much. Medical marijuana advocates were outraged last month when the state Supreme Court ruled that

Watered-down expansion of Texas’ medical marijuana program poised to become law 0

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

Medical Marijuana Approved for Production and Sale in Greece 0

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

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
- May 5, 2021
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.
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Florida medical marijuana legislation stalls as public employees are fired for legal use 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- April 29, 2021
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
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