Efforts for Expedited Process to Get Medical Marijuana Lauded in Nevada
- LEGALITIES, MEDICAL MARIJUANA, NEWS
- June 22, 2016

Tennessee Republicans are signaling a new openness to medical marijuana, suggesting a regulated program could be in place within two to three years. Rep. Jeremy Faison (R-Cosby) said a framework is likely “soon,” crediting the federal move to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III for easing long-standing objections. House Majority Leader William Lamberth
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After years of lawsuits, revoked licenses and bureaucratic delays, Alabama’s long-stalled medical marijuana program is finally poised to launch this spring, according to state regulators. Cultivators and testing labs have been licensed and operating since last year, but court challenges left them with no legal outlets to sell their products. The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission
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Many people swear cannabis is the only thing that helps them sleep, yet growing research suggests its impact on objective sleep quality is far less clear-cut. Experts say a key factor is perception of improvement – how much you feel your sleep has improved, regardless of what lab measurements show. Because sleep is largely the
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Three decades after California opened the door to medical marijuana in 1996, the United States now presents a fragmented landscape of cannabis laws. As of early 2024, 24 states and the District of Columbia allow recreational marijuana use for adults, marking a sharp shift from the era of blanket prohibition. Many others permit only medical
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Medical marijuana in the U.S. is at a crossroads as federal officials move to shift it from the tightly restricted Schedule I category toward Schedule III, following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in December 2025 and a process begun under President Joe Biden in 2022. This change could ease research barriers and
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Once criminalized nationwide by the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, cannabis is now legal in some form across most U.S. states, with many authorizing medical use and a growing cohort permitting recreational sales. Yet federal law still classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, creating a clash between Washington and
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