MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Procedural ruling kills medical marijuana bill in SC House 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- May 8, 2022
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A seven-year fight to pass a medical marijuana bill may have abruptly ended Wednesday in South Carolina when a House leader ruled the proposal contains an unconstitutional tax increase and cannot be considered further. The decision shocked leaders in the state Senate and may have repercussions well beyond failing to make South
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Will Hattiesburg opt out of medical marijuana? Mayor Toby Barker on the decision 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- April 27, 2022
Though the deadline for Mississippi communities to pass on allowing certain types of medical marijuana businesses to operate within their jurisdictions is fast approaching, Hattiesburg officials don’t plan to be on that list. “We have no intentions of opting out,” said Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker. “No council member has given any indication that that’s a
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NJ Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Expected to Begin Legal Weed Sales 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- April 13, 2022
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission has approved seven medical marijuana businesses to sell legal weed to adults over 21 years old, reported Asbury Park Press. Thirteen dispensaries total have municipal approval from the state as of Monday. The seven companies approved by the commission include Acreage Holdings, Ascend New Jersey, Columbia Care, Curaleaf, Green
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Austin may allow city employees to use medical marijuana 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- April 6, 2022
The city of Austin may soon allow its employees to use medical marijuana to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and other chronic conditions, officials said. Austin leaders are gathering information and recommendations from other cities on the matter, according to a March 25 memorandum from Assistant City Manager Rey Arellano to Mayor Steve Adler and the
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Bill to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky appears dead 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- March 30, 2022
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – A bill to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky appears to be dead for the 2022 session of the General Assembly. The measure won approval in the House, but the Senate hasn’t brought it up for a vote. Advocates like Julie Cantwell say they’re furious. She says her son used to have
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Medical marijuana may be an alternative to opioids for arthritis, back pain 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- March 23, 2022
Medical marijuana could be a viable alternative to opioid painkillers for people dealing with arthritis or chronic back pain, two new studies show. Many patients prescribed opioids for their chronic pain wound up taking fewer painkillers — or stopping them altogether — after doctors certified them for medical cannabis, said lead researcher Dr. Asif Ilyas,
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