MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Minnesota court: Workers’ comp can’t cover medical marijuana 0

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Workers’ compensation for injured employees doesn’t cover medical marijuana because the drug remains illegal under federal law, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The state’s highest court issued a pair of rulings that overturned earlier decisions by the state Workers Compensation Court of Appeals’ that ordered employers to pay for medical marijuana

State cannabis board – in its first meeting – relaxes medical marijuana rules 0

ALBANY – Its initial start delayed partly by scandals that engulfed Andrew Cuomo in his final months as governor, a new state regulatory panel met for the first time Tuesday as New York State took another step ahead to the commencement of legalized retail sales of marijuana. The Cannabis Control Board, its work permitted following

Reeves: No date for legislative session on medical marijuana 0

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday he is working with legislative leaders on details about how the state will pay for a proposed medical marijuana program. The Republican governor said he will call lawmakers to the Capitol for a special session “sooner rather than later,” but he has not decided when.

Nebraska Moves Toward Two Medical Marijuana Proposals on 2022 Ballot 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- September 15, 2021
Nebraska is working on getting two different medical cannabis proposals on the ballot for 2022 in order to help patients in need. An advocacy group took a crucial procedural step on Wednesday toward eventually getting a pair of medical marijuana proposals before Nebraska voters on next year’s ballot. The group Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana said
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Can medical marijuana effectively treat childhood epilepsy?0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- September 9, 2021
Following media reports of children with epilepsies reportedly deriving benefits from medical marijuana (or cannabis-based medicinal products) accessed abroad, the UK government allowed clinicians to prescribe these products. A review published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology explores the science behind cannabis-based medicinal products in pediatric epilepsies and highlights areas that warrant additional research. The
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Trulieve hits a bump in its path to leading Florida’s medical marijuana industry 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- September 2, 2021
This should be the best of times for Trulieve. The medical marijuana company sold more than half of all the smokable cannabis distributed to patients in Florida last month. It’s recorded 14 straight profitable quarters. The company pulled down more than $215 million in revenue in the last quarter alone. It’s on the verge of
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