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01/04/2017 / By medicalmarijuanaupdate

Medical marijuana available to Floridians starting today

SARASOTA (FOX 13) – Today marks the first day Florida patients have access to medical marijuana, and local doctors are preparing for the influx of patients the new law is expected to bring. Article by Kim Kuizon But, don’t expect doctors to be handing out marijuana immediately. There are strict rules in place that make […]

12/08/2016 / By medicalmarijuanaupdate

Just-appointed Arkansas medical marijuana panel on short clock

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas political leaders on Wednesday named five people to the state Medical Marijuana Commission, setting up a panel that will adopt policies and regulations that each of the elected officials opposed when ballot issues were considered at the polls last month. Article by Kelly P. Kissel “We were rather vocal in […]

12/08/2016 / By medicalmarijuanaupdate

Ireland Marijuana Legalization: Lawmakers Approve Medical Cannabis Bill

Medical marijuana may soon be available for patients in Ireland after the minority government approved Thusday a new amendment allowing use of the plant. The bill, drafted by Ireland’s People Before Profit group, still has another round of approval by the government before it can become law. Article by Janice Williams The bill, which was presented […]

12/01/2016 / By medicalmarijuanaupdate

Even pets are now using medical marijuana to treat their pain

Medical cannabis is not just for humans anymore. Article by Sasha Lekach A growing industry of medical marijuana products is targeting our furry friends too. Edibles, oils and tinctures with an extract of cannabis, called cannabidiol, or CBD, are helping older, weak, injured, and sick pets deal with pain and other ailments. But this isn’t […]

11/29/2016 / By medicalmarijuanaupdate

Health care refugees: Medical marijuana and new hope

Rich and Kim Muszynski know when their 5-year-old daughter, Abby, is about to have a grand mal seizure because her pupils enlarge, and she’ll seem to fixate at something in the distance that only she can see. Article by Elizabeth Cohen Then it starts. Abby’s extremities shake. She gasps for air. By the time she […]

11/28/2016 / By medicalmarijuanaupdate

Tallahassee doctor to open new local medical marijuana center

Tallahassee is about to have a new medical practice focused on helping patients receive medical marijuana — just weeks after voters overwhelmingly approved Amendment 2, a constitutional amendment that greatly expands who can receive medical marijuana legally. Article by Jeffrey Schweers Dr. Joseph Dorn, who has worked in palliative and hospice care for the last 12 […]

11/23/2016 / By medicalmarijuanaupdate

Just say whoa: We’re a more educated public about marijuana than we were in the 1980s

Knowledge about marijuana has come a long way from the days of “Just Say No” and D.A.R.E. Article by The Cannabis Staff “To me, my biggest awareness of drug education growing up was the cast-iron skillet and the eggs frying in it,” says Maureen McNamara, founder of Cannabis Trainers, a Denver-based provider of training and […]

11/23/2016 / By medicalmarijuanaupdate

Reining it in: Canada puts in new rules for prescribing medical marijuana to veterans

The Canadian government is slashing the limit on how much veterans can be prescribed under federal rules, from 10 grams per day to just three, and putting a hard cap on how much marijuana should cost, at $8.50 a gram. Article by Justin Ling That brings the rules in line with Health Canada recommendations, and may […]

11/17/2016 / By medicalmarijuanaupdate

Answering 10 common California marijuana questions in the legal weed era

It’s been a little over a week since Californians voted to legalize recreational marijuana. Here are some common questions, answered Article by Brooke Edwards Staggs It’s been almost a week since Californians voted to legalize recreational marijuana, and we’ve received a steady flow of questions from readers asking everything from how Prop. 64 impacts medical […]

11/16/2016 / By medicalmarijuanaupdate

How the UK’s drug laws have created an underground medical marijuana scene

The UK’s underground medical marijuana scene, where dealers give away tens of thousands of pounds worth of cannabis in order to offer relief to those in physical pain, has been exposed in a new documentary. Article by Kashmira Gander Millions of people across can gain access to medical marijuana to treat the pain of chronic […]

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