Doctors have been able to prescribe CBD oil for more than a year, but one man says accessing the cannabis product is still so difficult, he has been forced to get it illegally – and he’s not alone. Steve Taylor was diagnosed with encephalitis, inflammation of the brain, at 17, which he said led to …
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Tony Galloway was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and told he could have just six weeks to live in 2016. A Scots dad told he could have just six weeks to live back in 2016 following a diagnosis of oesophageal cancer is now in remission after five years of battling the disease. Tony Galloway Stein from …
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For a state that pioneered medical cannabis and was a relatively early adopter of recreational cannabis (cannabis is defined only as marijuana here and not hemp), California is among the worst states in the union when it comes to sensible hemp-derived CBD policy. So it should surprise absolutely nobody that in legislation that’s designed to …
Hannah Deacon who says medical cannabis could generate billions for the economy and create thousands of jobs has to buy her son’s cannabis legally from Amsterdam. Medical cannabis has been prescribed to just three children since it was legalised three years ago. Families blame lack of NHS funding and legal hurdles despite government vows to …
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Every morning when Viridiana Edwards wakes up, she says her body feels like a roll of aluminum foil crumpled up into a tight ball. Her legs are numb; the muscles in her arms and back are tense. She feels so tense that when she lifts her arm up to brush her teeth, she worries she …
Texas Expands Access To Medical Cannabis — But Advocates Say It’s Not Enough Read More »
Only adults will be allowed to receive delivery orders, and those who appear to be under 19 will have to present two pieces of identification. B.C.’s legal cannabis operators will be allowed to deliver directly to buyers starting July 15. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the government wants to shrink the illegal market and …
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This past Thursday, President Joe Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, a federal holiday. The measure had passed unanimously in the Senate, and in the House by a vote of 415-14. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Gordon Granger, a Union general, arrived in Galveston, Texas …
Juneteenth Is a National Holiday, But the Struggle for Equality Continues Read More »
The Florida Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a proposed initiative to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults is misleading and can not appear on next year’s ballot. The decision marks the second time in three months that Florida’s highest court has struck down proposed ballot measures to legalize cannabis in the state. …
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Hard to believe that it’s been five years since the passage of Prop. 64, which legalized the distribution and sale of cannabis for adults 21 and up in the State of California. Like all “cannabis friendly” states, California has had issues and time delays getting a licensing framework off the ground. Of course, this is …
In Minnesota, There are strange bedfellows, and then there is the political coalition currently being forged. It is a convergence of Second Amendment champions and marijuana advocates in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, with the two sides coming together to push for medical cannabis patients to be permitted to own guns. As reported by the …
Medical Cannabis Patients Demand Essential Gun Rights in Minnesota Read More »