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CDC Seeks Public Comments Regarding Chronic Pain Management

NORML

According to state-registry records, “Chronic pain is currently and historically the most common qualifying condition reported by medical cannabis patients (67.5 percent in 2016).”

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Ohio Gives Another Shot at Expanding Qualifying Conditions

Veriheal

Ohio is currently accepting petitions in an attempt to expand the list of qualifying conditions for medical cannabis. Ohio became the 25th state to legalize medical cannabis back on June 8 of 2016. Medical cannabis is now available to residents in Ohio who meet one of 22 qualifying conditions laid out by House Bill 523.

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Vice Article: Australians Can Get a Medicinal Cannabis Prescription for Pretty Much Anything

Cannabis Law Report

Of the 248,000 scripts approved for Australians since inception of national medicinal cannabis scheme in 2016, many related to conditions for which the drug has limited evidence of efficacy, a new University of Sydney study shows. Since the beginning of the program, medicinal cannabis has been prescribed for over 140 conditions.

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Cannabis laws in San Marino

The Cannigma

A limited form of medical marijuana has been legal in San Marino since 2016. Established in 2016 by a citizen’s initiative, patients can purchase cannabis-based medicines like Sativex to treat a number of approved conditions including multiple sclerosis, spine injuries, and neuropathic pain. Is weed legal in San Marino?

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More than half of prescriptions for medicinal cannabis in Australia given in Queensland, study says

Cannabis Law Report

More than half of all prescriptions for medicinal cannabis in Australia are written by doctors in Queensland, with prescriptions often given for conditions there is little evidence medicinal cannabis can treat, new research reveals. Queensland was the source of 51% of prescriptions between 2016 and 2021. Read their full article at.

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Yes! You can Get a Medical Marijuana Card for Anxiety in Florida

FloridaMarijuana.net

Florida medical marijuana doctors are recommending medical marijuana for anxiety, depression and many other mental health conditions. Anxiety is one aspect of a broader condition- anxiety disorder. The authors conclude that: Mental health conditions are prominent among the reasons for medical cannabis use.

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1 in 5 Parkinson’s Patients Use Cannabis

CannaMD

Of those states that had legalized medical marijuana, 14 currently consider Parkinson’s disease a qualifying condition for medical marijuana therapies. More than 80% of survey respondents indicated strong interest in learning more information about a clinical trial, and more than half were interested in enrolling in a clinical trial.

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