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Doctors Get New Clinical Guidelines for Managing Chronic Pain With Cannabis, Courtesy of Canadian Researchers

Veriheal

Chronic pain —a condition that affects 50.2 Nonetheless, guidelines pertaining to the use of cannabis-based treatments for chronic pain relief have been somewhat hazy…up until now. New guidelines for cannabis in chronic pain were recently published by a group of Canadian researchers.

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New Mexico: Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Decriminalization, Other Reform Bills

NORML

State lawmakers have approved a series of bills reducing penalties for marijuana possession offenses and strengthening and expanding legal protections for medical cannabis patients. DECRIMINALIZATION. LEGALIZATION. The measures now await action from Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who is supportive of the changes.

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Kentucky (Kind of) Decriminalizes Medical Cannabis

Canna Law Blog

On November 15, 2022, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear issued an executive order intended to decriminalizes medical cannabis. There is a long list of conditions that includes serious mental and physical diseases/disorders, including chronic pain. Let’s take a look at exactly what it does.

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Wisconsin Governor Aims To Legalize Medical Marijuana And Decriminalize Recreational This Year

MassRoots

Evers aims to legalize medical cannabis, decriminalize recreational possession and use, and expunge qualifying arrest records. This morning, I announced that in my budget, I am calling for Wisconsin to join over 30 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing medical marijuana. Decriminalization, Not Legalization.

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Is weed legal in Alabama?

The Cannigma

Medical: Legal, but limited Recreational: illegal Reciprocity: No. Roll out of the program has been slow, and as of June 2022, there were still no doctors certified to issue prescriptions, no licensed dispensaries, and no legal farming of cannabis products. CBD is legal in Alabama under the 2018 federal farm bill.

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Decriminalized Possession of Hard Drugs Takes Effect in Oregon

Veriheal

When you think of progressive states, you might think of Colorado or California, but it was Oregon that was first to decriminalize possession of small amounts of cannabis back in 1973, setting the bar for all the other states that have decriminalized since. Many Wonder if This a Good Thing?

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Is weed legal in Poland?

The Cannigma

Recreational cannabis is not legal in Poland and the plant is still legally considered a narcotic. Attitudes towards legalization are slowly shifting. A 2020 Kantar poll found that 55% of respondents don’t believe a small amount of cannabis should be worthy of jail time but only 21% believed cannabis should be fully legal.