article thumbnail

The Baltic Times: Cannabis policy reform in Lithuania: history, current status, and future challenges

Cannabis Law Report

Though it joined the European Union in 2004, Lithuania remained for several years the only country in the EU that criminalized even the cultivation of hemp – the non-psychoactive variety of the plant. As of yet, no patients in Lithuania have legal access to medical marijuana.

Policy 52
article thumbnail

Election Brings Big Wins for Cannabis Legalization

Canna Care Docs

Across these states, in different parts of the US, the message was clear: people recognize the benefits of legalization and want access to cannabis in their communities. Medicinal cannabis was already approved in Montana in 2004.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

Cannabis Law Report

The creation of this standalone cannabis department is part of a larger effort to improve access to licensure, simplify regulatory oversight and support California businesses. He was Assistant Program Officer for the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation from 2005 to 2008, where he was Program Assistant from 2004 to 2005.

article thumbnail

Using Cannabis for ALS: Benefits, Research and Best Strains

Greencamp

Brief history of ALS. Our body produces internal cannabinoids called endocannabinoids, and the compounds from the cannabis plant access the ECS in a similar manner as our own endocannabinoids. Modern science hasn’t found a cure for this condition so far, and the most frequent cause of death is respiratory failure due to muscle decay.

Strains 94
article thumbnail

An Epoch of OG: The OG Kush family genealogy

SpeedWeed

This August marks 25 years since the duo used that surviving cutting to start writing OG’s chapter in the history books. History made: A small, crowded, 1996 Silverlake, CA OG Kush grow by Josh D. The strain’s reputation brought big names looking for access to Del Rosso and his circle of friends. Destroyed the competition’.

Strains 52
article thumbnail

Fourteen Years Later, Wanda James Sustains Simply Pure’s Mission

Veriheal

Her Denver-based dispensary, Simply Pure , made history in 2010 as the first Black-owned and veteran-owned dispensary in the United States. Wanda James’ entrance into the cannabis industry occurred in 2004, when she and Durrah relocated to Colorado. Their first dispensary was known as the Apothecary of Colorado.

article thumbnail

Lighting Up Florida Medical Marijuana People: The Crusaders, Part 7

Cannabis Law Report

Congress is The Most Marijuana-Friendly Congress In History. public school districts conducted random drug testing in at least one of their high schools during the 2004–2005 school year (Ringwalt et al. A vision to make medical marijuana available, accessible, and more affordable to all those in need within Florida. Think again.