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When adult-use eclipses medical: How recreational cannabis legalization has undermined patient care

The Cannigma

Regulatory Obstacles Blocking Patient Care Tax Burdens on Medical Consumers – Medical cannabis programs were intended to ease financial burdens for patients, yet many states have undermined this goal by applying steep taxes to medical cannabis purchases, often treating patients no differently than recreational users. It’s my medicine.”

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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

NORML

cannabis arrest data since 2008. ” “This is likely the result of two major policy changes: More than twenty decriminalization or penalty downgrade ordinances passed by city councils across the Commonwealth, and approximately a quarter of a million registered medical marijuana patients,” said Goldstein.

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Cannabis Policy Expert Morgan Fox Hired To Oversee NORML’s Federal Advocacy Efforts

Cannabis Law Report

Morgan Fox has worked professionally as a cannabis policy reform advocate since 2008, and he has been directly involved in dozens of state ballot initiative campaigns to establish medical and adult-use cannabis programs, among other successful campaigns at the local, state, and federal levels.

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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

NORML

So, it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that Virginia didn’t launch a medical marijuana program until 2015, nearly two decades after California. And it took extensive, concerted efforts from marijuana law reform organizations like NORML to negotiate with Virginia’s Republican Party to get the program finally running.

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Why veterans can’t discuss cannabis with VA doctors

The Cannigma

The study, entitled “Mediating Medical Marijuana: Exploring How Veterans Discuss Their Stigmatized Substance Use on Reddit,” focused on eight different themes: “Doctor Patient Conversations, Drug Test, Legality, Legal Policy, Prescription Drug Use/Other Substance Use, Point of View, Reasons for Use, and V.A. Findings.”. Shutterstock).

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Weekly Cannabis Roundup November 5

Veriheal

Kathy Hochul in September—are currently working on building policies for the newly legal adult-use cannabis market , which Wright says should be ready in about 18 months. The board members—who were just appointed by Gov. Analysis Reveals Army Recruits With Cannabis History Are Not Risky.

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A Comprehensive Guide to the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program

MMJ Recs

The landscape of healthcare and medicinal practices has undergone a transformative shift with the advent of medical marijuana programs across the United States. Today we’ll take a closer look at the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program, giving Michigan citizens all the info they need about accessing MMJ in the state.