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

The Cannigma

Medical patients like Olivia often stop shopping at dispensaries when they can no longer find the specialized products they need for their treatment. Without these foundational frameworks, patients are left to navigate cannabis treatments on their own, often at great risk (AJMC, 2022).

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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

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cannabis arrest data since 2008. Pennsylvania began offering registration for the medical cannabis program in 2017. Those who face arrest or even summary offenses for possession are often made to undergo questionable and expensive drug treatment programs to avoid further prosecution.

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Oregon is Setting the Foundation for its Psilocybin Therapy Program

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The first legal psilocybin therapy program to take shape in America is slowly progressing in Oregon. Kate Brown conducts regularly scheduled monthly meetings with a goal of shaping the nation’s first Psilocybin therapy program. Oregon’s Psilocybin Therapy Program: Advisory Board Hard at Work. What is Psilocybin?

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Why veterans can’t discuss cannabis with VA doctors

The Cannigma

They argued that their findings suggest that doctors “outside of the VHA system who treat veteran patients may need to take the lead in conversations surrounding medical marijuana as a treatment option.”. While medical marijuana is a legal treatment option in 33 states and Washington D.C.,

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The most common reasons people get medical marijuana cards: 2021 edition

The Cannigma

But in addition to the 18 states with legal adult-use (as well as medical), there are another 18 states that have fully functioning medical marijuana programs. As of July 1, 2021, all five states had both adult-use and medical cannabis programs. ? Nearly half of all Americans now live in states where cannabis is legal for adult use.

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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.

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U.S. Funding Focuses on Marijuana’s Harms, Not Benefits

CannaMD

research funders, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) , spent over $1 billion between 2000 and 2008, with a heavily slanted focus on cannabis abuse and misuse, as well as the negative effects of cannabis. While some funds are being used to study cannabis medical treatments, the majority of funding is still used to research harms.

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