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Which States Have The Highest Percentage Of Medical Marijuana Users In The U.S.?

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Medical marijuana is bringing life-enhancing symptom relief to people who suffer from a wide variety of medical conditions, including insomnia, anxiety, migraines, chronic pain, muscle spasms, cancer symptoms , and glaucoma. Marijuana has been taken for thousands of years for medicinal, recreational, and spiritual purposes.

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5 Therapeutic Differences Between CBD & MMJ

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Both MMJ and CBD have become treatments du jour for a wide range of ailments from glaucoma to insomnia, to chronic pain and even depression. It is a psychoactive substance that is used for medicinal and recreational purposes by people all over the world. In 22 states, marijuana is illegal unless it is for medicinal purposes.

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Medical Marijuana vs. Recreational Marijuana

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With new ailments making their way to the ‘list of deadly diseases’, the inclination towards alternative medicine has increased. With the advent of the 21st Century, many states took a softer approach toward the subject and voted to decriminalize the use of marijuana. By Kathy T. Research at St.

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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana and related substance misuse are complex issues impacting family medicine, patient health, and public health. However, the AAFP supports decriminalization of possession of marijuana for personal use. in the 19th and early 20th centuries, cannabis was frequently used for medicinal purposes, often prescribed by clinicians.

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Article: Legality Of Marijuana In Nigeria: A Legal Opinion By Kayode Ajulo PhD

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In Nigeria, it is often referred to as ‘Indian hemp’, in the country, Cannabis Sativa, which has enjoyed use as fibre, seed and seed oils, medicinal purposes, and as a recreational drug traces its origin to Central and South Asia. Jamaica, a country where marijuana smoking has long been popular, is set to decriminalize it too.

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Drastic Increase in Scientific Research on Medicinal Cannabis

Sensi Seeds

As a result, a new model of public health in the area of drugs has been generated, as have alternative policies at the local level in different countries to decriminalize and legalize cannabis, despite the fact that these policies do not comply with the international regulatory framework. Prohibition Does Not Stop Science.

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Cannabis Group Weekly Alert – November 2019 #2

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Petitioners argue that the government, when enacting the NDPS Act, failed to consider the potential medicinal benefits of the drug. The United Kingdom ’s House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee issued a report endorsing drug decriminalization and the opening of safe consumption facilities for illegal substances.

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