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NORML Activist Spotlight: Tamara Netzel

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She was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2013, and for a few years believed she could continue to teach and live her life as long as she followed all the doctors recommendations and took the medications they prescribed. It concerned her that even as a registered patient, she could still be arrested.

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Medical Marijuanana, Cannabis and PTSD

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The condition remained unspoken between wars until 1980 when the efforts of the Vietnam veterans and advocacy groups finally got the name into the psychiatric nomenclature. A study done in 2013 analyzed 46 individuals who were present around the World Trade Center in the September 11 terrorist attacks.

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Why the MRTA gets an A- & the CRTA gets a C-

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The MRTA ( Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act ) was first introduced by Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes and Senator Liz Krueger in 2013, and has been re-introduced every session since. Medical patients are restricted to 4 plants total, per household.

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Colorado Benefit Concert To Honor The Memory Of Charlotte Figi

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The name of the event is a reference to the Realm of Caring (RoC), a nonprofit dedicated to supporting research into cannabinoids and helping patients who need them gain access to lifesaving medications. She was the sort of patient zero, if you will,” Jackson said in a virtual interview. “So She was the catalyst.

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The best dispensaries in Illinois

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Medical cannabis became legal in Illinois in 2013, and recreational cannabis followed in 2019. Since then, experienced smokers, edible enthusiasts, medical patients, and first-time tokers alike had questions: What should I buy? From Chicago to Peoria to Sauget, these dispensaries offer Illinois cannabis users a great sesh. Quincy, IL.

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Former State Rep. Diane Russell on Maine’s Cannabis Legalization Woes

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During her terms, she introduced two marijuana legalization bills, first in 2011 and again in 2013. That can really hurt patients, especially if people grow normally for medical, and suddenly they want to grow high-THC for adult-use. They may stop growing the type of products that medical patients need.

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First ethics at MAPS in question and now Australia’s Mind Medicine look to have some serious integrity issues too

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We see a lot of people out there who are suffering, and we’re determined to bring these therapies into the medical system so psychiatrists can use them with their patients,” Peter says. He is an outspoken commentator on Climate Change and Security using community advocacy to raise awareness of the potential costs of inaction.