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

The Cannigma

On July 1st, 2021, new cannabis legalization are going into effect in Connecticut, New Mexico, and Virginia, just a couple days after a recreational cannabis legalization measure went into effect in South Dakota. Nearly half of all Americans now live in states where cannabis is legal for adult use. In Colorado, 78.7%

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Best strains and terpenes for pain management

The Cannigma

One of the most common uses of medical cannabis is to treat chronic pain. In fact, modern research on cannabis and pain dates back to before 1975. Over 10% of US adults have suffered from some degree of daily pain for at least three months, so the need for improved treatment is clear. Related Stories.

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NORML Activist Spotlight: Tamara Netzel

NORML

Tamara Netzel was a middle school English teacher, an Army officer’s wife, and possibly the most cannabis naive individual you could have met. When those very medications led to liver failure in 2017, triggering chronic pain and other MS symptoms, she was forced to retire from teaching.

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Is weed legal in Iowa?

The Cannigma

Iowa has not legalized adult-use cannabis, but it does have a medical cannabis program. Medical marijuana was legalized in May 2017 with sales starting in December 2018. As of June 2022, there were just five medical marijuana dispensaries to serve the entire state. Iowa Medical Marijuana Program.

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Better Sleep Tips: Medical Marijuana

CannaMD

Plenty of medical cannabis patients have offered anecdotes of better sleep as a result of nightly marijuana use, but the evidence doesn’t stop there. If you are one of the many patients unfortunate enough to have trouble sleeping at night, medical marijuana may be able to help! MARIJUANA AND SLEEP RESEARCH.

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Cherokee Group Officially Legalizes Cannabis

SpeedWeed

Cherokee native people just made history, as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has legalized cannabis. . For the first time in North Carolina history, medical marijuana is legal. Cultivating, selling and consuming medical marijuana has been approved by The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. . Courtesy of Shutterstock.

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Healthy Uses For Marijuana

Otherside Farms

Marijuana was popular in the 1900s among jazz musicians apparently because unlike alcohol which dulls and incapacitates, marijuana allowed users whose job involved playing long into the night to forget how exhausted they were. Marijuana is a preventative and restorative medicine. Chronic pain. Chronic Pain.