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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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Khiron Welcomes Dr. Eduardo Faveret as Medical Director for Brazil

Cannabis Law Report

Eduardo Faveret , Medical Director Zerenia™ Brazil Dr. Faveret is a prominent advocate for medical cannabis in Brazil and a leading prescriber in the country of more than 200 million people. Khiron Life Sciences Corp. Faveret to our team.

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The Latin American Cannabis Landscape – Part Two: Regulated Markets and Patient Access

CannaTech

Thanks to the recent emergence of regulated medical cannabis markets, the success of this versatile plant can be followed from farm to pharma and prescriber to patient, however, the origins of cannabis as medicine cannot be as simply traced as the plant is today from seed to sale. It is not a story about profiting off of people.

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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. The medical program for Iowa patients is limited. The state does not offer reciprocity and does not recognize medical cannabis cards from other states. Medical: Yes, limited Recreational: No Reciprocity: No. Possible penalties.

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Canadian Study Finds Significant Reduction In Opioid Use Linked To Medical Cannabis Authorizations

SpeedWeed

A recently released Canadian study has found that authorizations to use medical cannabis for chronic pain patients correlated to a reduction in opioid use among those to whom they are prescribed. Patients’ use of opioids for the 26 weeks before and 52 weeks after medical cannabis authorization was studied.