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

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To varying degrees, the three most common uses of medical marijuana in Massachusetts, Maine, and Maryland were to treat chronic pain, anxiety, and back and neck problems. of patients reported chronic pain as their primary condition, while in Connecticut 70.4% Severe chronic pain 35,866 30.5% Cancer 5,717 4.9%

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Is weed legal in Iowa?

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Additionally, Iowa law allows property owners and employers to ban medical cannabis use. A 2021 poll by a local paper found that 54% of adults favor recreational legalization, a marked change from just 29% in 2013. Cultivation carries a felony charge. Medical cards must be renewed every year. CBD regulations.

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Cherokee Group Officially Legalizes Cannabis

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Cultivating, selling and consuming medical marijuana has been approved by The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. . Principal Chief Richard Sneed, who was first elected as vice chairman of the The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in 2015, cites medical marijuana as vital for treating cancer and chronic pain. .

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Prohibitionists want THC-limit laws. Here’s why patients and consumers are fighting back

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State Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, whose agency regulates hemp cultivation (but not medical marijuana), recently spoke out against the proposed THC limits. . Vermont’s adult-use law imposes caps on retail products ,” he wrote in an email to Leafly. “30% That cap was quickly abandoned and the law was amended,” Armentano noted.

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Czech Republic – Medical Insurance: Medical cannabis could be 90 percent covered by insurance companies in the Czech Republic if bill goes through

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But the draft law will also introduce an obligation for doctors to share patient data concerning people using prescribed marijuana. Doctors can prescribe medical cannabis for people with multiple sclerosis, AIDS, cancer or chronic pain that cannot be treated with other drugs. Last year, there were 447 patients and 4.8

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Guest Post: The Legal Status of CBD Oil in Italy

Cannabis Law Report

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Cannabis and other drugs are governed under the DPR 309/90 Law in Italy. This law classifies drugs into different lists based on their potency, their impact on general wellbeing and their purpose of use. Chronic pain. AUTHOR: Brian Cusack. Tourette’s syndrome. Adult acne.

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Illinois: IDPH making effort to get it right on medical cannabis

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PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Keep in mind that the State of Illinois legalized medical cannabis [“MMJ”], in August 2013 [Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn signed Public Act 098-0122 “The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act” into law with an effective date of January 1, 2014 (the “Medical Cannabis Act”)].