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

The Cannigma

But in addition to the 18 states with legal adult-use (as well as medical), there are another 18 states that have fully functioning medical marijuana programs. In these three dozen states, from the West Coast to the Midwest to the South and the Northeast, patients use cannabis to treat countless medical conditions and everyday ailments.

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From MMJ to Special K

Project CBD

But the quality of the government-issue reefer matters less than the fact that Uncle Sam has been supplying him with it regularly since 1982, when Rosenfeld won the right to smoke cannabis for reasons of medical necessity under the auspices of the federal government’s Compassionate Investigational New Drug (IND) program.

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Ohio Cannabis Legalization on Ballot for November

Veriheal

The tax money will fund addiction treatment programs, social equity, job programs, municipalities with dispensaries, and other administrative expenses. Ohio’s medical control program only allows the sale of tested and standard marijuana plants and infused products. ounces of cannabis and 15 grams of concentrates.

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Canada: Regulatory Amendments Authorize Requests For Psychedelic Restricted Drugs

Cannabis Law Report

Emergency access to restricted drugs has been restored by recent regulatory amendments to Health Canada’s Special Access Program (SAP). 5 Government of Canada, “Notice: Clarifications Regarding Access to Restricted Drugs Through the Special Access Program (SAP)” (July 23, 2021) online: ( [link] ). Footnotes.

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Canada Opens Access for Psilocybin and MDMA Therapy

Cannabis Law Report

Subsection 56(1) of the CDSA will exempt medical providers from enforcement of the CDSA when providing psilocybin and MDMA treatment to patients suffering serious or terminal health conditions. In 2013, section C and J of Canada’s FDR statute were amended so that “restricted drugs” were inaccessible through SAP.

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Canada: First patient in Quebec gets approval for magic mushroom therapy

Cannabis Law Report

When Thomas Hartle indulges in a session of psilocybin treatment, the end-of-life anxiety, distractions and noises associated with his terminal colon cancer go away. “Before the treatment, it’s like you’re sitting in your car. There must have been a lot of treatments done beforehand so the application is solid.”

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Illinois Governor Signs Bill Expanding Medical Marijuana Program

The Joint Blog

Pritzker signed two measure that expands the state’s medical-marijuana program while cementing it into law. The legislation adds chronic pain, autism, anorexia nervosa, irritable bowel syndrome, migraines, polycystic kidney disease, and osteoarthritis as new medical marijuana conditions.