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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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Americans For Safe Access 2019 Annual Report: “State of The States Report”

Cannabis Law Report

Each year, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) analyzes, summarizes, and critiques legislation and regulations as they become law and develops this report to assess how these programs are serving the needs of patients. In 2014, when we first started writing this report, only 22 states were analyzed and graded. MEDICAL CANNABIS TIMELINE.

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U.S. Cannabis Legalization Update: Who’s Still Waiting and Who May Legalize

Veriheal

states and the District of Columbia currently have legal cannabis, medical or recreational. Despite this massive shift in cannabis policy, however, a few states are still dragging their feet on cannabis legalization. Idaho Idaho is one of the staunchest anti-cannabis states.

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Pennsylvania Says Yes to Banking for Cannabis Businesses

Veriheal

Banking has been a hurdle for cannabis businesses since the birth of the industry. Despite the fact that these businesses are state-legal, financial institutions have historically hesitated to work with them due to cannabis’ federally illegal status. A Long Road to Cannabis Banking Reform. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.)

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The Impact of Cannabis on Prescription Codeine

PrestoDoctor

The legalization of cannabis in some countries and states has brought about significant changes in the healthcare industry. However, with the increasing popularity of cannabis, many people are turning to marijuana as a safer and better alternative for pain management.

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How Important is the SAFE Banking Act, Anyway?

Canna Law Blog

I’m pretty sure that more ink has been spilled on the Secure and Fair Enforcement Act (“SAFE Banking”), than any other proposed cannabis law. with bipartisan support since 2019. Most worrisome to me is that SAFE Banking could ultimately increase AML/BSA compliance burdens for financial institutions with cannabis clients.

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An Officer Forced into Retirement for Medical Cannabis Sues NYPD

Veriheal

However, in a first of its kind lawsuit filed against the city of New York, a former NYPD officer says he was harassed and discriminated against by the NYPD over his use of medically recommended cannabis made by an NYPD medical division doctor by the name of Dr. Joseph Hederman. He received a random drug test on September 5th of 2019.