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Mississippi: Medical Cannabis Initiative Certified for 2020 Ballot

NORML

A proposed measure legalizing medical cannabis access in Mississippi has qualified for the 2020 ballot. Mississippi’s Secretary of State’s Office notified lawmakers on Tuesday that petitioners, Mississippians for Compassionate Care , had gathered a sufficient number of signatures to place Measure 65 before voters this November.

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Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has released a report examining the efficacy of state medical cannabis laws.

Cannabis Law Report

The organization has, they say, ……evaluated patient access, affordability, equity, and product safety. With a decline in legislative improvements in state medical cannabis programs, millions of patients are left with limited or no access,” ASA Executive Director Debbie Churgai said. β€œIt

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Every Florida Medical Marijuana Law You Need to Know

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Current Florida medical marijuana patient? Do different states recognize Florida medical cards? MORE DETAILS: On June 16, 2014, Florida became the 22nd state to legalize (at least partial) access to medical marijuana when Governor Rick Scott signed the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014.

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Special Report: Current Issues in Marijuana Regulation – Veterans Struggle to Gain Access to Medical Marijuana

Cannabis Law Report

Veterans Struggle to Gain Access to Medical Marijuana. Thirty-three states and the District of Columbia have enacted medical marijuana programs. Despite this expansion military veterans often face greater obstacles to gaining access to medical marijuana than other groups. Current Issues in Marijuana Regulation. May 2, 2019.

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Tennessee Broadens its Medical Cannabis Program

Veriheal

I was born and raised in East Tennessee, and I moved to Oklahoma because medical cannabis is not legal nor accessible in Tennessee. What Tennessee does have are relaxed laws surrounding some high CBD products and low THC products. Let’s recap what the laws are and have been in Tennessee regarding the medical use of cannabis.

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Georgia’s Small Farmers Shut Out During β€˜Secretive’ Cannabis Licensing Process, Advocate Says

SpeedWeed

After years of regulatory limbo that allowed registered patients in Georgia to possessβ€”but not purchaseβ€”low-THC cannabis oil, the state has established a regulated market and has licensed six businesses to produce and sell the oil.

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The Status of Cannabis Legalization in the South

Cannabis Law Report

Florida first legalized the limited use of medical cannabis through the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014. Since then, the legislature has passed a number of laws that have expanded the state’s medical cannabis program. Until 2019, however, no law provided a way to access that oil.