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Study: “No Evidence” That Medical Cannabis Access Laws Encourage Youth Marijuana Use

NORML

“This study found no evidence between 1991 and 2015 of increases in adolescents reporting past 30-day marijuana use or heavy marijuana use associated with state MML [medical marijuana law] enactment or operational MML dispensaries.”.

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Maryland: Most Residents Want to Legalize Marijuana for Adult Use

NORML

Goucher polling dating back to 2015 has consistently reported that the majority of Marylanders endorse cannabis legalization. The post Maryland: Most Residents Want to Legalize Marijuana for Adult Use appeared first on NORML.

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Gallup: Twelve Percent of Adults Acknowledge Smoking Marijuana

NORML

Twelve percent of US adults self-identify as cannabis consumers, according to survey data compiled by Gallup. According to the survey, men (15 percent) were more likely than women (nine percent) to acknowledge “smoking marijuana.” ” Those between the ages of 18 to 29 were most likely to use cannabis (22 percent).

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Medical marijuana news, December 2015

Alchimia

Australia will allow to grow cannabis for medical studies. Australian health minister Sussan Ley announced on October 17th that a new legislation will allow to cultivate marijuana for scientific research and medical trials, thus ending a prohibition coming from 1967. The Australian Government will allow to grow medical marijuana.

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City to grandfather existing CBD, hemp sales

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

A city ordinance adopted in 2015 to prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries also prohibits the sale of any product made from the cannabis plant, Read More ANNA MARIA – Businesses in the city that currently sell CBD and hemp products will be allowed to continue doing so with a soon-to-be-adopted grandfathering exception.

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Medical Marijuana Expected Tuesday at Louisiana Dispensaries

Leafly

Patients in Louisiana have been waiting years for medical marijuana, after lawmakers created the regulatory framework for dispensing therapeutic cannabis in 2015. The post Medical Marijuana Expected Tuesday at Louisiana Dispensaries appeared first on Leafly.

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Georgia Medical Cannabis Patients Can Now Purchase Cannabis Oil From Pharmacies

Veriheal

Georgia medical cannabis patients will soon have greater access to treatment as cannabis oil will be sold in many more pharmacies. The Georgia State Board of Pharmacy recently made the decision to endorse more cannabis oil sale outlets. So far, they have served over 27,000 registered marijuana patients in the state.

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