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Louisiana: Medical Cannabis Access to Begin Next Week

NORML

Lawmakers initially approved the establishment of the state’s medical cannabis access program in 2015, but its rollout has faced numerous delays. The first products to be available to patients are cannabis-infused tinctures. Nine pharmacies throughout the state are designated to provide cannabis products.

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Will Georgia Legalize Cannabis? GA Medical Cannabis Program Explained

Veriheal

In 2015, Georgia passed HB 1, also known as the Haleigh’s Hope Act, allowing medical cannabis oil for medical use. In 2021, SB 195 allowed the sale of cannabis tinctures, transdermal patches, lotions, and capsules but continued to prohibit edible products and flower.

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Seven-year-old Patient Jacob Ortiz Celebrates One Year Seizure Free with Medical Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

This National Epilepsy Awareness Month, TXOG advocates for the power of medical cannabis for epilepsy patients. Diagnosed with epilepsy at 3 years old, Ortiz would experience erratic, unpredictable seizure clusters, each lasting 20 minutes.

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Everything MMJ Patients Need To Know About Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Texas

MMJ Recs

However, the tide began to turn in 2015 when the state legislature passed the Compassionate Use Act, allowing for the limited use of low-THC cannabis for patients with intractable epilepsy. Qualifying conditions include epilepsy, terminal cancer, multiple sclerosis, autism, and incurable neurodegenerative diseases.

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How medical marijuana could help you find the ‘new you’ in the New Year

Canna Care Docs

Medical cannabis is available in any of the same forms as recreational cannabis—as smokable flower, edibles , tinctures, topical products , and more. Cannabis appears to have strong benefits for people struggling with epilepsy, with a 2015 study finding a 54% reduction in seizures for patients who were not helped by other treatments.

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The Benefits of CBD Oil For Anxiety

Leaf Science

As you are probably already aware, there are endless products on the market containing CBD oil in various concentrations, including tinctures, gummies, roll ons, capsules and isolates. In fact, the FDA recently approved a medicine for treating epilepsy which contains CBD derived from the cannabis plant. What Studies Have Been Done?

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The Differences Between CBD, CBN, and CBG

Miss Marijuana

You may find this cannabinoid in different concentrations on concentrates, sprays, tinctures, and even flowers. According to a study published in September 2015 by Esther M. CBD, the most studied of the three, will drastically improve difficulty to cure epilepsy syndromes and help you sleep better, and reduce your anxiety.

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