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CDC Seeks Public Comments Regarding Chronic Pain Management

NORML

CDC invites comments specifically on topics focused on using or prescribing opioid pain medications, non-opioid medications, or non-pharmacological treatments.” percent in 2016).” ” That said, it cautions that any public comments received “are part of the public record and are subject to public disclosure.

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CDC Still Soliciting Comments Regarding Chronic Pain Management Solutions

NORML

CDC invites comments specifically on topics focused on using or prescribing opioid pain medications, non-opioid medications, or non-pharmacological treatments. percent in 2016).” The CDC’s interest in alternative methods of chronic pain management is likely to be of particular significance to many medical cannabis patients.

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The Latin American Cannabis Landscape – Part Two: Regulated Markets and Patient Access

CannaTech

Medical cannabis continued to pop up across the region year after year: imports in Brazil began in 2014, trials started in Chile in 2014, regulations were implemented in Colombia and Jamaica in 2015, the same followed in the Cayman Islands and parts of Argentina in 2016, Paraguay in 2017, and the list carries on from 2018 to date.

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Cannabis retailer scores key zoning victories in Massachusetts high court

Cannabis Law Report

With marijuana now completely legal in 17 states and medical marijuana permitted in 19 others, the question of how far local regulation can go is becoming a hot topic nationwide.

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Ohio Medical Marijuana Laws Demystified: State Regulations Explained

MMJ Recs

Ohio Medical Marijuana Regulations Ohio’s medical marijuana program was established in 2016 with the passage of House Bill 523, allowing patients with qualifying conditions to access medical marijuana products from licensed dispensaries. Featured image by 12019 on Pixabay.

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More than half of prescriptions for medicinal cannabis in Australia given in Queensland, study says

Cannabis Law Report

Medicinal cannabis products such as capsules, creams, oils, lozenges, sprays and granulated flowers were approved for prescription 159,665 times between the start of Australia’s medicinal cannabis program in February 2016 and September 2021, research led by the University of Sydney’s Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics shows.

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Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Card: All You Need to Know

MMJ Recs

This program allows individuals with qualifying medical conditions to access marijuana for therapeutic purposes upon obtaining a medical marijuana card. The importance of access to medical marijuana for individuals with qualifying medical conditions cannot be overstated.