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Study Finds That Medical Marijuana Patient Registration Has Grown More Than 600% Since 2016

Veriheal

Medical cannabis is more popular than ever before, with 38 states having legalized some form of it for various health conditions. million patients in 2022, a sharp increase from the 3.1 million registered in 2020 and an even more dramatic rise from the 678,000 registered in 2016.

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Florida: State Lawmakers Vote to Restore Patients’ Right To Smoke Medical Cannabis

NORML

On March 13, members of the Florida state House of Representatives voted 101 to 11 to approve legislation (Senate Bill 182) to re-legalize the inhalation of herbal cannabis formulations for medical purposes. Seventy-one percent of Floridians voted in 2016 to amend the state’s constitution to allow for the use of medical marijuana.

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North Dakota Advocates for Hospice Patients’ Access to Medical Cannabis

Veriheal

In 2016, North Dakota voters approved a medical cannabis ballot. Mary Schneider (D) cleared the House in an 86-6 vote this March, allowing terminally ill patients to use proof of their admittance in hospice care in lieu of a doctor’s written recommendation to register as a medical cannabis patient. Doug Burgum (R).

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Organigram settles class action lawsuit after patients allege pesticide poisoning

Cannabis Life Network

Canada established a formal medical cannabis program at the end of 2013. Despite this, an incident occurred in 2016 involving unauthorized sprays used on cannabis produced by Organigram. Several patients reported illnesses after using OGI’s tainted product.

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Cornwall UK: Change.org Petition To Protect Tony Bevington, 80-year old cannabis patient from prosecution.

Cannabis Law Report

UK based Global Cannabinoid Solutions an organisation that has worked alongside the cannabis social movement since 2016 to support grass roots patient initiatives has started … Read More. The post Cornwall UK: Change.org Petition To Protect Tony Bevington, 80-year old cannabis patient from prosecution.

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Medical Cannabis Patients in PA Could See New Protections by November 2022

Veriheal

The Pennsylvania cannabis market is highly coveted among cannabis business license-holders. While Keystone State’s Medical Marijuana Program is booming with over 400 thousand active medical cannabis patients—Pennsylvania is primed to expand into an explosive adult-use market serving approximately 8.8 Senate Bill No.

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How does medical marijuana help patients with Epilepsy?

FloridaMarijuana.net

Medical marijuana can alleviate certain side effects and, some research indicates, reduce the number of seizures a patient experiences. Cannabinoids are compounds in cannabis that target cells in the body. National Geographic Magazine examined the role of CBD rich cannabis extracts in the use of seizure maintenance in children.

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