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Veterans Medical Marijuana Access Legislation Introduced In House and Senate

NORML

Today, Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced legislation, The Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act , to expand and facilitate medical cannabis access to military veterans suffering from chronic pain, PTSD, and other serious medical conditions. A copy of the bill is available here.

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NORML Members Call On NFL’s Goodell To Allow Players Access To Medicine

NORML

” In 2017, Goodell said that he believed marijuana to be both addictive and unhealthy. When asked about the likelihood of the league changing its policies on the use of medical marijuana, Goodell answered, “We rely on our medical advisors to give us advice.

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Switzerland Makes Way for Easier Access to Medical Cannabis

Veriheal

Decriminalization and legalization of cannabis may be gaining ground but patients in certain countries are still struggling to access medical cannabis through the legal market. However, many see 2017 as a landmark since it became possible to produce and market the plant as long as the THC content stays below 1%.

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Research Shows Access to Legal Medical Cannabis Doesn’t Encourage Youth Drug Abuse

Leafwell

Even as recently as 2017. The Reefer Madness era told young people that using cannabis would make them go psychotic. The War on Drugs sent people of color to jail at disproportionate rates for non-violent cannabis possession charges.

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Ex JP Morgan Dude Ben Langley founder & chief executive of Grow Group says in interview he’s fighting for fairer access for UK patients

Cannabis Law Report

I founded Grow in 2017, having left JP Morgan to become a socially conscious entrepreneur. Is he being altruistic? Or is it about market share? Only time will tell. How and when did the business start?

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Austin First Responders May Get Access to Medical Cannabis

Veriheal

While most residents in these states only need to have a qualifying condition to get access, residents who belong to certain professions—such as healthcare workers—are prohibited from consumption regardless of medical need. Several council members are in support of allowing first responders access to the medical cannabis program in the state.

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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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