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Hemp bill could solve medical patient dilemma

Illinois News Joint

As reported earlier , HB4161 focuses mainly on safety concerns, including permits, licensing, testing, taxes, and a new Hemp Social Equity Fund, but HB4161 also contains amendments that would affect registered Illinois medical cannabis patients and cottage hemp operators as well. Seeds may not be given or sold to any other person.”

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North Dakota Advocates for Hospice Patients’ Access to Medical Cannabis

Veriheal

Since 2018, voters have attempted to pass adult use but have failed. 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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Utah Bill To Provide Protections To Medical Marijuana Patients

Veriheal

In 2018, Utah officially joined forces with nearly three dozen other states around the country by legalizing medicinal marijuana. However, despite cannabis’s protected status, some localities in the state have refused to recognize the rights of medical marijuana patients.

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Move Legalization Forward in New Jersey

NORML

Several bills have been introduced in the state legislature, ranging from legalization to expungement, and the fight for freedom has never been more widely supported than now. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on 3/22/2018 and is still stuck in committee. For more information on this bill (and similar measure S.

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Every Maryland Dispensary That MMJ Patients Need To Know

MMJ Recs

Medical marijuana was legalized in Maryland in 2014, but the MD MMJ program was slow to get off the ground. By the end of 2018 there were almost 60,000 patients, and nearly $100 million had been taken in the first year of sales. Is MMJ Legal In Maryland? Medical marijuana is legal in Maryland. Let’s dive in!

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Why more Parkinson’s patients don’t use cannabis

The Cannigma

Published in Nature Partner Journals and sponsored by the Parkinson’s Foundation, the study found that nearly 25% of Parkinson’s patients had used cannabis in the past six months, but that one in four of that group did not know what type or form of cannabis they used, and nearly half did not know their dosage. Of the 43.9% Altogether, 24.5%

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New Mexico Medical Marijuana Patient Levels Spike Since Mid-2018

WeedAdvisor

As the stigma and laws around marijuana both relax, patient access to medical marijuana continues to broaden in many states. The number of registered patients has notably jumped in the last few months, with an even larger overall increase over the past year. Spike in Registered Patients. . A Step to Legalization? .