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2019: A High-storic Year for Nevada NORML Chapters

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Initiated a patient voucher program for eligible patients. When the state legislators pulled the plug on the plans of cannabis consumption lounges guaranteed by the Las Vegas city council vote, almost 40 volunteers showed up to protest the Legislature’s disregard for consumer rights at the entrance of the Grant Sawyer Building.

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Survey Reveals Almost Half of Canada’s MMJ Patients Reduced Their Alcohol and Opioid Consumption

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All of the study subjects were enrolled in the nation’s federally legal medical cannabis program, which was launched by Health Canada back in 2001. One particular study featured in the 2019 edition of the American Journal of Psychiatry found that the cannabinoid CBD may ease drug cravings and feelings of anxiety in heroin addicts.

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Researchers To Investigate Arkansas’ Medical Cannabis Program

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The NIDA-funded investigation will delve into the health-related repercussions of Arkansas’ medical cannabis program , which was initially approved by voters back in 2016. The study will also explore the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the state’s program. A Deep Dive Into Cannabis Consumer Data.

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Cannabis Consumption Lounges Set to Hit Nevada Next Year

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6, 2019, and Dec. 5, 2020, according to the department’s second annual report of the Missouri Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program. The DHSS approved 23,000-plus patients and caregivers in program year 2019—before commercial sales began—with roughly 33% also approved to home cultivate. “I of patients.

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Dept. of Health proposes rules for medical cannabis consumption areas, patient reciprocity

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The New Mexico Department of Health has proposed a list of rule changes for the state’s Medical Cannabis Program, which would add guidelines for designated “consumption areas” and reciprocity for medical cannabis patients enrolled in medical cannabis programs in other states. Continue reading Dept.

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Cannabis Consumption Lounges Are Coming to the Vegas Strip

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Legalizing cannabis in Nevada back in 2017 instantly posed an issue to the state’s tourism industry: While visitors could legally buy weed, but due to regulations limiting consumption to private residences, tourists usually don’t have places to legally get high. Assembly Bill 341 actually gives clearance to two kinds of consumption spaces.

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NORML Chapter Newsletter – June 2019

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NORML Announces Plans for 2019 Conference and Lobby Day. In order to register for Virginia’s medical cannabis program, patients must first receive a written certification from a registered physician. Below is a brief rundown of some of their most recent accomplishments. ” Read more from NORML.org and register today !

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