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Ohio Gives Another Shot at Expanding Qualifying Conditions

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Ohio is currently accepting petitions in an attempt to expand the list of qualifying conditions for medical cannabis. Medical cannabis is now available to residents in Ohio who meet one of 22 qualifying conditions laid out by House Bill 523. Strict Guidelines Must be Met Before Conditions Will Be Considered.

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And the Winner of the 2020 Election Is…Weed!

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With these new laws, nearly 110 million Americans (or over 1/3 of the country) will now live in a state where marijuana is legal for adult use and/or medicinal purposes. In New Jersey , by a nearly 2-1 margin, voters passed Public Question No. See Section 36-2851(2). Patients can also possess up to 2.5 ounces of medical marijuana at one time.

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University Of Sydney Research “Legal use of medicinal cannabis on the rise”

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Results from the third Cannabis as Medicine study. The third Cannabis as Medicine Survey (CAMS20) follows on from CAMS16 and CAMS18, and includes 1,600 people using medical cannabis between September 2020 and January 2021. People using illicit products were more likely to be treating mental health or sleep conditions.

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Ohio Adds Qualifying Conditions To Medical Cannabis Program

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State officials tasked with overseeing Ohio’s medical marijuana program approved last week the addition of three health conditions that qualify a patient to use cannabis medicinally. Spasticity is a medical condition characterized by prolonged muscle contraction and abnormal muscle tightness.

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Vice Article: Australians Can Get a Medicinal Cannabis Prescription for Pretty Much Anything

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First comprehensive study reveals why Australians take medicinal cannabis. First academic study of national medicinal cannabis data. The first in-depth study of Australia’s medicinal cannabis program, which began in 2016, shows the drug is being increasingly prescribed for various conditions. 11 May 2022.

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

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

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

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More than half of all prescriptions for medicinal cannabis in Australia are written by doctors in Queensland, with prescriptions often given for conditions there is little evidence medicinal cannabis can treat, new research reveals. of prescriptions were for sleep disorders.