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Medical Program Decline

Canna Care Docs

This trend raises important questions about access, affordability, and the future of medical cannabis as a vital healthcare resource. The program aimed to provide safe, legal access to cannabis for patients with chronic conditions. This decrease has raised concerns about access to cannabis-based treatments for those who need them most.

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Illinois releases Cannabis Report FY2024 (IDFPR portion)

Illinois News Joint

This growth has allowed for the creation of new jobs, increased access to cannabis for consumers, and shows the State’s commitment to social equity in its cannabis programs.” During Fiscal Year 2025, “IDFPR is anticipating inspecting and approving to open approximately 80 additional dispensaries from the 2021 lotteries.

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Pride and Plant Medicine: How the LGBTQ+ Movement Shaped the Cannabis Industry

The Cannigma

Milk’s words challenge us to speak up—not only for LGBTQ+ rights, but also for compassionate, equitable healthcare that includes access to plant medicine. Prioritize access for communities still excluded from the legal market. Hope is not felt as a passive emotion, but as a transformative force in health, justice, and healing.

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The Rise of Anti-Legalization Efforts

Veriheal

.” SAM is a prominent opponent of legalization by individual states, as well as federal efforts to legalize and provide access. This is evident by efforts like Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s reversal of the state legislatures decision to pass Adult-Use legalization in 2021.

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How Inflation is Affecting Cannabis: Prices, Closures, and the Job Market

Veriheal

According to CRB Monitor News, last year, approved and pending cannabis licenses surged to their highest level since 2021. Oversight and Insurance Access to banking isnt the only thing affecting cannabis business profits. Despite heavy competition in the last few years, the cannabis market may have finally started to stabilize.

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Will Texas Ban Hemp Products?

Veriheal

THC, and effectively restricts access to THC products exclusively to the states Low THC medical program. 178,000 deaths were attributed to excessive alcohol use in 2020-2021 due to liver disease, poisoning, impaired driving, and violence. In contrast, THC has never caused a fatal overdose and carries significantly lower health risks.

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Dispensary Spotlight: Curaleaf Worth

Illinois News Joint

The retail store opened in 2021 and serves registered medical patients and recreational consumers. Curaleafs mission statement is To improve lives by providing safe, reliable access to high-quality cannabis products. Curaleaf Worth is located at 11425 S. Harlem Ave. in Worth, Illinois. Hours of operation are daily from 9 a.m.-9