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Lunch & Learn Episode 7: What is happening in Nebraska?

Americans for Safe Access

Crista's passion for advocacy began when her youngest son, Colton, was diagnosed with intractable epilepsy just after he turned two. After exhausting all medications and available treatment options for Colton, his doctors mentioned medical cannabis treatment.

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CBD Market Report

Project CBD

5 In June 2018, the FDA approved Epidiolex® (GW Pharmaceuticals; Cambridge, UK), the first FDA-approved pharmaceutical drug to contain a “purified drug substance [CBD] derived from marijuana,” for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare epilepsy disorders. Accessed July 25, 2021. Accessed October 17, 2022.

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Is weed legal in North Carolina?

The Cannigma

The state is still a full cannabis prohibition state after a bill to create a medical program was stalled in the state House in July 2022. Prior to the passage of the 208 Farm Bill, North Carolina legalized CB D oil for patients with epilepsy. There is no legal medical or recreational cannabis program in North Carolina.

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Is weed legal in Alabama?

The Cannigma

Roll out of the program has been slow, and as of June 2022, there were still no doctors certified to issue prescriptions, no licensed dispensaries, and no legal farming of cannabis products. As of June 2022, there is no way for medical patients to obtain a cannabis prescription or get medication. Possible penalties for cannabis.

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Is weed legal in Poland?

The Cannigma

Qualifying conditions include chronic pain, multiple sclerosis, spasticity, chemo-induced nausea, and treatment-resistant epilepsy. Up until 2022, no cannabis was grown in Poland so all products had to be imported, which led to massive delays in patients being able to access medication. Is CBD legal in Poland?

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Nebraska Moves Toward Two Medical Marijuana Proposals on 2022 Ballot

SpeedWeed

It intends “to qualify a pair of initiatives ahead of the November election next year by gathering roughly 250,000 signatures across the state before the July 7, 2022 deadline.” Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana is being led by Crista Eggers, who has a six-year-old son, Colton, who is suffering from severe intractable epilepsy.

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Cannabis laws in Georgia

The Cannigma

But it is a medical program in name only, because as of June 2022 there were no licensed dispensaries in Georgia. Despite having 20,000 registered patients in March of 2022, there are no licensed producers or distributors of cannabis products and sales are unlikely to start before mid-2023 at the earliest. Possible penalties.

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