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Legal Rights: MMJ Patient Advocacy in Missouri

MMJ Recs

As Missouri patients gain access to medical cannabis for various qualifying conditions, understanding and advocating for MMJ patient rights is of paramount importance. Home Cultivation : Some MMJ patients have the right to cultivate a limited number of cannabis plants for personal use, subject to specific requirements and approvals.

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Iowa Medical Marijuana Laws: Past, Present, and Future

MMJ Recs

In this blog, we’re discussing the past, present, and future of Iowa medical marijuana laws — exploring its history, laws, regulations, patient access, and the evolving role it plays in the state’s healthcare system. These dispensaries play a crucial role in providing patients with safe and legal access to medical cannabis products.

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Rick Steves: I support home cultivation rights for all marijuana consumers

NORML

Now, seven years later, I’m delighted to see more and more politicians, not just on the West coast, stepping up to address marijuana policy reform and fighting to uphold the civil liberty of adults who enjoy smoking pot responsibly. Send a message to your lawmakers now, and demand they support home cultivation rights.

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Delaware cannabis advocates rally for increased medical access with home grow!

NORML

Patients are legally permitted to cultivate medical cannabis in about half of the states that regulate its use and distribution. No state has repealed home cultivation, and there has never been a serious push to do so. Allowing patients to grow their own cannabis at home could dramatically increase access.

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USA: National Craft Cannabis Coalition Forms to Promote Policies That Support Small Cannabis Producers

Cannabis Law Report

Mark Barnett, Policy Director at the Maine Craft Cannabis Association. Established by cannabis trade associations, advocacy groups, and cooperatives across the country—including Origins Council (CA), F.A.R.M.S. Upon its formation, the NCCC announced its strong support for the SHIP Act , which was introduced on Sept. 14, 2022 by Rep.

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Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has released a report examining the efficacy of state medical cannabis laws.

Cannabis Law Report

The organization has, they say, ……evaluated patient access, affordability, equity, and product safety. With a decline in legislative improvements in state medical cannabis programs, millions of patients are left with limited or no access,” ASA Executive Director Debbie Churgai said. “It Pennsylvania State Rep.

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The Untold Story of Black Hemp Farmers in America

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These pioneers played a pivotal role in the cultivation and success of the hemp industry. For centuries, Black farmers across America have toiled the land, harnessing their expertise and knowledge to cultivate hemp crops. Enslaved Africans and later free Black farmers were responsible for cultivating vast hemp plantations.

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