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Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Provide Military Veterans Access to Medical Cannabis

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Brian Mast—recently introduced the Veterans Equal Access Act. If passed by Congress and signed into law, the Veterans Equal Access Act would allow doctors at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare facilities to issue recommendations for state-legal medical cannabis. How Does Cannabis Benefit Veterans?

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Opinion: Illinois Caregivers Program needs improvement

Illinois News Joint

As discussed in our 6-part series ( Part 3 ) What Illinois cannabis patients really want , according to the Illinois Department of Public Health ’s Guide for Designated Caregivers , “The designated caregiver can purchase medical cannabis on behalf of the patient. A perfect illustration of this would be Cow.

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CJIA announces $30M grant opportunity for R3 Program

Illinois News Joint

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) today released a notice of funding opportunity to provide Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) programming in historically underserved Illinois communities. ICJIA actively recruits community-based application reviewers as they are primary stakeholders in the R3 program.

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Keeping Up with Harris Bricken: Upcoming Events

Canna Law Blog

NORML Key West Legal Seminar – Key Trends and Near-Term Forecasts for State Cannabis Programs | Friday, December 3rd at 11:50AM EST. Get your Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits for practicing attorneys during this event! Join Harris Bricken attorney, Vince Sliwoski as he provides forecasts for state cannabis programs.

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Cannabis laws in Chile

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: illegal While cannabis remains illegal for recreational use in Chile, the country has taken a progressive approach to cannabis laws and has legalized its use for medical purposes. In 2005, Chile passed a law decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of cannabis for personal use.

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Cannabis Social Equity Loan application now open

Illinois News Joint

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced that applications for “Round II” of the Cannabis Social Equity Loan Program are now open. To view the application instructions and apply for the loan, please visit DCEO’s Social Equity Cannabis Loan website: [link].

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HB4513 proposes 2-word change for R3 geographic jurisdictions

Illinois News Joint

Today, Representative Cyril Nichols introduced House Bill 4513 , which would add two words to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Currently, the law states, “Eight public officials of municipal jurisdictions in the State that include an R3 Area.” R3 was created through the legalization of adult recreational cannabis use in Illinois.