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States That Restrict MMJ Access Are Interfering With Patients’ Rights, Study Shows

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Although respondents frequently have to choose “other conditions” to meet MMJ requirements, it’s an unfortunate reality for millions due to restrictive laws and policies, further skewing data towards more universally accepted health issues.

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‘Free the Homies’: Some People Are Still Doing Time Over a Victimless Crime

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” The LPP’s mission is: “Through intervention, advocacy, and awareness campaigns the Last Prisoner Project works to redress the past and continuing harms of these unjust laws and policies.” The FDA has also approved a few cannabis-based pharmaceutical drugs. According to the U.S.

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Heritage Cannabis and Opticann Announce Exclusive Partnership with C.A.R.P

Cannabis Law Report

formerly the Canadian Association of Retired Persons), Canada’s largest advocacy association for Canadians As We Age. Understanding the utility of medical cannabis is increasingly important to older Canadians for the treatment of conditions including chronic pain, anxiety and lack of sleep. ’s advocacy.

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Lighting Up Florida’s Medical Marijuana PEOPLE: The Front Lines

Cannabis Law Report

In May 2019, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried announced that a newly-created and appointed Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee of 18 doctors, lawyers, patients, industry leaders, and advocates will be implemented in order to “advance and modernize policies” to move Florida into the future of medical marijuana.

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Higher Profile: Amanda Reiman, Founder, Personal Plants

SpeedWeed

She also became Manager of Marijuana Law and Policy for the Drug Policy Alliance, a national non-profit set-up to draft and lead campaigns of initiatives across the U.S. As if this part of her resume isn’t impressive enough, Reiman also taught courses on substance abuse and treatment, and drug policy at U.C. and abroad. .

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/1/19

NORML

At the state level, activists in Florida and Missouri gathered in their state capitals along side state and local NORML chapters to lobby state lawmakers in favor of sensible marijuana policy reform. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of adding chronic pain to the qualifying medical conditions list. CT resident?

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

Cannabis Law Report

Chronic pain or pain were the conditions most frequently mentioned in articles about cannabis, followed by epilepsy, cancer or cancer pain, and nausea and chemotherapy. Pain and chronic pain were the most common conditions mentioned over the time period and were referred to in 62% of all articles.