NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 165, to establish a medical marijuana access program for qualified patients with a physician’s recommendation to access medical marijuana from licensed retail outlets. It would not allow patients to smoke herbal marijuana or vape, but would allow forms including pills, oils, lozenges and patches.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 22, 2022

We are currently recruiting patients, and data-capturing all the questionnaires and feedback from the patients for the live study. However, more options have been introduced in the live study as suggested by the patients in the pilot study. S tudy subjects must be willing and ready to substitute opioids with cannabis. “We

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Legislation has been reintroduced from last year, Senate Bill 34, which would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions. Last session, the measure was vetoed by Governor Brown. CA resident?

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NORML

MAY 3, 2019

Governor Jay Inslee (D) of Washington signed legislation into law allowing medical cannabis to be accessed by patients on school grounds, and separate legislation allowing the production of industrial hemp in accordance with new federal hemp regulations. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of social consumption sites.

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 440, to prohibit the availability of cannabis-infused food and drink products for qualified patients. Senate Bill 19-013 would permit physicians to recommend cannabis therapy for any condition for which an opiate would otherwise be prescribed. AR resident? NH resident? NH resident?

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 11, 2024

MCAB board members took preliminary votes to include two qualifying debilitating conditions for medical cannabis patients in Illinois. After public comment, board members voted anonymously via private messages for two new conditions to be added, endometrioses and FOD (Female Organismic Disorder).

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Regulators in Iowa added two new medical cannabis qualifying conditions to the current list, ulcerative colitis (effective immediately), and severe pediatric autism with self-injurious or aggressive behaviors (effective 4/2/19). Click here to email your lawmakers in support of allowing patients to smoke medical cannabis. AZ resident?

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Veriheal

AUGUST 31, 2020

Essay Summary: Nishtha wants to further research into THC treatment for patients suffering from neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and epilepsy , both of which cause neuron death. Essay: “Can Cannabis Improve Patient Experience Post-Surgery?” . Program between St. Vaibhav Duggal . School: Texas A&M University .

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NORML

MAY 17, 2019

Legislation is pending, AB 1465, that would allow licensing of cannabis consumption cafés and lounges in California. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of cannabis consumption lounges. Update : AB 1465 was heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee on 5/16/19. CA resident? CA resident? IL resident? LA resident?

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Rather, it treats underlying conditions that are keeping people awake.”. I would love to see more targeted CBN offerings,” shares Ashleigh Brown, CEO and founder of medical cannabis advocacy group SheCann. Patients are reporting benefits for sleep, but are those effects related to increased THC consumption, or the CBN itself?”

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Activists in Oregon have filed a 2020 ballot initiative with the Secretary of State that, if approved, would allow social cannabis consumption sites and protect consumers from employment discrimination. Governor Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed legislation into law to restore patients’ right to smoke medical cannabis.

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R) signed legislation into law that would strengthen and clarify medical cannabis patient protections. Alaska became the first state to permit on-site adult use cannabis consumption, as Lt. Allow specific formulations of medical cannabis to be administered to qualified patients on school grounds.

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The Cannigma

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In time, Western civilization caught on, and consumption expanded around the globe. Using integration or psychotherapy along with these medicines allows patients to incorporate the positive effects permanently. Comparing psychedelics: dosing and consumption information. Now, psychedelic research is booming.

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NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Governor Jared Polis (D) of Colorado signed multiple cannabis reform bills into law that regulate cannabis delivery services and social consumption spaces, and reduce criminal penalties for the possession of large quantities of cannabis. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 1286, to expand patient access to medical cannabis in Arizona.

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Meadow

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Temporary License Application Requirements The final date for issuing or extending temporary licenses should be amended to include the condition that a functioning track and trace system is operational. As long as this discrimination remains, patients who formally register with state or county governments will be placing themselves at risk.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 3, 2021

After years of tireless advocacy and extraordinarily hard work, that time is coming to an end in New York state,” Cuomo said. It would increase the number of allotted caregivers per patient, allow home cultivation of medical cannabis for patients and permit people with a substantial list of medical conditions to access medical cannabis.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 3, 2021

After years of tireless advocacy and extraordinarily hard work, that time is coming to an end in New York state,” Cuomo said. It would increase the number of allotted caregivers per patient, allow home cultivation of medical cannabis for patients and permit people with a substantial list of medical conditions to access medical cannabis.

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NORML

DECEMBER 10, 2019

At the time, the state’s legalization bill was one of the most progressive, which included protections for home growers, preservation of one of the nation’s best medical marijuana programs, and a social consumption clause that would’ve made Maine one of the first states to host licensed cannabis bars and lounges.

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NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

She also signed bills to allow medical cannabis to be administered to patients while at school, and a broader medical expansion bill that adds several new qualifying conditions and patient protections. Governor Jared Polis (D) of Colorado signed legislation into law to add autism as a medical cannabis qualifying condition.

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NORML

APRIL 20, 2019

Senate Bill 34, which would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions. AB 1465 (Bloom) would allow licensing of cannabis consumption cafés and lounges in California. CA resident?

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NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 223, to allow medical cannabis to be administered to patients at school. The measure would give doctors the discretion to recommend medical cannabis to any patient for whom they believe will benefit from its therapeutic use. California. CA resident? DE resident?

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NORML

APRIL 12, 2019

At the state level, a bill to allow licensed social consumption spaces in Oregon was defeated for this year. A bill to allow patients to use medical cannabis while on probation or parole died in Montana’s state Senate. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of social consumption sites. CO resident? NH resident?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

City council members in Berkeley, California voted to approve a proposal to allow marijuana consumption spaces. Legislation is pending, House Bill 243, to permit qualifying patients to cultivate personal use quantities of cannabis for therapeutic purposes. It was signed into law by the mayor a few days later. HI resident? MD resident?

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NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Governor Chris Sununu (R) of New Hampshire signed legislation into law allowing physicians assistants to recommend medical cannabis to their patients. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 223, to allow medical cannabis to be administered to patients at school. CA resident? CA resident? Pennsylvania. PA resident? Washington, DC.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Medicinal cannabis has been legalised for use for a range of specified medical conditions in Australia since 2016. However, the nature of the government regulations and the subsequent complexity of prescribing, as well as doctors’ safety uncertainties and the stigma of the plant, remain contributing barriers to patient access.

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NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

Among the changes are: allowing physicians assistants to recommend medical cannabis to their patients, adding several new qualifying conditions, and authorizing cancer patients to possess greater quantities of cannabis than typically allowed. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of social consumption lounges.

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The Cannigma

JANUARY 19, 2022

The resulting prejudice can often discourage folks from seeking out medical cannabis as an option, and can even affect state legislature, forcing patients to overcome unnecessary and prohibitive obstacles in order to receive the treatment they need. Nikki’s story is deeply inspirational, and we are honored to have had her on the show.

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The Cannigma

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

We always have a nice little tidbit when we’re all about advocacy and access to cannabis for all. So, I’m legitimately, I’m a strength conditioning coach. So, with that, we should get into it, but don’t forget to check out our segment with Americans for Safe Access. Let’s listen to Steven. Okay, cool.”.

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2019

At the state level this week, activists gathered in Denver in conjunction with Colorado and Denver NORML chapters to lobby their state lawmakers in favor of workplace drug testing reforms, social consumption, parental protections and expanding access to the state’s medical cannabis program. FL resident? IA resident? MO resident?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Senate Bill 19-013 would permit physicians to recommend cannabis therapy for any condition for which an opiate would otherwise be prescribed. Legislation is pending, Proposed Bill 350, to limit patients who use medical cannabis in compliance with state law from seeking civil actions if they are discriminated against by their employer.

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NORML

JULY 3, 2019

“A local marijuana advocacy group in Rochester, NORML, and other community groups released a report that found Monroe County had the fifth-highest arrest rates for low-level marijuana-related offenses in the state, outside of New York City.” “Virginia NORML is trying to make this search easier for patients.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 20, 2021

s NORML Coordinator Dale Gieringer, Delta-8 has undergone minimal testing in humans, “therefore, little is known about its long-term safety, its consumption at high dosages, or its medicinal effects.” Additionally, the advocacy group views Delta-8 THC as a Schedule I substance under federal law. According to Calif.’s Law 360 (sub.

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Freedom Leaf

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

As of press time, seven people have died from complications, exhibiting symptoms similar to lipoid pneumonia , a rare inflammatory condition found when fat particles enter the lungs. If vape carts are your go-to consumption choice, consider switching to another consumption method, at least until the air clears.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 13, 2019

These days, the industry in Nevada faces some steep challenges, including the lack of banking services and some serious questions — raised in numerous lawsuits — that the state’s process for distributing conditional licenses was unfair.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 26, 2019

Christopher Jaime to the state’s Marijuana Control Board, which could have serious implications for the state’s efforts to regulate on-site cannabis consumption at state-licensed dispensaries. Colorado Advances Bill to Add Autism as Medical Cannabis Condition. The new members, who must be approved by the state legisl. MASSACHUSETTS.

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NORML

MAY 10, 2019

Governor Kevin Stitt (R) of Oklahoma signed legislation into law to permit osteopaths to recommend medical cannabis to their patients. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 236, to allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to use and safely access medical cannabis. AL resident? CA resident? IL resident?

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

Virginia has been one of the most reluctant states to consider marijuana law reform, though it recently began allowing some forms of cannabis oil for approved patients. Furthermore, Virginia’s consumption/product regulations are smoke-free. As in, no to anyone who wasn’t an epilepsy patient.].

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