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Medical Program Decline

Canna Care Docs

The Decline of Medical Marijuana in Massachusetts: What It Means for Patients In recent years, Massachusetts, once a pioneer in cannabis reform, has seen its medical marijuana program gradually overshadowed by the booming recreational market. The program aimed to provide safe, legal access to cannabis for patients with chronic conditions.

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Illinois releases Cannabis Report FY2024 (IDFPR portion)

Illinois News Joint

IDFPR cites the explosive growth by stating that 82 new dispensaries open for business in the last year, the single-largest expansion of cannabis dispensaries since the program first started with the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act (CRTA) in 2014. Find detailed information about this topic here.)

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Growing Forward: Education

The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

In this week’s episode of Growing Forward, the collaborative podcast between NM Political Report and New Mexico PBS, we take a look at education. Dispensary employees must reach a certain level of required certification, but what kind of knowledge should patients expect from those who are dispensing their medication?

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MCAB recommends fourth condition, agrees more education needed

Illinois News Joint

During discussion for and against, the overall theme of the meeting kept coming back to safety and education for patients, as well as providers and dispensary staff. Sullivan also was worried that people may not be getting the best information while in a dispensary and at some providers. and invest it in public education.

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Louisiana: Senate Passes Amended Bill Permitting Doctors to Recommend Medical Cannabis for ?Any Condition?

NORML

Members voted 28 to 6 in favor of an amended version of House Bill 819, which expands the discretion of physicians so that they can recommend cannabis therapy for “any condition” that he or she “considers debilitating to an individual patient and is qualified through his [or her] medical education and training to treat.”

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Main Street Marijuana joins voluntary industry testing program

Cannabis Chronicles

The signs come from an industry-led program called OK Cannabis, which offers testing services to detect pesticides and heavy metals in cannabis end products — the type of fully processed and packaged goods that consumers will find on store shelves. The OK Cannabis program is still in its infancy, with only four merchants participating so far.

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Oakton College at forefront of cannabis education in Illinois

Illinois News Joint

Spring 2018, Oakton College started planning curriculum and courses that focused on medical consultations in dispensaries. August 2019, Oakton College started offering cannabis courses for the Cannabis Dispensary and Patient Care Specialist certificate. The first two certificate programs listed requires a minimum of two semesters.

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