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The Changing Landscape of Medical Marijuana in Massachusetts: What Patients Should Know

Canna Care Docs

MPAA) the states leading voice for patient rights and cannabis policy reform. Without intentional education, the value of the medical program may be overlooked, especially by new or casual cannabis users. Outdated Regulations and Policy Stagnation: The medical program cannot thrive under outdated rules.

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Pride and Plant Medicine: How the LGBTQ+ Movement Shaped the Cannabis Industry

The Cannigma

(Cannabis and LGBT culture; Women in the cannabis industry, 2025) This lack of representation is not just symbolic; it reveals systemic inequities that must be addressed through policy, investment, and community empowerment. Demand the expungement of cannabis-related convictions. 🌈 Healing thrives in inclusive spaces.

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Why Hundreds of UK Patients are Buying their Medical Cannabis Illegally

Veriheal

This article explores the history and structure of the UK’s medical cannabis framework alongside information comparing full-spectrum cannabis therapies to legal medicinal cannabis products. So, although the illegal cannabis market is not without its risks, its persistence signals a fundamental mismatch between legal policy and patient needs.

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Ask The Green Nurse is Celebrating Liberation: What 4/20 & the 4th of July Have in Common?

The Cannigma

Far from being just a countercultural joke, it has emerged as a powerful symbol of bodily autonomy, freedom of consciousness, and resistance to outdated and often unjust drug policies. At its core, 4/20 represents more than a celebration; it is a movement driven by education, empowerment, and intentional healing. News Center Maine.

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NORML Op-Ed: Ending Cannabis Bigotry Is Long Overdue

NORML

After a century of failed policies and canna-bigotry, Americans are ready to move in a different direction — one that legalizes, regulates, and educates. The post NORML Op-Ed: Ending Cannabis Bigotry Is Long Overdue appeared first on NORML.

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House Members Pass Historic Legislation Legitimizing Retail Cannabis Sales

NORML

Today’s vote is a significant victory for the cannabis reform movement and here’s why: for the first time ever, a supermajority of the House voted affirmatively to recognize that the legalization and regulation of marijuana is a superior public policy to prohibition and criminalization.

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Nevada: A Monumental Year for Cannabis Reform

NORML

The Battle Born State made national history with the passing and the subsequent signing by Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak of Assembly Bill 132, which would prohibit employers within the state from rejecting an applicant based solely on a positive result for cannabis in a drug test. . ” said Nevada NORML Director Madisen Saglibene.

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