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Louisiana: Governor Signs Bills Into Law Facilitating Expanded Cannabis Access for Patients

NORML

John Bel Edwards has signed a series of bills into law greatly expanding patients ability to access medical cannabis products. ” Under the current law , doctors may only recommend medical cannabis products to those patients with a limited number of select conditions, such as HIV and cancer.

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What Could Rescheduling Mean for Medical Cannabis Patients?

Canna Care Docs

What could the implications be for patients on their medical cannabis journey? This proposed change is so historic because it is the first time the DEA has recognized the medicinal uses of cannabis and its low risk for abuse. What does rescheduling cannabis mean for medical cannabis patients? appeared first on CMed.

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Dr. Andrew Weil on Cannabis and Integrative Medicine

Project CBD

Andrew Weil is the founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. NM: Please tell us about the history of cannabis use in folk medicine. Dr. Weil: Cannabis has a long history of use in folk medicine throughout the world.

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Does “low dose” CBD pose a risk to liver health?

Project CBD

But pioneer cannabis clinician Bonni Goldstein, MD, cautions patients and physicians not to overstate the findings of the new FDA study, which was published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The results of the trial were recently published by JAMA Internal Medicine.

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

The Cannigma

Milk’s words challenge us to speak up—not only for LGBTQ+ rights, but also for compassionate, equitable healthcare that includes access to plant medicine. Milk’s legacy lives on every time a nurse, patient, or healer dares to say, “We deserve better”—and works to make it so. Her motto? “I 🌈 Healing thrives in inclusive spaces.

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Kentucky: House Votes Overwhelmingly in Favor of Medical Cannabis Access

NORML

The vote marks the first time that a legislative chamber in the state has ever advanced medicinal marijuana legislation. “We are so proud of the work all the advocates did this year, and all the years prior, in helping to educate their families, communities and their legislators on the facts about medical cannabis.

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How does medical marijuana help patients with Epilepsy?

FloridaMarijuana.net

Medical marijuana can alleviate certain side effects and, some research indicates, reduce the number of seizures a patient experiences. Cannabis has an ancient history across the Middle East and India as an anticonvulsant , but during the past 20 years , research has grown exponentially in support of the medicinal qualities of cannabis.

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