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Louisiana Expands State Medical Marijuana Program

MassRoots

New laws expanding the medical marijuana program in Louisiana went into effect on August 1. The state’s medical marijuana program has been criticized for being too limited and too restrictive since the program was established in 2016, but the three laws that went into effect on Saturday aim to improve the situation.

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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

NORML

So, it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that Virginia didn’t launch a medical marijuana program until 2015, nearly two decades after California. And it took extensive, concerted efforts from marijuana law reform organizations like NORML to negotiate with Virginia’s Republican Party to get the program finally running.

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Australian Scientists Say They Have “developed the world’s most complete medicinal cannabis genomic reference.”

Cannabis Law Report

Australia’s Victorian government says Agriculture Victoria Research scientists have developed the world’s most complete medicinal cannabis genomic reference. The organisation has been licensed by the Australian Government to undertake medicinal cannabis research. Hemp Gazette reports.

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Is weed legal in North Carolina?

The Cannigma

There is no legal medical or recreational cannabis program in North Carolina. The state is still a full cannabis prohibition state after a bill to create a medical program was stalled in the state House in July 2022. There is no existing medical marijuana program in North Carolina. Medical: No Recreational: No Reciprocity: N/A.

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Cannabis laws in France

The Cannigma

France’s (experimental) medical cannabis program. In March, 2021, France launched a two-year experiment to gauge the effectiveness of a nationwide medical marijuana program and to prepare the ground for future distribution, according to the Health Ministry. Children may be eligible in cases of refractory epilepsy or cancer.

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The Science Behind Charlotte’s Web: How CBD Oil Works for Seizure Disorders

LifeCannMD

It was personal, powerful, and it changed how thousands of us think about plant medicine. Great News for Seizure Patients If you’ve got epilepsy or any seizure disorder, you’re already qualified. Florida recognizes epilepsy as a qualifying condition, so you don’t need to prove that everything else failed first.

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Drastic Increase in Scientific Research on Medicinal Cannabis

Sensi Seeds

In order to simplify the analysis of the publications collected and to “ help researchers and policy-makers target areas where data are scarce or unavailable “, these studies were divided into groups, depending on the field (or fields) of medicine in which they could be involved.