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Finding Hope: MMJ’s Impact on Maryland Communities

MMJ Recs

Promoting Research and Innovation The medical marijuana industry promotes research and innovation in the field of cannabis-based therapies. MMJ is known for its efficacy in treating various medical issues, including chronic pain, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and more. It oversees licensing, quality control, and patient access.

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New Jersey: Medical Marijuana Expansion Measure Signed Into Law

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Specifically, it expands the pool of patients eligible for cannabis therapy to include those with chronic pain, menstrual cramps, and epilepsy. The law also permits specific health care facility employees to operate as patient caregivers.

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Louisiana Expands State Medical Marijuana Program

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Only two facilities are allowed to cultivate medical cannabis for the entire state, and only nine pharmacies are licensed to distribute it to patients. Previously, the number of physicians that were allowed to recommend medical marijuana therapy was limited and so were the conditions that would qualify a person for the program.

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Alabama Legalization Gets Approved Despite Reefer Madness Among Doctors and Lawmakers

Veriheal

Please don’t further the lie by voting for any form of legalization beyond the pharmaceutical remedies already available under state law.” ” State Doctors Oppose Legalization in Alabama. This is what he stated to attendees at the annual session of the Medical Association of the State Of Alabama on April 16th.

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Conditions That Qualify for a Medical Marijuana Card

Otherside Farms

Each US state specifies its own list of health conditions that qualify for medical marijuana. Hempland has a detailed breakdown of the states with medical marijuana programs. Here are some of the conditions that can be medicated using cannabis products: Epilepsy and seizures. The next step is where your state laws come in.

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Tennessee Broadens its Medical Cannabis Program

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In 2016, the law was once again reformed to allow up to 0.9% THC in CBD oils possessed by individuals that could show proof that they or an immediate family member had been diagnosed with intractable seizures or epilepsy and had obtained “a legal order or recommendation from the issuing state.” Sickle cell disease.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 5/24/19

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This measure prohibits employers from arbitrarily discriminating against prospective employees who legally consume cannabis off-the-job in accordance with state law. The measure would permit physicians to recommend cannabis therapy to those diagnosed with anxiety, autism, opioid addiction or dependence, anorexia nervosa, among others.