Epidiolex liquid CBD tincture. (Image from GW Pharma) A 6th grade suburban Chicago girl will now be able to treat her seizures with medical marijuana at school, a federal court ruled. The Illinois Attorney General’s office ruled on Friday that …
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The Latest: AG: Girl Can Use Medical Marijuana at School
CHICAGO — The Latest on lawsuit to allow 11-year-old to receive marijuana treatment while at school (all times local):3:40 p.m.The Illinois attorney general's office has told a federal court it will allow a suburban Chicago school district to administer medical marijuana to an 11-year-old leukemia patient to treat her for seizure disorders.The commitment made to Judge John Blakey on Friday came two days after the student's parents sued Schaumburg-based District 54 and the state for the girl's right to take medical marijuana at school.
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As 2017 comes to a close, many states have enacted laws and regulations expanding access to healthcare provided by advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), according to the 30th Annual Legislative Update in the January issue of The Nurse Practitioner. “In …
Read More »Chicago Voters Can Weigh in on “Reeferendum” to Legalize Weed in Illinois Next Year – News
Next year, Chicago voters will get a chance to declare their support for recreational cannabis legalization via an advisory referendum included on the March primary ballot. The “reeferendum,” as Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey jokingly called it, asks voters in …
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A study published in Pediatrics examined interdisciplinary provider perspectives on legal medical marijuana use in children with cancer. It found that 92 percent of providers were willing to help children with cancer access medical marijuana. However, providers who are legally …
Read More »Rick Steves testifies to Illinois lawmakers in favor of legalizing marijuana
Rick Steves is taking some time out from providing travel tips to tell Illinois lawmakers why pot should be legal. The writer and television host spoke Tuesday at a hearing called by the state’s legislators to advocate for marijuana legalization, …
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Read More »New York allows PTSD patients to use medical marijuana
(Photo by David Downs) New York military veterans and others diagnosed with post-traumatic stress will now be able to enter the state’s medical marijuana program. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Veterans Day signed legislation that adds PTSD to the list of …
Read More »Illinois High School Newspaper Confiscated for Publishing Story on Cannabis – News
Lead image via iStock Photo Administrators at an Illinois high school confiscated last month’s issue of the student newspaper because the students published a feature on cannabis use and policy. Officials at Evanston Township High School (ETHS) said that they …
Read More »New Study Finds Legal Cannabis Equals Fewer Pharmaceuticals
“Legal access to cannabis may reduce the use of multiple classes of dangerous prescription medications in certain patient populations,” according to the results of a new study. Regardless of what some officials in the Trump administration believe, Americans have a …
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