Most medical cannabis patients may not be familiar with Dr. William Brooke O’Shaughnessy who introduced the herb to contemporary Western Medicine. Not only was he a pioneer of cannabis therapy, but he also “invented the modern treatment for cholera, laid …
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Cannabis Industry Who’s Who: RĒL Director of Sales & Marketing Sabrena Peterson
I’ve been a cannabis consumer and advocate for about 20 years. What began as recreational experimentation with friends in my teenage years has evolved into an effective alternative for several prescriptions I’d been taking to deal with my ongoing insomnia …
Read More »New Jersey Greatly Expands Medical Marijuana Qualifying Conditions and Dispensary Access – News
Kansas Candidates’ Debate on Schools Touches Taxes, Marijuana
By John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — If Democrat Carl Brewer were Kansas governor, lawmakers might be discussing legalizing marijuana to raise extra money for public schools as they struggle to agree on a plan for satisfying a state Supreme …
Read More »Pennsylvania to Allow Universities to Research Medical Marijuana
This decision is viewed as a positive step forward for medical marijuana and for science in that MMJ research has been hindered by the fact that the DEA has kept the plant on its list as a Schedule 1 drug, …
Read More »NOT REAL NEWS: Recreational Marijuana Isn’t Legal in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Recreational marijuana isn’t legal in Florida, despite a widely shared online report that the Legislature had passed a measure legalizing use. The website yourdailyideas, in a story dated from Orlando, Florida, reported lawmakers had agreed on …
Read More »Analysis: Ruling Upends Arkansas Medical Marijuana Program Launch
By Andrew DeMillo LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas judge who put the brakes on the state’s medical marijuana program didn’t do so because of an objection to legalizing pot’s use for certain patients. In fact, he was downright …
Read More »Utah Legalizes Restrictive Medical Marijuana Program for Terminally Ill Residents – News
AP News Briefs: Ohio Docs Can Apply To Recommend MMJ, Virginia Man Threatens to Shoot Congressman
Ohio doctors may now apply to recommend medical marijuana COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s medical board has begun accepting applications from doctors willing to recommend medical marijuana to patients once the state’s program is launched. The State Medical Board of …
Read More »A Dying Southern Town Needed a Miracle. Marijuana Came Calling.
COTTON PLANT, Ark. — Mayor Willard C. Ryland looked everywhere for salvation for his dying town. He tried luring a vegetable packing company. An Asian carp processor. A Dollar General store. But he struck out again and again. Then came …
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