Canada’s medical marijuana patients may soon find their medication covered by Sun Life Financial, thanks to a new plan under consideration by the Toronto-based insurance provider. Dean Connor, Chief Executive Officer for Sun Life Financial, announced last week that the …
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Michigan Releases Symbol to Label Medical Marijuana Products
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan has released an official symbol to label medical marijuana products that are sold in the state and is detailing required labeling for such products. The symbol is an upside-down green triangle with an image of …
Read More »Suing Jeff Sessions: Federal Judge Reserves Decision in Lawsuit Over Marijuana Prohibition – News
The case involves a diverse group of plaintiffs, for whom Hiller and co-counsel Joseph Bondy, Lauren Rudick, and David Holland argue that marijuana prohibition infringes on their constitutional rights. Despite Dolinger’s attempt to argue that marijuana should remain a Schedule …
Read More »Guam: One Step Closer to Regulated Medical Marijuana Program
Years after the U.S. territory legalized medicinal cannabis, Guam’s Gov. Eddie Calvo signed legislation on Tuesday approving some long-overdue rules and regulations for the island’s medical marijuana program. Legalized in 2014 by Guam’s citizens, the program has languished in …
Read More »Pot Pharm: Booming Canada weed sector plots next-wave medicines
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canopy Growth Corp, one of the world’s biggest medical marijuana producers, now wants to take on the world’s pharmaceutical giants. The Canadian firm launched Canopy Health Innovation in late 2016 to build a portfolio of patented and …
Read More »Utah House Passes Two Cannabis Bills for Terminally Ill, Advocates Skeptical
On Tuesday, the Utah House of Representatives approved — by a small margin — a bill that would see the Department of Agriculture provide oversight on commercial cultivation of medical marijuana. In Utah, the minimum number of affirmative votes a …
Read More »New guideline warns pain benefits of medical cannabis overstated
Mike Allan, director of evidence-based medicine at the University of Alberta, led efforts to create a guideline for prescribing medical cannabinoids in primary care. Credit: Ross Neitz A new medical guideline published today suggests Canada’s family physicians should take a …
Read More »Pennsylvania Finally Opens Its First Medical Cannabis Dispensary – News
Six Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Open By Weekend
Pennsylvania’s pro-medical marijuana governor Tom Wolfe (D) announced Tuesday that the state’s 17,000+ registered patients will be allowed to purchase their medicine at six dispensaries throughout the Keystone State by Saturday. Cresco Yeltrah, the state’s first cultivator/dispensary to open its …
Read More »Patients at Parliament Protest 2 – the Elizabeth Brice Bill
Is medicinal cannabis on the verge of being made legal in the UK? Can you do anything to help? Make your voice heard at the second Patients at Parliament protest on February 23rd What |Patients at Parliament 2 – the …
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