Utah could let terminally ill patients try medical marijuana — and grow the weed for them
“Chemo just isn’t a lot of fun,” Rep. Daw told the committee. “You know, some patient may just say, ‘I don’t want to do chemo.’ They may do something else.”
USE CANNABIS, NOT CODEINE, FOR PAIN: LEYONHJELM
“With prescription-only rules for codeine coming into effect today, it has now become a matter of urgency that seriously ill patients obtain access to an effective and safe alternative,” Senator Leyonhjelm says.
Tokyo Smoke goes public as cannabis companies eye retail
In six months, buying a gram of weed won’t be that much more difficult, for adults in some provinces at least, than picking up your morning cappuccino. What company becomes the Starbucks of the industry, however, remains to be seen
Indiana House votes to allow Hoosier farmers to grow cannabis plants with low THC
The provision could see some push back in the Senate, or from individuals like Attorney General Curtis Hill, who has been outspoken against marijuana legalization.
Greens medicinal cannabis Bill fails at first reading
I’m gutted that cynical politics won tonight, not the voices of the vulnerable and the sick who are presently being criminalised because of archaic law demonstrably unfit for purpose,” she wrote
Opinion: Doctors’ views gone to pot on medicinal cannabis
Its progress has been amazing since Federal restrictions on the use of cannabis in medicine began to be loosened in 2016. About 320 patients have been given legal access to it since then.
But one thing that has been very slow to change is the negative attitude of the doctors’ trade union, the Australian Medical Association.
Colombia’s medical cannabis industry poised for ‘bellwether year’
Since 2016, Colombian doctors have been allowed to prescribe high-THC extracts for any medical condition, but MMJ is expected to become widely available this year.
Stronger cannabis linked to rise in demand for drug treatment programmes
“This is the first study to provide evidence for an association between changes in potency and health-related outcomes,” said Tom Freeman, an addiction scientist at King’s.
‘The seizures are gone – his smiles are back’: Mother pens letter to Minister after treating son with CBD oil
CBD oil, though not illegal in Ireland, is not authorised as a medicinal product and so it was not considered as a treatment option.
High Taxes Rock the Boat for California Dispensaries
Prop 64 allows the State to garner a 15% excise tax on sales. But the State can also collect tax separately from cultivation, which obviously passes on to the consumer. Then there are state and local sales taxes, on top of local use taxes, and while these local taxes fall into variable rates, the end truth is that everyone has their hand out. When you add up the various ways in which government is taking their piece of the pie, taxes on recreational cannabis could go up an estimated 45%.