Tag: medical marijuana

    Public Outcry Forces Brazil to Pause Drastic Medical Cannabis Restrictions

    In a month of political whiplash for Brazil’s battle over medical marijuana access, public ...

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    Raphael Tsavkko Garcia

    The State of Research on Cannabis as an Opioid “Exit Drug”

    It’s legal for adult use in 19 states, two territories and DC, and for ...

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    Carlyn Zwarenstein

    US Drug Czar Acknowledges the Medical Value of Marijuana

    On June 27, the White House “drug czar” recognized the therapeutic potential of marijuana ...

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    Kyle Jaeger

    First-of-Its-Kind Lawsuit Demands Insurance Companies Cover Medical Marijuana for Behavioral Health

    New Mexico’s largest marijuana company and a coalition of patients have filed a class-action ...

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    Kyle Jaeger

    Large Coalition Urges Congress to End Ban on DC Marijuana Sales

    More than 50 leading marijuana advocacy and civil rights organizations sent a letter to ...

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    Kyle Jaeger

    NY Doctors Can Now Recommend Medical Marijuana for Any Condition

    As New York prepares the launch of its adult-use marijuana market, the state Office ...

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    Kyle Jaeger

    Feds, CA Governor Could Back Medical Marijuana Access for Terminally Ill Hospital Patients

    The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the governor of California’s ...

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    Kyle Jaeger

    Brazil Gains Ground on Medical Marijuana, in Defiance of Bolsonaro

    In June, after a series of delays, a special commission of Brazil’s lower house ...

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    Felipe Neis Araujo