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Cannabis activists in not so cannabis-friendly states Kansas and Oklahoma are pushing for legalization

Cannabis activists in not so cannabis-friendly states Kansas and Oklahoma are pushing for legalization

Annureet Kaur January 30, 2018

With at least 29 states having legalized some form of cannabis use in the United States, Kansas and Oklahoma cannabis activists are hoping their overly conservative state will join the list sooner than...

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Medical cannabis expansion gets approval from advocates in Georgia

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 30, 2018

Just last year, Gov. Nathan Deal opted to broaden the State of Georgia's medical cannabis program by signing into the Senate Bill 16. Under this new ruling, an additional six conditions were approved...

Virginia mother with multiple sclerosis says cannabis oil worked like nothing else

Virginia mother with multiple sclerosis says cannabis oil worked like nothing else

Annureet Kaur January 30, 2018

A Virginia mother and teacher is advocating change in Virginia law to allow people with all medical conditions to use cannabis for treatment. Tamra Netzel, from Alexandria, was diagnosed with multiple...

Medical cannabis in New Mexico sees record growth in 2017

Medical cannabis in New Mexico sees record growth in 2017

January 25, 2018

New Mexico finished 2017 with medical cannabis revenues higher than ever before, according to a press release distributed by the state's top medical cannabis provider. The entire industry grossed $86.2...

Alcohol sales dropped 15% in medically legal cannabis states

Alcohol sales dropped 15% in medically legal cannabis states

Annureet Kaur January 24, 2018

A recent joint study done by researchers in U.S. and South America found that the drop in alcohol consumption directly correlates to the legality of medical cannabis. The researchers used the Nielsen...

Nebraska may be next to join the list of medically legal cannabis states

Nebraska may be next to join the list of medically legal cannabis states

Annureet Kaur January 22, 2018

This year, Nebraskans will have an opportunity to vote for medical cannabis on this year's election ballot. Sen. Anna Wishart of Lincoln introduced Legislative Resolution 293CA on Thursday. Wishart...

Medical cannabis legalization may reduce crime

Medical cannabis legalization may reduce crime

January 19, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Cannabis critics love to claim that legalizing medical cannabis will cause crime to go up, but it’s looking like the opposite might be true. According to...

This plan could help stop Jeff Sessions from coming after cannabis

This plan could help stop Jeff Sessions from coming after cannabis

January 18, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor  A lot of people in the cannabis industry and beyond are worried about Attorney General Jeff Sessions using the Justice Department to come after legal cannabis....

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New Jersey’s new Governor pledges to make the state cannabis-friendly

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 17, 2018

Today, cannabis advocates in New Jersey breathed a sigh of relief as the state governor, Philip Dunton Murphy, vowed to "align" New Jersey's vision and leadership by lifting the laws on cannabis. The...

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Maryland medical cannabis patients must choose between guns or buds

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 17, 2018

Patients in the state of Maryland who are actively buying and using cannabis to ease medical ailments are facing a predicament - they will have to relinquish their guns if they want to keep acquiring cannabis....

Illinois attorney general allows girl to use cannabis at school

Illinois attorney general allows girl to use cannabis at school

Annureet Kaur January 16, 2018

Illinois attorney general office told federal court and a Chicago based school district to administer medical cannabis to an 11-year-old leukemia patient for her seizures last Friday. Illinois state...

California congresswoman introduces legislation to replace Cole Memo

California congresswoman introduces legislation to replace Cole Memo

Annureet Kaur January 16, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to repeal the Cole Memo last week is seeming like less and less of a threat to the cannabis industry after House representatives are finding other ways to replace...

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