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New Mexico continues efforts to legalize social cannabis

New Mexico continues efforts to legalize social cannabis

Annureet Kaur January 15, 2018

Medical cannabis has been legal in New Mexico for 10 years now, and while advocates have made repeated efforts to legalize cannabis for social use, the opposing side continues to win the battle. This...

This bill could stop the government from stealing money from medical cannabis users

This bill could stop the government from stealing money from medical cannabis users

January 12, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor The practice of civil asset forfeiture, where police can take money and things from people they think are involved in drug dealing without even charging them...

Veterans Health Administration urges vets to open up about cannabis use with their doctors

Veterans Health Administration urges vets to open up about cannabis use with their doctors

Annureet Kaur January 10, 2018

Most veterans don't tell the truth about their cannabis use to their doctors because they are afraid of losing their VA benefits. While Veterans Health Administration is urging vets to discuss their...

VIDEO: DOJ rolling back Obama-era cannabis policy

VIDEO: DOJ rolling back Obama-era cannabis policy

January 9, 2018

The Justice Department is reportedly rolling back the Obama-era policy of not challenging state laws regarding medical and recreational cannabis use.

Australia hopes to be world leader of medical cannabis trade

Australia hopes to be world leader of medical cannabis trade

Annureet Kaur January 9, 2018

The new year has been a very positive for cannabis for multiple reasons. Australia just became the fourth country to allow the export of medical cannabis. The Australian federal government wants to...

Newsweek 01/02/18

These five states are the most likely to pass cannabis legislation in 2018

Annureet Kaur January 3, 2018

With the elections coming up, cannabis legalization has become a hot topic nationwide, once again. After California, Nevada, Maine and Massachusetts legalized social cannabis use in 2016, no other states...

Texas takes small steps toward medical cannabis

Texas takes small steps toward medical cannabis

Sara Tiradossi December 18, 2017

Texas is the last major state to allow some form of medical cannabis. The state's limited program only allows for an oil extract that is very low in the psychoactive component THC. The license fees...

New poll shows Georgia Republicans strongly support medical cannabis

New poll shows Georgia Republicans strongly support medical cannabis

Sara Tiradossi December 12, 2017

A solid majority of Republican voters in Georgia support the use of cannabis oil to treat medical conditions, according to a new poll released Monday by Rep. Allen Peake, the state Legislature’s strongest...

Michigan to release emergency medical cannabis regulations before application deadline

Michigan to release emergency medical cannabis regulations before application deadline

Sara Tiradossi December 7, 2017

Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) has released a set of emergency regulations for the state's medical cannabis program, right before the state begins accepting licensing...

Minnesota medical cannabis shortage impacts patients

Minnesota medical cannabis shortage impacts patients

Sara Tiradossi December 6, 2017

Several medical cannabis patients in Minnesota are struggling to get their prescribed medicine that they consider life-changing. Kellie Germann is one of these patients who uses medical cannabis to...

Maryland dispensaries run out of medical cannabis in opening week

Maryland dispensaries run out of medical cannabis in opening week

Sara Tiradossi December 6, 2017

Soon after opening this week, Maryland’s medical cannabis dispensaries ran out of product, as limited supply is struggling to keep up with high demand. Dispensary owners did not receive as much product...

Italy’s army-grown medical cannabis does not meet the country’s needs

Italy’s army-grown medical cannabis does not meet the country’s needs

Sara Tiradossi December 5, 2017

Italy’s approach to medical cannabis is different from other western European countries. The cultivation of the plant can in fact only be grown at a heavily guarded military facility in Florence, where...

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