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Nationwide legalized medical cannabis could poach more than $4B from pharmaceutical companies annually

Nationwide legalized medical cannabis could poach more than $4B from pharmaceutical companies annually

May 31, 2017

If the United States legalize cannabis for medical conditions such as chronic pain, anxiety and seizures, cannabis could siphon more than $4 billion annually from the country's pharmaceutical industry,...

VIDEO: The science of cannabis on the brain.

VIDEO: The science of cannabis on the brain.

May 30, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ_komm5RYk

Proposed federal cannabis tax could squeeze legal sales

Proposed federal cannabis tax could squeeze legal sales

May 30, 2017

A federal bill proposed in March has the potential to push legal cannabis consumers into the black market. The H.R. 1823 - Marijuana Revenue and Regulation act was introduced in the House of Representatives...

Clinical trial shows cannabis extract reduces seizures in kids with rare disorder

Clinical trial shows cannabis extract reduces seizures in kids with rare disorder

May 25, 2017

Patients with a rare and debilitating form of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome have experienced a significant reduction in seizures after being treated with cannabis. In some cases, patients' seizures were...

VIDEO: The legal cannabis industry is making it impossible for cartels to compete

VIDEO: The legal cannabis industry is making it impossible for cartels to compete

May 24, 2017

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P8sUaIu_is

Nevada to allow early sale of social cannabis

Nevada to allow early sale of social cannabis

May 23, 2017

Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries in Nevada will allowed to sell cannabis to adults for social use as early as July 1, 2017, as long as they are in good standing with the state. Earlier this month,...

New Mexico's medical cannabis industry balloons at 40,000 patients

New Mexico’s medical cannabis industry balloons at 40,000 patients

May 19, 2017

New Mexico's medical cannabis industry continues its rapid growth as more patients enroll in the program, reports by the Albuquerque Journal. The program gained more than 8,000 patients since January...

Trump hints at defying Congress and going after medical states

Trump hints at defying Congress and going after medical states

May 16, 2017

While Congress' budget bill included a provision protecting the 29 states who have legalized medical cannabis and 15 others who may do so from federal intervention, President Trump hinted that he may have...

Could cannabis social clubs be coming to Nevada?

Could cannabis social clubs be coming to Nevada?

April 29, 2017

The Nevada Senate passed a bill which would let local governments permit marijuana social clubs and other forms of public use by 12-9 on Tuesday. The bill will need to head to the Assembly for a final...

West Virginia becomes 29th state to introduce medical cannabis legislation

West Virginia becomes 29th state to introduce medical cannabis legislation

April 27, 2017

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice recently signed the West Virginia Cannabis Act into law, marking the 29th state to legalize cannabis for medicinal purposes. Citizens of The Mountain State won't have...

New study links medical cannabis laws with a decline in Medicaid prescriptions

New study links medical cannabis laws with a decline in Medicaid prescriptions

April 19, 2017

According to a new study by Health Affairs, significant evidence shows negative association between medical cannabis laws and prescriptions filled for each category of Medicaid beneficiaries.  The authors...

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