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Elderly people in Seattle are swapping opioids for cannabis to treat pain

Medical cannabis treatment significantly relieves pain and improves quality of life for seniors with minimal side effects reported
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 5, 2018

Cannabis or opioids? For many former opioid users, the green plant is shaping up to be a safer alternative to common opiate-based painkillers, such as codeine, fentanyl, and hydrocodone. Pain relief...

States have rights to legalize cannabis, but Sessions wants DOJ to impose federal law

States have rights to legalize cannabis, but Sessions wants DOJ to impose federal law

During a Boston press conference, Sessions said “we’ll enforce the federal law” when it comes to cannabis
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 4, 2018

An interesting twist of events has occurred for the U.S. cannabis industry. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has given states the go-ahead to legalize the green plant, but (of course there is a but,) he...

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Emergency license suspension issued by Washington cannabis regulators

Once the 180 days of license revocation are over, non-perishable material and wet cannabis material will be demolished
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 4, 2018

We are more than half-way through the year and the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) has issued another emergency license suspension. This is the second license revocation of 2018. The...

https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/pp4e9b/this-is-how-much-the-uk-would-actually-make-if-it-taxed-cannabis

Great Britain prepares to legalize cannabis for medicinal use

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) wants doctors to prescribe medicinal cannabis medicines that have been developed in accordance with safety standards.
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 3, 2018

Medical cannabis is set to become available on prescription in the UK after the government approved a law to permit medicines derived from the cannabis plant. According to the Home Office, cannabis-based...

Delays continue for Ohio’s medical cannabis program

Medical cannabis patients in Ohio do not have access to the online patient registration portal, despite the fact that it was due to go live this month
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 2, 2018

The tension is rising in the Buckeye State, as medical cannabis patients impatiently wait for the drug to be made available under the Ohio medical cannabis program. Medical cannabis dispensaries were...

https://eu.app.com/story/news/local/public-safety/2018/04/18/420-grateful-dead-legal-weed-new-jersey-marijuana-legalization-april-20/524569002/

Has cannabis legalization in the U.S. reached a turning point?

Oklahoma’s reformed cannabis laws, combined with a shift in public opinion, may encourage the federal government into making medicinal cannabis legally accessible to the remaining 20 states.
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 2, 2018

Is the U.S. at a crossroads in cannabis legalization? There’s no way to ignore the progression of the U.S. cannabis industry, from the hundreds of dispensaries ushering consumers through their striking...

http://www.kitv.com/story/37486273/hawaii-the-new-medicinal-marijuana-destination

Hawaii’s medical cannabis program will grant access to out-of-state patients

Out-of-state patients with medical cannabis prescriptions must first gain approval from Hawaii State’s Department of Health
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 31, 2018

As of July 2018, Hawaii’s Department of Health will be accessible to patients who reside outside of the state. The state medical cannabis program will be made available to islanders and visitors who...

https://420intel.com/articles/2018/07/16/drive-thru-cannabis-dispensary-just-opened-washington-state

Washington’s first drive-thru cannabis dispensary opens its doors on tribal territory

Washington State's Initiative 502 (I-502) decriminalizes recreational cannabis
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 30, 2018

Buying legal weed in Washington is now as easy as visiting your favorite fast food joint, thanks to the recent launch of an Auburn cannabis dispensary. Joint Rivers is the name of the drive-thru cannabis...

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