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Hong Kong has the potential to become a pioneer in Asia’s budding medical cannabis market

Should Hong Kong get on-board with medical cannabis legalization, the region could follow in Thailand’s footsteps and transform the Asian landscape’s Draconian drug laws
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 12, 2019

Cannabis may be illegal in Hong Kong, but – if lawmakers change their tune – the region could easily dominate the legal cannabis market that is slowly, but surely, sprouting out of Asian soil. Asia...

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Federal funding for addiction treatment cannot be spent on medical cannabis

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 9, 2019

Federal dollars designated for opioid addiction treatments cannot be used on medical cannabis; as per orders from the U.S. government. The government's motive for this is to shield patients from the potential...

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Medical cannabis too expensive for patients in Louisiana

The high cost of medical cannabis has been attributed to the fact that pharmacies are forced to pay higher  banking costs and taxes than businesses in other sectors
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 9, 2019

Louisiana made history in August, when it emerged as the first ever state in the Deep South to start dispensing medical cannabis. Sales commenced four years after a law was passed by state officials legalizing...

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Israel releases transitional guidelines for medical cannabis exports

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 9, 2019

Transitional guidelines for medical cannabis exports have been released by Israel’s Medical Cannabis Agency (IMCA). The guidelines would permit exports on a case-by-case basis; contingent on local suppliers...

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Thailand is preparing to allow home cannabis cultivation for governmental use

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 9, 2019

Thailand’s medical cannabis laws will soon be amended to permit the cultivation of homegrown plants inside residents’ homes. All yields will be grown for one purpose only – to bulk up the government's...

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California’s cannabis excise and cultivation taxes to increase as of January 1

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 9, 2019

State officials in California recently revealed that cannabis excise taxes will increase as of January 1, 2020. Higher cannabis excise taxes means higher prices for customers, thus giving unlicensed vendors...

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Germany sets wholesale medical cannabis price at 2.3 Euros per gram

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 9, 2019

Updated prices for wholesale cannabis in Germany suggest that medical cannabis companies may have to kiss goodbye to the high profit margins they previously benefited from. Approximately 650 kilograms...

Yale University study to explore potential of cannabis for stress relief

Yale University study to explore potential of cannabis for stress relief

Study subjects will be administered with either a specific dose of CBD, a THC:CBD combination, or a placebo
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 5, 2019

A Connecticut-based medical cannabis producer is teaming up with researchers from the Yale University School of Medicine to conduct a clinical study. The partnership will explore the benefits of cannabis...

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Florida has a supply shortage of smokable medical cannabis

Governor Ron DeSantis said that horizontal integration should be introduced as a way of enabling smaller dispensaries to serve patients. 
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 5, 2019

Florida is dealing with a lack of smokable medical cannabis, according to recent reports from industry experts. It seems as though dispensaries might not have been ready for the swathes of patients entering...

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Bernie Sanders is fighting to legalize medical cannabis for Military Veterans

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 5, 2019

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has extended his efforts for cannabis reform after he signed onto a bill that would legalize medical cannabis for military veterans. The legislation, which the 2020 Democratic...

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General practitioners in Western Australia will be able to prescribe medical cannabis to patients

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 5, 2019

Major cannabis development are happening in Australia right now. Based on recent reports, medical practitioners in Western Australia will now legally be allowed to prescribe cannabis to patients, without...

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New Mexico’s medical cannabis program welcomes surge of enrollment from out-of-staters

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 5, 2019

Out-of-state enrollment for New Mexico’s Medical Cannabis Program has given the patient count a boost. Three-year patient cards have been issued to 130 patients residing outside of the southwestern U.S....

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