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Governor Abbott signs bill to increase Texans’ access to medical cannabis

The list has now been expanded to include conditions like autism, Alzheimer’s, Crohn’s disease, muscular dystrophy and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 5, 2019

Accessing medical cannabis could soon become a lot easier for Texans after a vote to expand the state's list of qualifying conditions recently flew through the Texas House. House Bill 1365 progressed...

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Study discovers no connection between recreational cannabis legalization in Colorado and youth cannabis use/behavior

Focusing on accessibility, consumption and abuse patterns, the researchers did not find a “statistically significant difference” between the years 2013 and 2015
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 5, 2019

On November 6, 2012, recreational cannabis legalization went into effect across the State of Colorado, making it one of the first regions in the U.S. to pass such a law. Coloradans voted to legalize Colorado...

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Study: Veteran medical cannabis patients report using weed to substitute alcohol, prescription drugs

The results of this study on cannabis-use among veterans revealed how self-reporting servicemen and women used 5-8 grams of weed on a weekly basis with a frequency of four times per day
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 5, 2019

Cannabis use among veterans is on the rise and a recent study published in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse proves it. A group of researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia,...

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Colorado’s annual cannabis projected to hit $1.6 billion this year

For 2019, year-to-date sales through August have already topped $1,022,245,511
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 5, 2019

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis recently expressed his joy at the state's impressive revenue from legal cannabis sales. By August of 2018, figures surpassed the $1 billion mark in the Democratic-steered state,...

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Tourists can access cannabis with ease when visiting Maine, thanks to updated bill amendment

Patients visiting Maine will not be allowed to purchase more than 2.5 ounces of medicinal cannabis whilst visiting the state, due to the newly adopted rule
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial June 28, 2019

Maine's medical cannabis market just got a whole lot more streamlined for visitors than it previously was. Authorized patients residing in other U.S. states can now obtain their medicine using just a permit...

Mississippi’s medical cannabis ballot measure: Two-thirds of required signatures already confirmed

Mississippi’s medical cannabis ballot measure: Two-thirds of required signatures already confirmed

Once the minimum number of signatures have been submitted by the September deadline, they must then be certified by the Mississippi Secretary of State
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial June 28, 2019

Medical cannabis advocates in Mississippi are optimistic about collecting the required 86,185 signatures to secure a legalization initiative on the 2020 ballot. So far, they’ve accomplished two-thirds...

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Following cannabis legalization in Illinois, these states are likely to follow suit

Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker predicts that revenue from Ilinois' legal cannabis market will top $170 million in 2020
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial June 27, 2019

Adults aged 21 and over will soon be able to purchase and possess up to 30 grams of cannabis in Illinois, thanks to the passing of HB 1438 on Thursday, May 30. It was on this date that the Illinois House...

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Ex-Rep. Rohrabacher says that the U.S. federal government is focused on legalizing cannabis

The former American politician thinks that federal restrictions on cannabis will be lifted as soon as next year
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial June 27, 2019

It's only a matter of time before cannabis becomes legal at the federal level in the United States. Congress has been weighing up the pros and cons of legalization for quite some time now and former...

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Researchers say it’s healthier to vape dried bud, as opposed to extracted oils

The professor says that, while long-term research is currently unavailable, vaping is not entirely harmless
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial June 27, 2019

Contrary to popular belief, smoking dried cannabis flower could be healthier for consumers than vaping the plant's potent oils. This is according to a professor at the Canadian University of Waterloo School...

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Italy’s interior minister is declaring an almighty war on cannabis

Law 242/16 was then approved in Italy 2017, welcoming the ‘cannabis light’ craze
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial June 27, 2019

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister, Matteo Salvini has made a pledge to shut down Italy’s "cannabis light" stores, which have posed a problem for the European country since 2016. It was during this year...

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Beijing is threatened by the prospect of federal cannabis legalization in the U.S.

In 2018, 155 separate cannabis-containing packages sent via international express delivery were diverted by China’s postal companies
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial June 27, 2019

While it may be an exciting time for cannabis reform in the U.S., officials over in Beijing don’t seem quite as pleased at the prospect of legalizing pot. Deputy director of the China National Narcotics...

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New Mexico’s list of qualifying conditions for medical cannabis is growing, so is patient count

In order to keep up with patient demand ahead of the surge in new applicants, the NMDOH initiated an Emergency Rule on March 1 that went into effect immediately
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial June 27, 2019

The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) has updated its list of qualifying conditions for medical cannabis; six new conditions have been added bringing the total to 28. Included on the list is opioid...

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