17 Jul 2018

New Jersey to Double the Number of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

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New Jersey to Double the Number of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries | TJ Baker

TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Health announced on Monday that it will begin accepting applications for six additional businesses to grow, process, and sell medical marijuana in the Garden State. The state aims to locate two each in the northern, central and southern regions of New Jersey. “We look forward to the opening of […]

New Jersey to Double the Number of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries | The Daily Chronic

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16 Jul 2018

Michigan Regulators Expand Pool of Eligible Medical Marijuana Patients

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Michigan Regulators Expand Pool of Eligible Medical Marijuana Patients | NORML

LANSING, MI — State regulators took action last week to expand the pool of patients eligible to receive medical cannabis. Officials expanded the pool of qualifying conditions under the state’s medical access law to include those patients diagnosed with: arthritis, autism, chronic pain, colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, obsessive compulsive disorder, Parkinson’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, spinal cord injury, Tourette’s syndrome, and […]

Michigan Regulators Expand Pool of Eligible Medical Marijuana Patients | The Daily Chronic

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13 Jul 2018

Oklahoma Lawmakers: No Special Session to Amend Voter-Approved Medical Law

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Oklahoma Lawmakers: No Special Session to Amend Voter-Approved Medical Law | NORML

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Republican Gov. Mary Fallin has scrapped plans to convene a special legislative session for the purposes of amending provisions of State Question 788 – the medical marijuana access initiative approved by voters last week. On Friday, Fallin – who publicly campaigned against the measure – stated: “After conferring with legislative leaders, we believe […]

Oklahoma Lawmakers: No Special Session to Amend Voter-Approved Medical Law | The Daily Chronic

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11 Jul 2018

Maine Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto, Expand Medical Marijuana Access

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Maine Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto, Expand Medical Marijuana Access | Paul Armentano

Legislation to significantly expand patients’ access to medical cannabis in Maine will become law later this fall following Monday’s decision by lawmakers to override Governor Paul LePage’s veto. By a vote of 119 to 23 in the House and 25 to 8 in the Senate, Maine lawmakers rejected Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of LD 1539. The bill will become […]

Maine Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto, Expand Medical Marijuana Access | The Daily Chronic

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11 Jul 2018

Arizona Appellate Court Rules Cannabis Concentrates Are Not Protected Under State’s Medical Cannabis Access Law

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Arizona Appellate Court Rules Cannabis Concentrates Are Not Protected Under State’s Medical Cannabis Access Law | NORML

PHOENIX, AZ — A ruling from the Arizona Court of Appeals has found that the possession of concentrated forms of cannabis resin is not protected by the state’s voter-initiated medical marijuana access law, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. The 2 to 1 decision upholds the two-and-one-half year prison sentence of a state-registered patient, Rodney Jones, for the possession of […]

Arizona Appellate Court Rules Cannabis Concentrates Are Not Protected Under State’s Medical Cannabis Access Law | The Daily Chronic

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5 Jul 2018

Oklahoma Becomes 31st State to Legalize Medical Marijuana Access

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Oklahoma Becomes 31st State to Legalize Medical Marijuana Access | NORML

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — A majority of Oklahomans voted on Tuesday to enact State Question 788 – a statewide voter-initiated measure that permits doctors to use their discretion to recommend medical cannabis to patients who may benefit from it. Oklahoma is the 31st state to legalize and regulate the use of medical cannabis under state law. State Question 788 permits licensed […]

Oklahoma Becomes 31st State to Legalize Medical Marijuana Access | The Daily Chronic

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28 Jun 2018

Oklahoma Passes Most Progressive Medical Marijuana Initiative Since California’s Prop 215

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Oklahoma Passes Most Progressive Medical Marijuana Initiative Since California’s Prop 215 | Phillip Smith

One of the reddest of red states went green on Tuesday, when voters in Oklahoma approved a remarkably progressive medical marijuana initiative by a healthy margin of 56% to 43%. The initiative, State Question 778, allows registered patients to possess up to three ounces of marijuana anywhere and up to eight ounces at home. Patients also […]

Oklahoma Passes Most Progressive Medical Marijuana Initiative Since California’s Prop 215 | The Daily Chronic

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27 Jun 2018

Oklahoma Voters Decide in Favor of Statewide Medical Marijuana Law

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Oklahoma Voters Decide in Favor of Statewide Medical Marijuana Law | NORML

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — A majority of Oklahomans voted on Tuesday to enact State Question 788 — a statewide voter-initiated measure that permits doctors to use their discretion to recommend medical cannabis to those patients who will benefit from it. Oklahoma is now the 31st state to legalize and regulate the use of medical cannabis under state law. “Public […]

Oklahoma Voters Decide in Favor of Statewide Medical Marijuana Law | The Daily Chronic

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25 Jun 2018

Oklahoma to Vote Tuesday on Patient-Centric Medical Marijuana Plan

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Oklahoma to Vote Tuesday on Patient-Centric Medical Marijuana Plan | NORML

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Oklahoma voters will decide on Tuesday on State Question 788 – a statewide voter-initiated measure that permits doctors to use their discretion to recommend medical cannabis to patients. Under the proposed plan, licensed medical marijuana patients may cultivate up to six mature plants, and may possess personal use quantities of marijuana flowers, edibles, or infused concentrates. Republican […]

Oklahoma to Vote Tuesday on Patient-Centric Medical Marijuana Plan | The Daily Chronic

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10 Jun 2018

Chronic Pain Patients Are Replacing Opioids With Medical Marijuana

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Chronic Pain Patients Are Replacing Opioids With Medical Marijuana | NORML

CLEVELAND, OH — More than two-thirds of chronic pain patients registered to legally access medical cannabis products substitute marijuana for prescription opioids, according to data published in The Journal of Headache and Pain. Investigators from the United States and Canada assessed the use of medical cannabis and prescription drugs in a cohort of over 2,000 Canadian patients licensed […]

Chronic Pain Patients Are Replacing Opioids With Medical Marijuana | The Daily Chronic

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