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Senate Votes To Let VA Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana To

The Senate has approved large-scale spending legislation that includes provisions to allow U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors to recommend medical marijuana to military veterans living in legal states. The appropriations package that senators passed on Friday was also amended to omit a controversial proposed ban consumable hemp products with any quantifiable amount of…

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Saturday Marks 88 Years Of Federal Marijuana Prohibition In The

Marijuana prohibition has been a fraud from the beginning—often propagated by politicians and bureaucrats who were in on the sham. By Paul Armentano, NORML Saturday, August 2, marks the 88th anniversary of the signing of the Marihuana Tax Act, the first federal marijuana prohibition law. Since its inception, the criminalization of the marijuana plant and…

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Nebraska Medical Marijuana Commission To Hold Public Meeting

Among Monday’s agenda items is a discussion on “research on flavorings, effects of cannabis use during pregnancy and smoking.”  By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission meets Monday for a general discussion of state laws and research around the medicine. The commission has until October 1 to begin licensing medical cannabis establishments.…

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Government-Backed Study From Japan Finds No Evidence That Marijuana Is

A new study looking into patterns of drug use in Japan casts further doubt on the notion that marijuana is a gateway drug, concluding that cannabis use in the country usually comes after people first use alcohol and tobacco, and that they rarely go on to use other substances. Published this month in the journal…

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DEA links cannabis to depression and suicide after Trump’s pick

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Today Marks 88 Years of Federal Marijuana Prohibition — It’s

Saturday, August 2nd, marks the 88th anniversary of the signing of the Marihuana Tax Act, the first federal marijuana prohibition law. Since its inception, the criminalization of the marijuana plant and the stigmatization of those who consume it has been predicated almost entirely upon the promotion of gross exaggerations, racial stereotypes, and outright lies. For…

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Legacy to Legitimacy – Cannabis & Tech Today

With rescheduling and federal reform on the horizon, new state recreational markets launching on a regular basis, and the legal industry continuing its growth, it’s easy to forget that there are still tens of thousands of Americans incarcerated for cannabis use, and tens of thousands more struggling with the implications of having an offense on…

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US Senate Sets Cloture Vote on Trump’s DEA Administrator Pick

UPDATE: The U.S. Senate voted, 50-47, on July 22 to confirm President Donald Trump’s nomination of Terrance Cole to be the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator. This vote came after the Senate voted, 44-43, on July 21 on a motion to invoke cloture and end debate on the nomination.President Donald Trump’s nomination to head the…

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New York Governor Seeks Lawmakers’ Help To Fix Marijuana Zoning

The governor of New York says she will be pushing the legislature to amend the state’s marijuana law to address a recently identified zoning issue impacting more than 100 licensed cannabis businesses that are apparently located too close to public schools or places of worship than is allowed under current statute. Despite the state’s efforts…

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Breaking the Cycle of Pain Management: Why Cannabis Patients See

Breaking the Pain Cycle: Why Cannabis-Naïve Patients See the Greatest Relief A groundbreaking new study from Germany has delivered compelling evidence that cannabis extracts can dramatically reduce chronic pain even in people who’ve never used marijuana before – a finding that challenges decades of medical establishment resistance to cannabis therapy. The research, published in Advances…

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