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Proposed bills pushing to regulate high-potency cannabis products in Washington

Supporters of the new push to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio have added several new medical conditions to a proposed constitutional amendment, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

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‘Best job in the world’ offers £88,000 a year for a ‘cannabis sommelier’ to smoke weed all day – but there’s a catch

Supporters of the new push to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio have added several new medical conditions to a proposed constitutional amendment, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

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The Question Millions Are Asking: Is CBD Actually Safe?

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is scheduled to take up a bill to legalize medical marijuana. The bill has been stalled in the House since it overwhelmingly passed the Senate last May.

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Social Life Network Releases New Version of its Business Social Network for the International Cannabis and Hemp Industry

BILLINGS - The battleground for medical marijuana in Montana is back, with both sides fired up, making their case to voters as signatures for initiatives are due in June.

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Pennsylvania Governor Continues Push For Cannabis Legalization

With companies marketing drugs directly to consumers promising cures for almost anything, an increasingly destigmatized cannabis seems a likely target for the industry’s next game-changing medicine.

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Bill to allow retail Marijuana sales in Virginia by 2024 fails

Oregon should fund an independent marijuana institute to support and conduct world-class research into the drug's medical and public health benefits, says a task force that includes state officials, scientists and leading physicians.

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Global Easing On Cannabis Could Jumpstart Markets

Marijuana can be used to effectively treat people suffering from migraine headaches, new research has found.

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Marijuana glossary: 10 words every marijuana user needs to know - Cannabis News

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BOSTON – A group of U.S. senators, including Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey of Massachusetts, is still seeking answers on federal barriers to research on medical marijuana and hit U.S. agencies for a lack of coordination with states on the issue. Warren, Markey and six other senators sent a letter in July asking for information on federal agencies' efforts on medical marijuana research.

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New Hampshire Lawmakers Could OK Legal Marijuana This Week - Cannabis News

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BOSTON – A group of U.S. senators, including Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey of Massachusetts, is still seeking answers on federal barriers to research on medical marijuana and hit U.S. agencies for a lack of coordination with states on the issue. Warren, Markey and six other senators sent a letter in July asking for information on federal agencies' efforts on medical marijuana research.

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Expert Sees a ‘Strong Need’ for Insurance for Cannabis Industry - Cannabis News

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In a strongly-worded new report out Tuesday, researchers at the Brookings Institution call on the federal government to eliminate roadblocks to medical marijuana research in the U.S.
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Social Media’s Effect On Cannabis Stocks

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Nearly half the country has so far made it legal. Does it work?

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State mulls research with cannabis oil

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Canadian company to develop medicinal products from Jamaican marijuana for international market.

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California Says Its Cannabis Revenue Has Fallen Short Of Estimates, Despite Gains

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PHOENIX -- If some Arizona nurses get their way, medical marijuana will become available as early as next year to treat everything from arthritis and autism to Tourette's syndrome and traumatic brain injury.
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Study on cannabis chemical as a treatment for pancreatic cancer may have 'major impact,' Harvard researcher says

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More U.S. college students are making a habit of using marijuana, which has supplanted cigarettes as the smoke-able substance of choice among undergraduates who light up regularly, a study released Tuesday found.
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Smoking Cannabis not associated with impaired lung functioning in latest study

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Research on marijuana’s potential for medicinal use has been hampered for years by federal restrictions, even though nearly half of the states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana in some form.
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The Endocannabinoid System and Clinical Endocannabinoid Deficiency

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With the widespread availability of marijuana in recent years thanks to its legalization in a growing number of states, there has been increasing concern about the long-term health consequences on teens who might be able to get easier access to it illegally.
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Voters in five Texas cities approved decriminalizing Marijuana. Now city officials are standing in the way.

Texans like Edwin Patterson, on the left, and Sherise Nipper are looking to Colorado for access to medical marijuana.  Photo: Alex Ramirez
 
People with a variety of medical ailments are leaving Texas for treatment in Colorado.
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Medical marijuana will get another chance in Nebraska Legislature – Cannabis News

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