In the United States, many senior care centers are grappling with whether to allow patients to use cannabis medications on their premises. Some have opted for tolerance, under controlled conditions, while others have remained intransigent, citing potential loss of federal Medicare and Medicaid funding. But few appear to be considering the ground-breaking research in California that…
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DALLAS — As state after state loosens laws on the sale of marijuana, a whole industry has sprung up to serve the fast-growing market for cannabis and related products. Even in Texas, which hasn’t legalized marijuana, some entrepreneurs are planting their flags early, wagering that the Lone Star State will one day have its own…
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Indiana is well on its way to legalizing CBD products that are already legal. Earlier this week, the State Legislature approved a piece of legislation aimed at allowing the sale of CBD oil. It is now headed to the desk of Governor Eric Holcomb for final approval. But there is still a great deal of…
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Boulder, Colo., is eyeing a series of changes to its marijuana regulations, including one that would allow cannabis businesses to give away promotional materials — something that’s been barred to this point, in an effort by officials to prevent any marketing to kids. In total, there are 19 different rule changes the City Council will…
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Access to medical cannabis in Canada has been permitted since 1999. The current Canadian framework allowing Canadians access to medical cannabis is found in the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (the “ACMPR”), which has been in place as of Aug. 24, 2016, and sets out the current legal structure of Canada’s evolving medical…
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Roxanne Benton has a store that sells tools and supplies to people in the aromatherapy industry, so when her teenage son Bevan was diagnosed with ADHD a few years ago, Benton conferred with her close-knit group of friends about which oils they would suggest to help Bevan, in place of medicating him with pharmaceuticals. Their…
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In what is becoming something of a ritual in Toronto, police used a hammer and crowbar to smash locks and force open the door at the city’s California Cannabis dispensary last week. No arrests were made as nobody was on the premises at the time, but several hundred grams of herb were confiscated, according to…
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Pueblo Police Chief Troy Davenport said Wednesday that his officers are being told by homeless people regularly that they have come to Colorado for marijuana and some specifically to Pueblo because of the climate. “They come to either extensively get jobs in the marijuana field or as it ends up, most of the time to…
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s announcement of new medical marijuana guidelines for doctors interested in certifying patients for treatment could well be a game changer in advancing this alternative to traditional pain relief. Under Pennsylvania’s 2016 law, patients with 17 qualifying medical conditions must be doctor-certified to apply for a state-issued medical marijuana card. But…
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BioMauris, LLC became the 5th company in the United States to win a state contract for a seed-to-sale platform today. BioMauris is a technology company that manages product tracking, fulfillment and distribution with a focus on the healthcare market. According to a press release, the company announced today that the state of Iowa selected BioMauris…
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Cannabis pricing, globally, is a topic that is going to remain heated if not highly fluid for some time to come. Why? Government regulation (or lack thereof), compliance and even transport along with different models for commerce and consumption are creating an odd and absolutely uneven map of commodity pricing. We live in a world…
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The Miami Herald reports that a Tampa Bay mother of four spent five months in jail after a drug field test erroneously tested positive for oxycodone. It took that long for her husband to accumulate the money to post bail. It then took another seven months before the state crime lab showed the field test…
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