Democratic Governor Ralph Northam has signed House Bill 1862 into law, which provides employment protections for state-registered medical cannabis patients.
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Study: “No Evidence” That Medical Cannabis Access Laws Encourage Youth Marijuana Use
“This study found no evidence between 1991 and 2015 of increases in adolescents reporting past 30-day marijuana use or heavy marijuana use associated with state MML [medical marijuana law] enactment or operational MML dispensaries.”
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Virginia: Governor Northam Approves Botanical Medical Cannabis Bills
Products anticipated to be available as soon as September.
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South Dakota: Legislative Effort to Delay Implementation of Voter-Approved Medical Marijuana Law Fails
As a result, Measure 26 will go into effect on July 1, 2021, as voters intended.
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Lawmakers In Several States Consider Enacting or Expanding Medical Cannabis Access
As state lawmakers actively consider and advance medical cannabis-related proposals forward, here’s a breakdown of progressing legislative efforts thus far and where they stand in key states across the country.
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South Dakota: House Members Approve Legislation to Delay Implementation of Voter-Approved Medical Cannabis Law
House Bill 1100, which is backed by Governor Noem and other legislative leaders, pushes back the timeline from this summer until early 2022.
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Alabama: Senate Lawmakers Approve Medical Marijuana Legislation
The measure, approved by a 21 to 8 vote, would permit patients and caregivers 19 years and older to possess “70 daily dosages of medical cannabis” at a time.
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Alabama: Senate Lawmakers Approve Medical Marijuana Legislation
The measure, approved by a 21 to 8 vote, would permit patients and caregivers 19 years and older to possess “70 daily dosages of medical cannabis” at a time.
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Virginia: Legislature Passes Measure Permitting Dispensing of Herbal Medical Cannabis
Virginia legislature sends bills to Governor Northam to approve dispensing of herbal medical cannabis
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Study: Cannabis Mitigates Symptoms in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Fibromyalgia
“The current study revealed the positive effects of MC [medical cannabis] therapy in some patients with FMS [ fibromyalgia syndrome] and resistance to conventional treatment. Thus, cannabinoids may be considered for FMS treatment.”
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