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The High Rate of Dependence Among Medical Cannabis Users

The difference between medicinal and recreational marijuana has always been arbitrary. For example, after legalizing recreational cannabis, California initially required each cultivated seedling to be designated by growers as either a recreational or medicinal cannabis plant. From that point onward,…

7 years in, what Pa. doctors still want to know about medical marijuana

Seven years after its legalization, the medical marijuana industry in Pennsylvania is booming. According to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, there were 425,367 active, certified medical marijuana patients in the state as of March. But while marijuana products…

Looking back at marijuana in South Dakota

It’s been 895 days since the vote was taken to legalize both medical and recreational marijuana in South Dakota. That vote passed, but of course, we know what came next. A legal challenge to the vote was taken to court,…

Medical marijuana associated with reduced pain and opioid related outcomes in cancer patients

A new study finds a link between the legalization of medical marijuana and a reduction in the rate of opioid dispensing and pain-related hospital events in some cancer patients. In a paper published in the journal JAMA Oncology, researchers look at…

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What would change for medical marijuana patients if Missouri legalizes recreational weed?

November 4, 2022
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Marijuana is on Missouri’s midterm ballot, and some of our readers are wondering what the legalization of recreational marijuana would mean for medical marijuana patients. Medical marijuana was legalized in Missouri in 2018 by nearly two-thirds of voters. The program…

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In 2021, more Missourians applied for medical marijuana cards — and got them

Since 2020, more Missourians have applied for medical marijuana licenses, and more have been receiving them, according to the annual report from the Missouri Medical Marijuana Regulatory program. In 2021, 119,894 patient licenses were issued. The Missouri Department of Health and…

Medical Marijuana Patients In New Mexico Are Struggling To Find Product — Here’s Why

Since New Mexico launched its adult-use marijuana market April 1, dispensaries have made a lot of money, bringing in about $8 million in revenue. And while this is great for the industry and the state, medical marijuana patients have been…

Patients line up for Louisiana’s first smokable medical marijuana; balk at prices

Medical marijuana patients packed Louisiana's nine cannabis pharmacies on Monday, the first day of the expansion of the state's program to include the raw, smokable form of the medicine as an option, though many complained about the cost of the…

A year into legal sales, medical marijuana patients see high prices and long waits in Virginia

October 11, 2021
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As Virginia’s medical marijuana industry closes out its first year of sales, some patients are complaining about long waits to register with the state and high prices once they get into dispensaries. “A month’s supply costs me between $600 and…

‘We’re in for the patients:’ Marijuana caregivers rally against bills that would curb access in Michigan

September 16, 2021
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Amber Dunn placed her tie-dye mask in her lap as she sat in her wheelchair alongside the concrete steps leading to the state Capitol, where she believes lawmakers may try to make it harder for her to get her medicine:…

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Medical marijuana industry urges patients to speak out against Missouri ad restrictions

September 9, 2021
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Industry insiders are urging medical marijuana patients to raise objections after Missouri regulators told dispensaries this summer they couldn’t advertise cannabis sales. In practice, the rule means companies aren’t allowed to spread the word on product discounts, including holiday specials,…

Medical marijuana legal in Utah, but not always affordable

April 22, 2021
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Pain left from oil-field work defeated traditional pain pills and dominated William Adams’ life — until he tried medical marijuana. But even as he began venturing outside his home for the first time in years, Adams discovered he couldn’t afford…

Patients fear losing access to medical cannabis amid push to restrict amateur grow operations in Hawaii

April 14, 2021
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Since the day medical cannabis was legalized in Hawaii more than two decades ago, the program has centered around the rights of patients and caregivers to grow their own marijuana. But now, state health officials want to create new rules…

First Missouri medical marijuana dispensaries to start selling vape products Friday

Eight Missouri medical marijuana dispensaries, including three in the Kansas City area will be selling vape pens and cartridges for the first time Friday. Customers have clamored for them for some time, despite varying opinions on just how safe they are.…

Medical marijuana providers stage protest over proposed new rules in Rhode Island

Medical marijuana providers and patients gathered outside the Augusta Civic Center on Wednesday to protest a series of proposed rule changes that one provider called “obscene and cost-prohibitive.” In January, the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy released a preliminary draft…

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