Medications
New Illinois law allows medical marijuana pain prescriptions
Doctors in Illinois can now prescribe marijuana as a painkiller thanks to a new law intended to counter a growing opioid abuse epidemic.
Aug 30, 2018
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Despite low demand, medical marijuana companies in Illinois are growing
In a well-lit room in a nondescript building in Joliet, Ill., racks of marijuana plants are stacked, row after row.
Aug 17, 2018
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Pennsylvania's youth more accepting of marijuana, but not using it more, report shows
With Pennsylvania now among the majority of states in legalizing medical marijuana, a new report shows that young people's attitudes toward pot have become more positive in recent years.
Aug 8, 2018
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Majority in U.S. support medical pot, think it could fight opioid crisis
(HealthDay)—Americans strongly support medical marijuana, and a majority also believe that pot should be legal for recreational purposes, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll has found.
Jul 30, 2018
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Oklahoma health department revised medical marijuana rules
Oklahoma health officials have released new proposed medical marijuana rules that remove some of the most controversial provisions, including a ban on the sale of smokable pot and a requirement that female patients get a ...
Jul 27, 2018
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Laws allowing medical marijuana have little impact on road safety
State laws that allow the use of medical marijuana are not significantly associated with cannabis-involved driving, according to a new study by Georgia State University associate professor of criminal justice and criminology ...
Jul 25, 2018
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For US pot companies, Canada is the land of opportunity
Green Thumb Industries had a business plan, expertise and plenty of ambition to grow its marijuana business. What the Chicago-based company didn't have was access to enough capital to make it all happen.
Jul 25, 2018
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New York to allow medical marijuana as substitute to opioids
New York state is now allowing anyone prescribed an opioid to request medical marijuana instead.
Jul 13, 2018
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Jefferson University offers medical marijuana grad programs
Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia will be offering graduate-level certificate programs in medical marijuana.
Jul 13, 2018
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Utah's state-funded study of pot's effects on pain delayed
A $500,000 state-funded study, designed to gauge marijuana's impact on pain, has been delayed so many times due to federal regulations that it might not be ready before Utah voters decide in November whether to pass a medical ...
Jul 8, 2018
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