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More than 100 pot shops set to open as Canada legalizes weed
Mat Beren and his friends used to drive by the vast greenhouses of southern British Columbia and joke about how much weed they could grow there.
Oct 10, 2018
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Q&A: Treatment with medical cannabis
Dear Mayo Clinic: Medical marijuana is now legal in the state where I live. What conditions can it be used for and how effective is it? Do people who use medical marijuana need to be concerned about addiction?
Sep 27, 2018
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Feds approve importation of pot drug for tremor study
In a rare move, the U.S. government has approved the importation of marijuana extracts from Canada for a clinical trial, highlighting a new avenue for American researchers who have long had trouble obtaining the drug for ...
Sep 18, 2018
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Medical marijuana stores: NIMBY
A majority of officials in Michigan oppose medical marijuana facilities in their jurisdiction, according to a new survey by University of Michigan researchers.
Sep 14, 2018
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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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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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