Health
Bill to make medical marijuana available in Malta proposed
Malta's government has proposed allowing all doctors in the country to prescribe medical marijuana.
Nov 20, 2017
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San Francisco under pressure to pass cannabis-friendly rules (Update)
Supervisors in famously pot-friendly San Francisco are under pressure from cannabis advocates to pass regulations that would allow the industry to flourish once recreational sales become legal throughout California in January.
Nov 14, 2017
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More adults use marijuana in states where it is legal
Daily use of marijuana as well as past month rates rose for both men and women aged 26 and older in states with medical marijuana laws in effect, according to researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public ...
Nov 13, 2017
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Luxembourg moves further towards legalising medical marijuana
Luxembourg, following a broader EU and global trend, took another step on Tuesday towards legalising medical marijuana by announcing plans for a two-year pilot project.
Nov 7, 2017
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Medical marijuana legal in Poland but still rare
The little boy shakes his hands violently to and fro, but the involuntary motion eases within minutes after his mother puts the syrupy, honey-brown oil into his mouth: medicinal marijuana.
Oct 31, 2017
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Autism spectrum disorders
Most alternative therapies for treating autism show inconclusive benefits
Dr. Shafali Jeste knows well the desperation of a parent seeking a cure for their child with autism spectrum disorder. As a clinician who both researches the causes of the disorder and treats children with autism, Jeste, ...
Sep 27, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds up to one-quarter of cancer patients use marijuana
A new study conducted in a cancer center in a state with legalized medicinal and recreational marijuana found that approximately one-quarter of surveyed patients used marijuana in the past year, mostly for physical and psychological ...
Sep 25, 2017
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Kentucky judge dismisses challenge of medical marijuana ban
Kentucky's ban on medical marijuana has survived an initial test in court, with a judge ruling Wednesday that the state has a good reason to "curtail citizens' possession of a narcotic, hallucinogenic drug."
Sep 20, 2017
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Addiction
Medical students need training to prescribe medical marijuana
Although 29 states and the District of Columbia allow marijuana use for medical purposes, few medical students are being trained how to prescribe the drug. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...
Sep 15, 2017
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Marijuana states try to curb smuggling, avert US crackdown
Well before Oregon legalized marijuana, its verdant, wet forests made it an ideal place for growing the drug, which often ended up being funneled out of the state for big money. Now, officials suspect pot grown legally in ...
Aug 14, 2017
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