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Last week the first medical marijuana crop in the state of Louisiana was finally approved to be planted. The new program has faced many setbacks and delays similar to other states but the Agriculture Commissioner was happy to work with the first approved grow company, GB Sciences, to get the first crop planted. After receiving approval the growers began the brand new ...

Medical marijuana laws differ all around the United States so it can be tough to know exactly what the rules are for patients on medication and their employers. While some states like Arizona have laws that specifically protect medical marijuana patients from being fired for using their prescribed medication, other states like New Jersey don't have as many protect...

CBD has become one of the most popular new medications that can be found almost anywhere and it has been helping people will all sorts of ailments from chronic pain to anxiety and even PTSD. In a state like Georgia CBD has been vital to many different people's medical marijuana treatment because even though the state legalized medical marijuana back in 2015, a reg...

Earlier this year when the FDA approved CBD as a viable treatment for certain forms of epilepsy, it not only created hope for patients with those types of epilepsy but it also opened many doors for researchers to continue to study cannabis and potentially treat dozens of other illnesses. By acknowledging that CBD has medical value we proved that cannabis has at least ...

Northhampton, Massachusetts will soon have it's first medical marijuana growing and processing facilitiy as the company Just Healthy LLC secures their plot of land for their new building. Once the company recieves their conservation permit they'll be able to begin construction, officlas are hoping to begin before winter. Just Healthy is expecting to be able to...

In California there are several cities who have adopted new programs called cannabis equity programs where the goal is to help those negatively effected by cannabis prohibition by giving them or their families priority in receiving a cannabis license to open a business. Ontop of having priority for the state license the program also waives the hefty fee that comes wit...

Ohio's medical marijuana program is experiencing delays but that doesn't mean that industry officials aren't hard at work getting it ready. To gain access to Ohio's program a patient must have 1 of the 21 qualifying conditions for medical marijuana and be approved by a doctor who has been registered with the state. More doctors are being approved every...

Earlier this year the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that CBD as a sole compound does not warrant being controlled under global agreements. Now that CBD is commonly used in many countries around the world for many different illnesses, it brings light to the issue that it is still categorized alongside full plant marijuana and every other illicit substance i...

This year cannabis advocates have been hard at work all over the country collecting signatures in support of voter initiatives legalizing both medical and recreational cannabis. North Dakota is one of several states that have legalized medical marijuana in the last few years and now voters will have their chance to legalize recreational marijuana on this November'...

Ohio's medical marijuana program is set to officially begin on September 8 this year, but with some of the delays happening no one is sure when all the marijuana businesses will be ready. The state's first medical cannabis crop was planted on July 31 and the cultivator says they are growing 50 different strains of the plant. It takes roughly 4-5 months for the...

Louisiana's medical marijuana program was expected to begin selling to dispensaries and patients by September but due to some miscommunications the first harvest will likely not be ready to until November. The growers say they're waiting on the state agriculture department to sign off on their facility plans however an official from the agriculture commis...

Well over half of the United States now have some type of legalized medical marijuana and the states that do not have been adamantly refusing to progress towards it, but that's not stopping advocates from continuing to discuss the topic and try to educate legislators on the many benefits of legalizing the plant. Supporters for medical marijuana reform in Indiana g...