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Pennsylvania Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Research Bill

Pennsylvania Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Research Bill | NORML

HARRISBURG, PA — Democrat Governor Tom Wolf has signed legislation into law to facilitate state-sponsored medical cannabis research. The amended law, House Bill 2477, states: “It is the intention of the General Assembly to create a mechanism whereby this Commonwealth’s medical schools and hospitals may provide advice to grower/processors and dispensaries in the areas of patient health and safety, […]

Pennsylvania Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Research Bill | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/91107/pennsylvania-governor-signs-legislation-facilitating-medical-marijuana-research/

American Hemp Campaign to Launch July 4, Backed by New Belgium, Willie Nelson’s Co

American Hemp Campaign to Launch July 4, Backed by New Belgium, Willie Nelson’s Co | Vote Hemp

The American Hemp Campaign will highlight the economic benefits of domestic hemp production and build support for changing state and federal laws to allow U.S. farmers to grow industrial hemp WASHINGTON, DC — The nation’s leading grassroots hemp advocacy organization, Vote Hemp, is teaming up with craft brewer New Belgium Brewing and GCH, the company behind Willie Nelson’s cannabis brands, to form the […]

American Hemp Campaign to Launch July 4, Backed by New Belgium, Willie Nelson’s Co | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/91032/american-hemp-campaign-launch-july-4-backed-new-belgium-willie-nelsons-co/

Trump Administration Secretly Plotting New War of Words on Marijuana Policy

Trump Administration Secretly Plotting New War of Words on Marijuana Policy | NORML

In reporting made public Wednesday by Buzzfeed News: “The White House has secretly amassed a committee of federal agencies from across the government to combat public support for marijuana and cast state legalization measures in a negative light, while attempting to portray the drug as a national threat.” In response to this revelation, NORML Political Director […]

Trump Administration Secretly Plotting New War of Words on Marijuana Policy | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/91514/reefer-redux-trump-administration-secretly-plotting-new-war-words-marijuana-policy/

Study: History of Cannabis Use Associated With Increased Survival Rates Among Heart Attack Patients

Study: History of Cannabis Use Associated With Increased Survival Rates Among Heart Attack Patients | NORML

AURORA, CO — Heart attack patients with a history of marijuana use are less likely to die during hospitalization as compared to those who test negative for the substance, according to data published in the journal PLOS One. Investigators with the University of Colorado compared the hospital records of over 3,800 heart-attack patients who acknowledged having consumed cannabis or […]

Study: History of Cannabis Use Associated With Increased Survival Rates Among Heart Attack Patients | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/91229/study-history-of-cannabis-use-associated-with-increased-survival-rates-among-heart-attack-patients/

Georgia PTSD and Intractable Pain Patients May Now Enroll in Low-THC Oil Program

Georgia PTSD and Intractable Pain Patients May Now Enroll in Low-THC Oil Program | Kate Zawidzki

Georgians suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and those with intractable pain may begin signing up for the state’s low-THC oil program. A bill passed earlier this year, House Bill 65, went into effect on July 1, adding these two serious conditions. Intractable pain is devastating and is often defined as constant and excruciating. Those who experience […]

Georgia PTSD and Intractable Pain Patients May Now Enroll in Low-THC Oil Program | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/91024/georgia-ptsd-intractable-pain-patients-may-now-enroll-low-thc-oil-program/

New York State-Commissioned Study Calls for Legalizing Adult Marijuana Use

New York State-Commissioned Study Calls for Legalizing Adult Marijuana Use | NORML

A state-commissioned study released Thursday by the New York Department of Health recommends replacing cannabis criminalization with a policy of adult use legalization. The 74-page study, entitled “Assessment of the Potential Impact of Regulated Marijuana in New York State,” acknowledges the following: “Regulating marijuana can reduce opioid use;” “Regulating marijuana may lead to a reduction in the […]

New York State-Commissioned Study Calls for Legalizing Adult Marijuana Use | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/91091/new-york-state-commissioned-study-calls-legalizing-adult-marijuana-use/