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With Marijuana Policy and Democratic Presidential Candidates, Joe Biden is the Odd Man Out | Phillip Smith

The ever-swelling field of Democratic presidential contenders has plenty of things to disagree about and plenty of issues where candidates can try to set themselves apart from the pack. But on the issue of marijuana policy, support for some form of marijuana legalization is almost universal. With one glaring exception: Joe Biden. The former vice-president […]

With Marijuana Policy and Democratic Presidential Candidates, Joe Biden is the Odd Man Out | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2019/93516/with-marijuana-policy-and-democratic-presidential-candidates-joe-biden-is-the-odd-man-out/

New Jersey Medical Marijuana Patients Should Not Face Discrimination for Off-The-Job Cannabis Use, Appellate Court Rules | NORML

TRENTON, NJ — Employers may not discriminate against medical marijuana patients who consume cannabis while away from the job, according to a state Appellate Court decision. The Appellate Court’s decision reverses a lower court opinion. While the Court opined that employers are not required to accommodate the use of medical cannabis by patients “in any workplace,” the justices also […]

New Jersey Medical Marijuana Patients Should Not Face Discrimination for Off-The-Job Cannabis Use, Appellate Court Rules | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2019/94300/new-jersey-medical-marijuana-patients-should-not-face-discrimination-for-off-the-job-cannabis-use-appellate-court-rules/

Study: Multiple Sclerosis Patients Reduce Their Use of Opioids, Benzodiazepines Following Initiation of Cannabis Therapy | NORML

AMHERST, NY — The use of cannabis is associated with symptom mitigation and the reduced consumption of prescription drugs in patients with multiple sclerosis, according to data published in the journal Neurology. A team of investigators from the DENT Neurologic Institute in New York performed a retrospective chart review of 77 MS patients undergoing treatment with medical cannabis. The […]

Study: Multiple Sclerosis Patients Reduce Their Use of Opioids, Benzodiazepines Following Initiation of Cannabis Therapy | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2019/94313/study-multiple-sclerosis-patients-reduce-their-use-of-opioids-benzodiazepines-following-initiation-of-cannabis-therapy/

Marijuana With a Mission: Brother David’s Quest to Turn the Cannabis Industry Truly Green and Good | Phillip Smith

With the advent of legalization, the marijuana cultivation industry is being transformed — and not always for the better. What was once an illicit lifestyle with mom and pop growers hiding in the hills and playing cat and mouse games with prohibition enforcers is now a legal, above-board economic sector that increasingly resembles industrial agriculture, […]

Marijuana With a Mission: Brother David’s Quest to Turn the Cannabis Industry Truly Green and Good | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2019/93518/marijuana-with-a-mission-brother-davids-quest-to-turn-the-cannabis-industry-truly-green-and-good/

Iowa Lawmakers Approve Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill | Paul Armentano

DES MOINES, IA — Lawmakers in Iowa’s House and Senate have approved legislation, House File 732, to expand the state’s medical cannabis access program. The measure now awaits action from Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds. Under existing law, licensed dispensaries may only dispense plant-derived extracts possessing CBD and no more than three percent THC. House Fill 732 eliminates the THC cap. […]

Iowa Lawmakers Approve Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2019/93751/iowa-lawmakers-approve-medical-marijuana-expansion-bill/

House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee to Hear Three Cannabis Bills | NORML

WASHINGTON, DC — On April 30, the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing for multiple pieces of legislation, including the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act, the Veterans Equal Access Act and the Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act. In the last Congress, the previous iteration of the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act […]

House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee to Hear Three Cannabis Bills | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2019/93755/house-veterans-affairs-subcommittee-to-hear-three-cannabis-bills/