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  1. Jacob Redmond

    North Dakota: Medical Marijuana Petitions To Begin Circulation

    ackers of a proposed medical marijuana ballot measure can begin gathering signatures Monday following approval of petition language by the North Dakota Secretary of State. Secretary of State Al Jaeger informed the media by email late Monday afternoon that the petition language had been...
  2. Jacob Redmond

    New Mexico: Medical Marijuana Patient Caught In A 'Catch-420'

    The Border Patrol forces a medical marijuana patient to break a law every time he passes a checkpoint, the man claims in Federal Court. The only choice he has, Raymundo Marrufo says, is whether to violate a state law or a federal one. Marrufo suffers from PTSD and has been prescribed...
  3. Jacob Redmond

    Massachusetts: City Pushes Back Medical Marijuana Application Deadline

    The city of Springfield still hasn't received any applications to develop a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center. The office of procurement has now pushed the Phase 1 application deadline back from tomorrow (Wednesday) to December 16th, due to some questions about the Request for Proposal. Phase...
  4. Jacob Redmond

    Massachusetts: City Pushes Back Medical Marijuana Application Deadline

    The city of Springfield still hasn't received any applications to develop a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center. The office of procurement has now pushed the Phase 1 application deadline back from tomorrow (Wednesday) to December 16th, due to some questions about the Request for Proposal. Phase...
  5. Jacob Redmond

    Will Medical Marijuana Ever Be Covered By Medicare?

    There are certainly no shortage of issues as we head into the 2016 elections, some of which include terrorism/national security, U.S. economic growth, prescription drug inflation, and of course marijuana. Over the past two decades we've seen a rapid shift in the way the American public views...
  6. Jacob Redmond

    Will Medical Marijuana Ever Be Covered By Medicare?

    There are certainly no shortage of issues as we head into the 2016 elections, some of which include terrorism/national security, U.S. economic growth, prescription drug inflation, and of course marijuana. Over the past two decades we've seen a rapid shift in the way the American public views...
  7. Jacob Redmond

    What's Up With CBD-Only Medical Marijuana Laws?

    Cannabidiol, or CBD, is one of more than 60 molecular compounds, or cannabinoids, found in cannabis. CBD and THC are the two cannabinoids typically found in the highest concentrations in marijuana, and they're the two most recognized and studied cannabinoids. CBD is non-psychoactive, unlike...
  8. Jacob Redmond

    What's Up With CBD-Only Medical Marijuana Laws?

    Cannabidiol, or CBD, is one of more than 60 molecular compounds, or cannabinoids, found in cannabis. CBD and THC are the two cannabinoids typically found in the highest concentrations in marijuana, and they're the two most recognized and studied cannabinoids. CBD is non-psychoactive, unlike...
  9. Jacob Redmond

    Australia Company Joins U.S. Medical Marijuana Rush

    A Perth-based company that hopes to join the growing medical marijuana market in the US plans to list on the Australian stock exchange next year. RxMM Health was formed this month by Boston Securities Group on behalf of an American and Australian consortium, and initially aims to supply the...
  10. Jacob Redmond

    Connecticut: One Year Later, Patients Swear By Medical Marijuana

    First, it was testicular cancer. Then tumors were found in his lungs. And when those had finally shrunk — thanks to an aggressive chemotherapy and radiation — Brian Tomasulo learned that the cancer had spread to his brain. After collapsing at work one day in May 2014, the Newtown resident was...
  11. Jacob Redmond

    Connecticut: One Year Later, Patients Swear By Medical Marijuana

    First, it was testicular cancer. Then tumors were found in his lungs. And when those had finally shrunk — thanks to an aggressive chemotherapy and radiation — Brian Tomasulo learned that the cancer had spread to his brain. After collapsing at work one day in May 2014, the Newtown resident was...
  12. Jacob Redmond

    Interest High In Maryland's Medical Marijuana

    Interest in Maryland's medical marijuana program is higher than anyone expected. The state has received more than 1,000 applications for licenses. The first stage in approving a license is set for January, but there are so many applications the process may be delayed. "The thing that works...
  13. Jacob Redmond

    Interest High In Maryland's Medical Marijuana

    Interest in Maryland's medical marijuana program is higher than anyone expected. The state has received more than 1,000 applications for licenses. The first stage in approving a license is set for January, but there are so many applications the process may be delayed. "The thing that works...
  14. Jacob Redmond

    Florida: Insiders Win While Patients Lose On Medical Marijuana

    There is a verb from the Psychedelic '60s that describes a particular kind of selfish act: bogart. Floridians can slightly adapt the derisive term to describe the behavior of agribusinesses and politicians who are rigging the state's medical marijuana law for the benefit of a few influential...
  15. Jacob Redmond

    Florida: Insiders Win While Patients Lose On Medical Marijuana

    There is a verb from the Psychedelic '60s that describes a particular kind of selfish act: bogart. Floridians can slightly adapt the derisive term to describe the behavior of agribusinesses and politicians who are rigging the state's medical marijuana law for the benefit of a few influential...
  16. Jacob Redmond

    Illinois: College Offering Medical Marijuana In The Workplace Class

    Employers who are feeling overwhelmed by what to do now that medical marijuana is legally operating in Illinois have a place to turn. Heartland Community College is offering a class to help employers work medical marijuana into their company's drug policy. The class Dec. 8 is designed to help...
  17. Jacob Redmond

    Illinois: College Offering Medical Marijuana In The Workplace Class

    Employers who are feeling overwhelmed by what to do now that medical marijuana is legally operating in Illinois have a place to turn. Heartland Community College is offering a class to help employers work medical marijuana into their company's drug policy. The class Dec. 8 is designed to help...
  18. Jacob Redmond

    Canada: Cannabis Clinic Provides Support For Patients And Doctors

    A new Halifax clinic is helping patients and their doctors navigate the sometimes complicated medical and legal grounds for cannabis-based treatments. "The thing is most GPs and specialists aren't very comfortable writing prescriptions for cannabis. We will actually take that over," said Dr...
  19. Jacob Redmond

    Canada: Cannabis Clinic Provides Support For Patients And Doctors

    A new Halifax clinic is helping patients and their doctors navigate the sometimes complicated medical and legal grounds for cannabis-based treatments. "The thing is most GPs and specialists aren't very comfortable writing prescriptions for cannabis. We will actually take that over," said Dr...
  20. Jacob Redmond

    Parent Of N.Y. Medical Marijuana Company Seeks To Make FDA-Approved Drugs

    The parent of a new Fulton County business has its sights set on being the first state-licensed medical marijuana company to develop medicines approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA approval could make medical cannabis eligible for prescription drug coverage. The drug is not...
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