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  1. Ron Strider

    Puerto Rico Betting On Medical Marijuana

    Jesus Aponte pushes a door open to reveal hundreds of aromatic, spiky green plants, a crop that Puerto Rico hopes will help it ease a grinding economic crisis by generating millions in revenue and tens of thousands of jobs. Aponte, a 29-year-old biologist and chemical engineer, had been...
  2. Ron Strider

    FL: Medical Marijuana's Legal, But Schools Fear Crackdown If Students Use It

    School districts are in a quandary over students who use medical marijuana, with some fearing that any help they offer could land them in jail. Voters in November agreed to legalize pot for medical purposes but it's also a popular recreational drug considered illegal by the federal...
  3. Ron Strider

    FL: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Close To Opening In Bradenton

    The first medical marijuana dispensary between St. Petersburg and Miami is expected to open in Bradenton next month, another sign that the industry is starting to take root in Southwest Florida, nine months after voters legalized marijuana as a treatment for various ailments. Trulieve...
  4. Ron Strider

    CA: Marijuana Legalization Might Not End Black Market

    The topic of medical marijuana access was a discussion item during a recent Vista City Council meeting. City Council directed city staff to research medical marijuana delivery as well as a “limited number” of medical marijuana dispensaries within city limits. As part of this, Assistant City...
  5. Ron Strider

    IN: Lucas Plans To File Marijuana Bill

    A local legislator known for tackling controversial issues, including gun control, has found another one he wants to tackle. District 69 State Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, said he plans to file a bill to make the use of medical marijuana legal in Indiana. "I am going to force the issue on...
  6. Ron Strider

    OH: Medical Marijuana Licenses Won't Be Issued Until November, Stalling First Crop

    Thanks to relatively new medical marijuana laws, Ohio plans to issue 24 cultivator licenses across the state (half for small growers and half for larger ones). So far the Ohio Department of Commerce has received 185 applications for licenses, but they likely won't distribute them until November...
  7. Ron Strider

    MI: Foster Speaks About Medical Marijuana

    Changes adopted last year by the Michigan legislature to the state's 2008 Medical Marijuana law were detailed at Thursday's meeting of the Coldwater Township Sunrise Rotary Club. Branch County Sheriff's Department Deputy Steve Foster said amendments to the law have created major headaches for...
  8. Ron Strider

    Utah Approves Signature-Gathering For 2018 Medical Marijuana Initiative

    Medical marijuana supporters in Utah received a go-ahead from state election officials Thursday to start gathering signatures needed to qualify the measure for the November 2018 ballot. Utah Patients Coalition officials said they will begin collecting signatures next week – with a stated goal...
  9. Ron Strider

    No Applications To Grow, Dispense Arkansas Medical Marijuana

    Demand for permission to use, grow and sell medical marijuana in Arkansas is low as the state reaches the halfway point for the application period. Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration spokesman Scott Hardin told The Associated Press that the agency had received no applications...
  10. Ron Strider

    What Happened To Illinois' Medical Cannabis Advisory Board

    Last spring, three advocates for the state's medical marijuana program received a call from Democratic State Representative Lou Lang, the architect of Illinois's medical cannabis pilot program. Lang told the group, which included Leslie Mendoza Temple, Jim Champion, and Michael Fine–all...
  11. Ron Strider

    FL: Medical Marijuana Rules Coming Soon To Manatee County

    With Manatee County’s temporary moratorium on medical marijuana dispensing facilities set to expire next month, county staff presented how such facilities will be treated in county codes. During Thursday’s Manatee County Planning Commission meeting, county staff presented a proposed Land...
  12. Ron Strider

    Marijuana Could Be The Answer To The NFL's Pain Management Woes

    Last month, it was reported that the National Football League reached out to the National Football League Players Association to scientifically explore the use of medical cannabis as a pain management tool for its players. Not only should this work help the NFL players, but their participation...
  13. Ron Strider

    Second Arkansas Medical Marijuana Industry Group Formed

    A new pro-medical marijuana association has been formed that includes as board members a former Arkansas attorney general and the author of the amendment that brought medical marijuana to the state. It is the second association claiming to represent the state’s upstart medical marijuana...
  14. Ron Strider

    Medical Marijuana: Lozenges, Lotions Coming To New York

    New York will allow ointments, lozenges and chewable tablets as part of its medical marijuana program while the state's training program for doctors will be cut in half, the Department of Health announced Thursday. Health regulators on Thursday proposed a new set of regulations that would...
  15. Ron Strider

    Arkansas Medical Marijuana Industry Group Forms

    Former Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and the chairman of Arkansas' medical board are overseeing a new industry group representing people and corporations doing business under the new amendment legalizing medical marijuana. McDaniel and Medical Board Chairman Dr. Steven Cathey are among the...
  16. Ron Strider

    IA: Medical Marijuana Law Remains Confusing

    An expanded version of Iowa's medical cannabis law received the signature of then-Gov. Terry Branstad three months ago, but legal questions and implementation issues could delay its enactment. At least 50 potential cannabis business operators have contacted the Iowa Department of Public...
  17. Ron Strider

    How Medical Cannabis Might Be A Silver Bullet For Neuropathy

    Neuropathy is a generalized term which signifies exhibited symptoms of nerve damage in human beings–neuropathic pain is one of these symptoms. Neuropathy pain arises from a wide variety of sources that all stem from nerve injury, including: "diabetes mellitus...infections, alcoholism, traumatic...
  18. Ron Strider

    MN: Court - Medical Marijuana Transport Case Can Advance

    Minnesota court has determined that a case involving the transport of medical marijuana products over state lines to Fulton County-based Vireo Health of New York may move forward to trial. A judge's Aug. 2 order makes it clear, however, that although there is enough evidence to try the...
  19. Ron Strider

    Australia: Medical Cannabis Licence Granted To WA Company AusCann

    Australian drug regulators have granted what is believed to be the first license to manufacture and supply medical cannabis in WA. AusCann, whose chairman is former WA Federal Liberal MP Mal Washer, has been granted a manufacturing license by the Office of Drug Control, paving the way for it...
  20. Ron Strider

    CA: Fillmore Says No To All Types Of Marijuana Businesses

    The Fillmore City Council voted Tuesday night to reaffirm its ban on marijuana businesses, disrupting the plans of a medical marijuana collective that had hoped to build an indoor farm in the city. Coast To Coast Collective, a medical marijuana dispensary in Canoga Park, is in escrow on a...
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