A new study found that prescriptions for painkillers have declined in states where medical marijuana is legal. The number of painkiller-related ...
July, 2016
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18 July
New Hawaii Bill Lets Nurses Certify Medical Marijuana Patients
A shortage of doctors in Hawaii interested in providing medical marijuana recommendations has prompted the signage of a bill allowing nurses ...
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17 July
Colorado to Vote on Opening Marijuana Clubs
In November, voters in Denver will have two marijuana measures to vote for to allow marijuana use within designated locations. One ...
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15 July
DEA Blows Off Self-Imposed Marijuana Rescheduling Deadline
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was supposed to make a decision on whether to reschedule marijuana within the first half of ...
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13 July
Democratic Party Wants a ‘Pathway’ to Marijuana Legalization
The Democratic Party is supporting the downgrading of marijuana in the Controlled Substances Act. The party endorsed the “reasonable pathway to ...
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12 July
Nevada Marijuana Sales Predicted to Reach $630M by 2020
If Nevada residents vote to approve recreational marijuana in November, the state could rake in $630 million in marijuana sales by ...
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12 July
Marijuana Sales in Washington State Surpass $1 Billion
Recreational marijuana was legalized in Washington in 2014. Since then, sales have exceeded $1 billion, and the state has received more ...
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11 July
Study Finds Seniors Are Replacing Pills with Medical Marijuana
A new study published in Health Affairs, a leading journal of health policy, discovered a decline in the number of some ...
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11 July
Colorado Is Hiring Researchers to Study Marijuana
The Colorado Health Department has set $2.4 million aside to use for marijuana-related research. The department is hiring researchers to help study ...
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8 July
MN Medical Marijuana Program Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary
The Minnesota medical marijuana program is celebrating its 1-year anniversary with the opening of new dispensaries. Over the last year the ...