Criminal Justice
Brittney Griner’s Russian trial considers medicinal use of cannabis
Posted on · Griner's attorney pointed to medicinal use of marijuana during the most recent session in her trial.
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Politics
New Medical Marijuana Law Goes Into Effect, Expanding Access To Cancer Patients And Texans With PTSD
Posted on · Lawmakers also increased the allowable level of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. But not by much.
Texas
Will Governor Abbott Veto Medical Marijuana Bill?
Posted on · Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and conservative lawmakers have condemned the measure as a “slippery slope” to decriminalization.
News
When Cancer Patients Ask About Weed, Many Doctors Say Go For It
Posted on · About half of oncologists recommend medical marijuana to patients, though most feel ignorant of its proper medical use
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Former Republican House Speaker Is Advising A Marijuana Corporation
Posted on · John Boehner used to oppose all uses of marijuana but said on Wednesday that his thinking "has evolved." He said the drug should be available to, among other things, help ailing veterans
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Medical Marijuana Seen At Risk Following Move By Sessions
Posted on · When U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions green-lighted federal prosecutors to pursue violators of federal marijuana laws, not only states that legalized recreational pot are at risk of a crackdown, but so is most of the rest of America
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Texas Dispensaries Unfazed By Sessions Rescinding Directive On Legalized Marijuana
Posted on · Sessions has rescinded Obama-era directives that discouraged enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that had legalized the substance
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Cautious Texas Among Last States To OK Medical Marijuana
Posted on · Like other states, access is limited to a small pool of patients who have been diagnosed with intractable epilepsy
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Medical Marijuana Patients In Texas Worry About Shortage Of Registered Doctors
Posted on · According to the state, only seven of Texas’s estimated 400 neurologists have signed up as registered CBD oil prescribers