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Yesterday, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed a bill that will allow state approved researchers to conduct clinical trials on the cannabis derivative known as cannabidiol (CBD). The bill will authorize studies on the effects of CBD on children who suffer from epilepsy.Republican Governor Fallin is not a marijuana advocate. She…

President Obama recently said, “I think carefully prescribed medical use of marijuana may in fact be appropriate and we should follow the science as opposed to ideology on this issue."In order to follow the science as opposed to ideology advocates must present facts that disprove the myths. One of the…

Yesterday, the Louisiana Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved legislation to develop rules and guidelines for the production and sale of medical marijuana.Louisiana’s Republican State Senator Fred Mills sponsored Senate Bill 143. The bill gives the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy the authority to develop the rules to regulate a tightly…

Two weeks ago, the Iowa Senate passed Senate File 484 which expands upon the number of conditions that qualifies patients for medical marijuana. The bill would allow up to four growers regulated by the state to sell marijuana through independent dispensaries.Iowa law allows patients who suffer from epilepsy access to…

On Tuesday, Texas state lawmakers listened to an emotional hearing pertaining to a bill that that would legalize cannabis oils containing cannabidiol (CBD). The bill would allow patients suffering from epilepsy access to the drug. Cannabidiol is a non-euphoric component of marijuana that is known to treat epilepsy and other…

On Monday, the New York State Department of Health announced that they are accepting applications from businesses that are interested in becoming a registered medical marijuana organization. Such an organization would be allowed to manufacture and dispense medical marijuana in New York. The state expects to register the selected businesses by…

The state of Iowa has become the center of a new medical marijuana controversy. Iowa law allows patients who suffer from epilepsy access to medical marijuana extracts. The law, however, is written in such a way that the patients who actually qualify for medical marijuana have no way to receive…

On Thursday, the Illinois House of Representatives approved legislations that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The effect of this law would be that, if you were caught with a small amount of marijuana, you would receive a fine instead of being arrested.If you were caught with…

On Wednesday, the Medical Marijuana Program Board of Physicians in Connecticut recommended adding Lou Gehrig's disease and ulcerative colitis to the existing list of medical conditions that make a patient eligible to use medical marijuana.The board voted 3-1 to add ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and ulcerative colitis to the existing…

On Tuesday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said that if he is elected president he will crack down on states that no longer prohibit marijuana. When asked if he would enforce federal drug laws in states that have legalized and regulated cannabis, Christie said that he would crack down and…