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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…

Joe Rogan said it best: The only reason why marijuana is illegal is because of economics. If marijuana was legal, it would cost pharmaceutical and alcohol companies billions of dollars every year.  The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is funded by alcohol companies. Alcohol is a sanctioned drug!Marijuana has the ability…

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…

During the last month, the medical marijuana debate has heated up in Nebraska following legislation introduced by state Senators Sue Crawford and Tommy Garrett.Senator Crawford’s bill would establish a medical cannabidiol pilot study with the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The pilot program would give patients who suffer from severe…

Kansas is currently at the epicenter of a new controversy in the cannabis industry. It appears that freedom of speech does not apply to cannabis. This controversy arose after an 11-year-old disagreed with what he was told during a school sponsored drug education class.On March 24, Shona Banda‘s son was…

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, is one of the most credible and respected doctors in the world. He is a world renowned neurosurgeon and was the top candidate for Surgeon General. Dr. Gupta asked to have his name removed from consideration because he needs to focus on a…

On Sunday, CNN will air a television special, called “Weed 3,” which will feature President Barack Obama and CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta.During the program, President Obama will announce his full support for medical marijuana and he will advocate for alternative models of drug abuse treatment which do…

GW Pharmaceutical (GWPH: NASDAQ) has quietly outperformed most of its fellow NASDAQ companies during 2015 and Technical420 has been recommending them the whole time. GWPH is up over 15% today and over 63% this year. GWPH is a pharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments derived from cannabis. The company has…

During the 2014 midterm elections, Oregon voters approved legislation that legalized recreational marijuana. There has been a mixed reaction from lawmakers and county authorities on this legislation, which has resulted in a delay of its implementation.Republican Senate Minority Leader Ted Ferrioli recently submitted a proposal that would speed up the…

In their April 2015 publication, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) reported that marijuana can kill certain cancer cells. The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a government funded research institution and their April 2015 publication was revised to say the following:“Recent animal studies have shown that marijuana can…