Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill Monday legalizing the limited use of marijuana extracts for severe forms of epilepsy. The law allows the use of cannabis oils that are high in CBD, or cannabidiol, a non-euphoric compound found in the marijuana plant, and low in THC — the main psychoactive ingredient found in … Texas Legalizes Medical Marijuana Oils For Epilepsy
The Aka pygmies of Africa’s Congo basin are known to smoke a lot of pot, and a new study suggests there may be a big benefit to all that toking, at least for the men: those who smoked the most marijuana were significantly less likely to be heavily infected with parasitic worms. Taste for drugs. … New Look At Pot-Smoking Pygmies Suggests Marijuana Helps Deter Parasites
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee voted 18-12 Thursday to approve an amendment that would allow Department of Veterans Affairs physicians to recommend medical marijuana to veterans. Republican Sen. Steve Daines and Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley forwarded the amendment for inclusion in the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Specifically, if passed by … Senate Says Yes To Medical Marijuana For Veterans
Henderson is set to approve two more medical marijuana dispensaries this month, one of which nixed its first potential site after neighborhood opposition. The City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday to approve a new location for Jenny’s Dispensary, which scrapped its original plan in February. The state approved the new site in late April. … 2 Henderson marijuana dispensaries seek approval
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) – It was the perfect 420 event. The owners of one of Clark County’s first medical marijuana dispensaries on Monday celebrated the remodeling of the building which will house their business. The celebration for Sahara Wellness, appropriately located at 420 Sahara Avenue, got underway at 4:20 p.m. The women who co-own the … Soon-to-open Vegas dispensary celebrated on 420
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. – A 3-year-old girl who has epileptic seizures has made a dramatic improvement since moving to Colorado to be treated with medical marijuana, her parents say. Addyson Benton was diagnosed with Intractable Myoclonic Epilepsy when she was 9 months old. “Her first EEG’s showed that she was seizing over 1,000 times a … Epileptic girl, Colorado, dramatically improved due to medical marijuana
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Before buying cannabis at South Jersey’s only medical-marijuana dispensary, patients must circle one of six animated faces that stare out from a clipboard. The row of smiling, wincing, frowning, and sobbing cartoon faces is being used to rank the degree of pain that patients experience due to cancer, multiple sclerosis, … Medical marijuana seen to have dramatic effect on symptom relief
