Marijuana warnings and endorsements: Where medical communities stand
Here’s what some of the leading medical communities in the country have had to say about medical marijuana.
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Michigan closer to listing autism as a qualifying condition for children
If Michigan approves autism as a qualifying condition for children to use medical marijuana, it will become the first to allow it for the range of disorders.
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Clinical trials for cannabis: Doctors weigh in on Epidiolex
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized 450 children to participate in clinical trials involving Epidiolex, a marijuana-derived oil treatment that is high in cannabidiol, the non-psychoactive component of marijuana.
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Connecticut treats medical marijuana system like pharmaceuticals
Connecticut, the first state to require pharmacists to oversee medical marijuana dispensaries, has set up a strict system that supporters say confines cannabis to only the patients who need it most.
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Nevada’s first medical marijuana dispensary opens
Nevada’s first dispensary was packed right from the moment it opened at 10 a.m. Friday. The line went out the door.
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Mesa child first to openly use cannabis oil at Camp Candlelight
Eleven-year old Mercedes Gonzales of Mesa, Arizona, became the first child to openly use cannabis oil as treatment for her seizures while attending an Arizona summer camp.
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Pennsylvania parents call for compassionate cannabis use
The media has nicknamed the core group of about 15 Pennsylvania mothers the “Mama Bears” for their fierce devotion to alleviating their children’s severe and intractable diseases.
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Las Vegas doctors promise ‘one-stop’ shops for medical marijuana
Local medical practices in Las Vegas have aimed their marketing efforts at people who hope to get medical marijuana cards, which allow them to grow and possess weed in Nevada.
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Preview: Oregon man suffering seizures finds hope
News21’s Kathryn Boyd-Batstone and Nick Swyter traveled to Oregon to report on the changing cannabis scene there. They interviewed people whose lives have been impacted by marijuana.
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Nevada businesses question role of medical marijuana on job
Nevada law requires employers to make “reasonable accommodations” for card-carrying employees – as long as those accommodations don’t interfere with performance and job responsibility or present an “undue hardship” to the employer.
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