California lawmakers quietly passed Friday the state’s most significant medical-marijuana legislation in almost two decades, but some leaders in the space worry that the law’s good intentions could get lost in the weeds. Paving the way for what supporters say is a much-needed regulatory framework for the state’s multibillion-dollar medical-cannabis industry, the California Senate and […]
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California Lawmakers Regulate Medical Cannabis – Historic Deal Announced
With the threat of a 2016 adult-use legalization initiative looming, California lawmakers announced a historic deal to regulate the world’s oldest and largest commercial medical marijuana economy. “This is huge,” said Nate Bradley, at the California Cannabis Industry Association. “We are very excited the state legislature made it a priority.” Read more »
An 8-Year-Old Girl Just Became Mexico’s First Medical Marijuana Patient
An eight-year-old girl nicknamed “Grace” is the first Mexican citizen allowed to use a cannabis-derived product for medical purposes, overcoming the country’s generally stiff official view on drugs. But Mexico’s government appeared to scramble to emphasize that the Tuesday decision to permit a cannabinoid to treat 8-year-old Graciela Elizalde did not mean that marijuana or […]
Hospitals gear up for medical cannabis
WILLMAR — Local hospitals are wrestling with one of the murkier aspects of Minnesota’s new medical cannabis law: how to appropriately handle the drug when it’s used by hospitalized patients. An amendment to the law, approved this year, provided some clarity by allowing health care facilities to dispense and manage the drug for patients who […]