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Vermont’s Cannabis Board Rejects Proposed 15% THC Cap on Cannabis

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Medical cannabis was legalized 14 years prior in 2004. However, qualifying patients were forced to wait until 2013 to access the state’s licensed dispensaries for their medicine. For the time being, only registered medical cannabis patients can access legal cannabis. The law evolved to become what is now known as Act 86.

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Is weed legal in Greece?

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A survey carried out in 2004 found that 8.6% Would-be medical cannabis patients can gain access if they receive a prescription from a presiding physician. Despite being legalized for medical use, patients are unable to access their medicine due to bureaucratic hurdles and lack of a transparent access (Shutterstock).

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Former member of the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse (NACDA) and National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Joins Ehave, Inc; Ehave Appoints Psychopharmacologist, Board-Certified Psychiatrist, And Licensed Physician, Bankole Johnson To Its Medical Advisory Board

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In 2004 Dr. Johnson was inducted into the Texas Hall of Fame for Science, Mathematics and Technology. He served on the National Advisory Council for NIH/NIDA from 2004 – 2007 and was a member of the Medications Development Subcommittee of NIDA’s Advisory Council on Drug Abuse during the same period.

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High Potency Cannabis Strikes Again as Heavy Users Experience Scromiting

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She stated that cannabis was too easy to access and that there are many who “wanted to profit off of these younger kids”. . Cannabis has been consumed for thousands of years for many reasons but it was only until 2004 that the first report of CHS was filed. High Potency Products are a Recent Invention.

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Legendary Cannabis Advocate Eddy Lepp Passes Away 1952-2021

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Lepp was one of the industry’s greatest advocates, leaving his mark as one of many who suffered in prison as a result of trying to cultivate medical cannabis and help patients get access. At the time, it was considered to be one of the largest cannabis operations of its time, serving up to 1,000 medical cannabis patients.

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These Celebrities Use Their Influence to Expand the Cannabis Market

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Melissa Etheridge was diagnosed with cancer in 2004 and explained that cannabis “opened my mind to a new way of thinking about my body, my health, and the future”. Stewarts cannabis brand has her namesake and is the result of a partnership with Canada’s Canopy Growth , according to CNBC. Melissa Etheridge.

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That Was Quick! Former Mississippi governor seeks to open medical marijuana testing facility

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Musgrove is a Democrat who was governor from 2000 to 2004 after serving one term as lieutenant governor. They said they plan to open in Holly Springs because they have access to a facility that already has been doing toxicology testing. Essentially the same equipment is used for medical marijuana testing,” Whitwell said.