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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

NORML

So, it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that Virginia didn’t launch a medical marijuana program until 2015, nearly two decades after California. Furthermore, Virginia’s consumption/product regulations are smoke-free. Not much happened between 1979 and 2015, aside from preventing the repeal of the wonky 1979 law.

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6 Myths About CBD Products You Should Debunk

Cannabis Law Report

Once taking the name of marijuana was considered a sin, and its consumption was a crime. The users of CBD products claim to have seen improvement in different medical conditions, including depression, chronic pain, insomnia, epilepsy, anxiety, etc., after its consumption. However, the dynamics of CBD are different.

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How medical marijuana could help you find the ‘new you’ in the New Year

Canna Care Docs

Medical marijuana is the use of the marijuana plant or its chemicals to treat various diseases or conditions. What conditions is medical marijuana helpful for? While research is ongoing, existing studies and anecdotal evidence show that medical cannabis is useful for a variety of conditions, both physical and psychiatric.

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Medicinal properties of CBD

Alchimia

A study published in February 2015 in the Pharmacology & Pharmacy journal showed that a CBD-rich extract from cannabis plants is much more efficient than CBD used in its pure form , mainly due the presence of other cannabinoids, terpenes and other molecules that greatly increase the dosage/efficiency ratio of CBD.

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NC Senate Committee Votes to Advance Medical Cannabis Legalization Bill

Veriheal

Contrastingly, in March 2015, a group of Republican military veterans was left feeling disappointed after lawmakers rejected their attempt to legalize medical cannabis. A yet-to-be-established 13-member Compassionate Use Advisory Board would be tasked with adding new qualifying conditions.

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Hawaii Legalizes Edibles: What You Need to Know

Veriheal

The bill set out the qualifying conditions as well as regulations relating to possession, cultivation, and dispensaries. Despite such an early move to allow medical cannabis consumption, the act did not account for or allow for cannabis in the legal market as well as for it to be sold in dispensaries. .

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Euro & UK Roundup: Czech Republic, Ireland, San Marino, UK

Cannabis Law Report

Legislation passed last July allows a Consultant doctor to prescribe medicinal cannabis, but it is restricted to just three conditions. 24 people in Ireland are now being prescribed medicinal cannabis, but it only includes those suffering from multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and post chemotherapy sickness. San Marino.