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Interview With FN's Lisa Pittman Featured In Dallas News

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She came to the industry not from the recreational side, but as a mother seeking treatment for her child with epilepsy. In 2014, I was reading the Senate Bill 339 [Texas’ Compassionate Use Act enacted in 2015] testimony of mothers of children with epilepsy. This law was passed in 2015.

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Medicinal properties of CBD

Alchimia

Indeed, CBD does not cause any effect on the user, no paranoia, euphoria or intoxication, which are usually associated with THC and the recreational use of marijuana. That could explain why kids using CBD to treat epilepsy may experience some of the side effects of THC, like sleepiness. CBD acts on several receptors of the human body.

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What Would Happen if Texas Legalized Cannabis?

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New Jersey, Montana, and Arizona all legalized recreational cannabis, establishing age restrictions for its use and guidelines around who can grow it and how much. And in a first in the United States, South Dakota voters chose to legalize BOTH medical and recreational cannabis with the same vote.

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Serbian Patients Face Jail as Medical Marijuana Legalisation Stalls. so far 20 have gone to jail

Cannabis Law Report

Fifty-nine-year old Dragoljub Mrdjic has suffered from epilepsy for most of his life. Few medicines have helped him, but his condition drastically improved after he started treating himself with cannabis oil in 2001. “I I tried standard medicine, but there wasn’t much of a result.

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Cannabis laws in Texas

The Cannigma

Medical: Very limited Recreational: Illegal Reciprocity: No. Texas is the largest state in the US without legal recreational cannabis or a large-scale medical cannabis program. Texas is the largest state in the US without legal recreational cannabis or a large-scale medical cannabis program. Shutterstock). Qualifying Conditions.

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Cannabis laws in Puerto Rico

The Cannigma

Medical: Yes Recreational: No Reciprocity : Yes. Recreational cannabis is not legal in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico but the island legalized medical cannabis in 2015. In 2015, the Governor of PR signed an executive order that advised judges not to issue jail sentences to people caught with six grams of cannabis or less.

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Cannabis laws in Georgia

The Cannigma

Medical: Yes, limited Recreational: illegal Reciprocity: No. The program was legalized in 2015 and patients with qualifying conditions can get a prescription for up to 20oz of low THC oil, capsules, patches, or lotion. In 2015, Georgia legalized possession of up 20 fl. Georgia’s medical cannabis program.

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