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Analysis: Marijuana Legalization Associated with Greater Levels of Physical Activity

NORML

“The results of this study indicate that legal medical cannabis promotes greater physical activity in those experiencing chronic medical conditions and legal recreational cannabis promotes (even more so) greater physical activity in those not experiencing chronic medical conditions.”

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Louisiana: Senate Passes Amended Bill Permitting Doctors to Recommend Medical Cannabis for ?Any Condition?

NORML

Members voted 28 to 6 in favor of an amended version of House Bill 819, which expands the discretion of physicians so that they can recommend cannabis therapy for “any condition” that he or she “considers debilitating to an individual patient and is qualified through his [or her] medical education and training to treat.”

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Study: Cannabis Use in Older Patients Associated with Improved Quality of Life, Lower Demand for Prescription Drugs

NORML

"The results of this study indicate that cannabis may be a relatively safe and effective treatment for chronic pain, sleep disturbances, and other conditions associated with aging, leading to subsequent reductions in prescription drug use and healthcare costs, as well as significant improvements in quality of life.

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CBD, THC & CBG for Skin Conditions

Project CBD

Cannabinoid compounds show promise in treating skin diseases, both as topical applications and as systemic medication.

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"Legacy" Medical Cannabis Conditions

Project CBD

New studies on cannabinoids for glaucoma, nausea, and insomnia.

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MCAB recommends fourth condition, agrees more education needed

Illinois News Joint

MCAB members voted to recommend Uterine Fibroid and Painful Uterine Fibroid but did not recommend Generalized Anxiety as a qualifying debilitating condition. After back-and-forth discussion, board members first voted 7-0 to approve Uterine Fibroid as a qualifying debilitating condition. Subieta Benito abstained from the vote.

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IDPH approves four new conditions for medical cannabis treatment

Illinois News Joint

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), after confirming votes from the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board (MCAB), officially added four new conditions to the list of qualifying debilitating condition for Illinois patients in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program.