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Medical Program Decline

Canna Care Docs

The Decline of Medical Marijuana in Massachusetts: What It Means for Patients In recent years, Massachusetts, once a pioneer in cannabis reform, has seen its medical marijuana program gradually overshadowed by the booming recreational market. The program aimed to provide safe, legal access to cannabis for patients with chronic conditions.

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It’s Time for Medical Cannabis Patients to Step into the spotlight!

Americans for Safe Access

CANNABIS RESCHEDULING IS A VICTORY FOR PATIENTS BY PATIENTS Cannabis is being rescheduled because of its “currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.” After 50+ years of prohibition on access and research, it was the experience and research from state medical cannabis programs that made this qualification possible.

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This app-guided psychedelic treatment works when antidepressants don’t

The Cannigma

Of the people who take antidepressants, 30% won’t respond to treatment. But what other options do people suffering from depression, particularly treatment-resistant depression, have? What is ketamine treatment? Ketamine treatment for depression may be one of the biggest leaps forward in mental healthcare in decades.

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What's at Stake in the 2024 Election?

Americans for Safe Access

Today, cannabis-based therapies provide relief to over 6 million Americans registered in medical cannabis programs in 38 states, D.C., territories, often serving as a crucial alternative when conventional treatments have failed or as a safer option compared to pharmaceuticals. and four of the five U.S.

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CDC Seeks Public Comments Regarding Chronic Pain Management

NORML

CDC invites comments specifically on topics focused on using or prescribing opioid pain medications, non-opioid medications, or non-pharmacological treatments.” ” Among pain patients enrolled in medical cannabis access programs, most subjects report eventually decreasing or even eliminating their use of opiates.

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Pediatric Medical Cannabis Access in Schools

Americans for Safe Access

This means we believe that patients who medicate with cannabis should receive treatment equal to that of patients who medicate with any other drug. One of the major factors that has spurred the development of state medical cannabis programs has been first-hand experiences with patients whose lives have changed dramatically thanks to cannabis.

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Colorado: Legal Challenge Filed to Halt Imposition of Medical Cannabis Restrictions

NORML

The lawsuit, which was filed by a 19-year-old patient who uses cannabis for the treatment of severe epilepsy, argues that the proposed changes will unduly restrict medical cannabis access among patients and will discourage physicians from participating in the program.

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