Medical Marijuana Legalization

Spain Unveils Framework For Prescribing Cannabis-Based Medications Spain’s Ministry of Health revealed this week a draft royal decree for public consultation, outlining the suggested regulations for prescribing cannabis-based medications, reported Business of Cannabis. The news comes after...

A former Republican member of the Nebraska State Senate initiated a lawsuit on Thursday aimed at preventing the Secretary of State Bob Evnen from certifying two petitions, backed by Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana, that seek to legalize medical cannabis in the upcoming November election, reported...

Efforts by Alabama medical cannabis patients and advocates who called for an expedited process to overcome bureaucratic challenges hindering the program's rollout seem to be paying off. Implementation of Alabama's medical marijuana program, legalized in 2021, was postponed due to ongoing legal...

The Ukranian law allowing the distribution of cannabis plants for medical, industrial and scientific purposes is in effect as of Friday. The news comes some six months after Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signed a bill that legalizes medical cannabis into law. The Ukrainian Parliament...

Does consuming cannabis make you a better parent? It can, say researchers. A recently published study that looked into the question concluded that medical marijuana can increase parenting time by improving parents’ health as long as they don’t over do it. "Marijuana can provide medical...

Direct payments from opioid manufacturers to physicians have significantly decreased following the legalization of medical cannabis, according to a new study from the University of Florida, University of Southern California and Purdue University. The study suggested that the trend is a result...

Two measures seeking to strike down South Dakota's 'pop-up clinics' for medicinal cannabis were killed this week by members of the state Senate committee, reported mykxlg. Even though both GOP-led HB 1172 and 1129 made their way through the House of Representatives earlier this month,...

A new study published by Cancer Medicine explored the association between cannabis use and the risk of urological cancers. Researchers analyzed the cannabis use of 151,945 individuals with information on cannabis use in the UK Biobank from 2006 to 2010. Related to the study’s method, ...

Alabama looks to join the growing list of states legalizing medical marijuana. The Yellowhammer State’s Senate committee on Wednesday said yes to a medical marijuana legalization bill, moving it to the full floor for review, reports Marijuana Moment. The bill, presented last week by...

Kansas Governor Pushes For Medical Marijuana Legalization Kansas Governor, Laura Kelly says the state is ready for medical marijuana legalization. What’s more, Kelly argues that the revenue and taxation from medical cannabis sales could be used to support Medicaid expansion (h/t The Kansas...

South Dakota Gov. Urges Against Marijuana Legalization As Election Day nears on Nov. 3, and five states consider some form of cannabis legalization, South Dakota governor Kristi Noem is advocating against marijuana. In a recently released No Way On Amendment A committee's video ad,...