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Issues are the availability of marijuana oil, approval from the FDA and the cost of studies that preliminary estimates say could be $10,000 per participant.
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Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of April 16, 2014:
Lawmakers approved legislation authorizing the physician-supervised use of varieties of cannabis high in the non-psychotropic cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD).
To gain access to medical marijuana for her 4-year-old son who suffers up to 10 seizures a day because of epilepsy, Gail Rand is at the heart of the debate
Ladybud raises concerns about how the marketing of Hemp-Derived CBD is being conducted with many pertinent questions hotly debated and largely unanswered.
The Mississippi General Assembly passed HB 1231, legalizing certain, very limited medical marijuana extracts for patients suffering from seizure disorders.
A battle is underway in Minnesota, where Gov. Mark Dayton is standing in the way of an otherwise widely supported medical marijuana bill because he does not want to upset his friends in law enforcement.
The Missouri Senate is considering legislation to legalize marijuana use by patients diagnosed by a physician with a debilitating medical condition.
“Charlotte’s Web” is named for Charlotte Figi who has severe epilepsy; she found relief by ingesting the plant’s oil. It is low in THC but rich in CBD.
A bill for marijuana oil trials in Kentucky to help children who suffer uncontrollable seizures received its final legislative approval.
At a press conference, Medical marijuana patients slammed Gov. Mark Dayton for stalling on a bill currently being considered in the Minnesota legislature.
The parents of severely epileptic children who lobbied for the bill, testified to how transformative medical marijuana treatment can be for kids.
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of March 26, 2014.
Parents of Utah children with severe epilepsy are cheering a new state law that allows them to obtain a marijuana extract they say helps with seizures.
Zander Welton, a 5-year-old Arizonan boy with severe seizures may use medical marijuana extracts, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Friday.
Gov. Mark Dayton said he would ask for $2.2 million for research into its possible benefits. Mayo Clinic would head the study, and focus on cannabidiol.
