Texas State Senator José Menéndez has filed a bill (Senate Bill 79) that if successful will see medical cannabis available to a far greater number of patients in the Lone Star state.Medicinal cannabis is legal in the Texas, but the Compassionate Use Program isn't all that compassionate as it...
No major surprises here - the latest Harvard-Harris poll indicates a huge majority of American voters support legal medicinal cannabis.Released late last month, the results indicate 37% of respondents believe marijuana should be legal for medical use only and 49% felt it should be legal for medical and personal...
A survey of more than 2,400 medicinal cannabis users indicates a significant percentage of patients are ditching traditional medicines in favour of products containing cannabidiol (CBD).Cannabidiol is a non-intoxicating cannabinoid extract from cannabis plant that is showing great promise in treating a range of conditions.A recent survey conducted by...
Thousands of patients in Hawaii will be celebrating after a private independent laboratory was given the green light to begin testing medical cannabis early this week.As we mentioned last month, further delays to medicines being made available in Hawaii have resulted from the state's Department of Health not having...
The New York State Department of Health has announced authorisation of five additional medical marijuana producers to help address growing demand in the state.At the beginning of August, there were 25,736 certified patients participating in the state's program, an increase of 72% since chronic pain was added to the...
An Indian Minister wants to see cannabis legally used as medicine in her country, and suggested fellow ministers look to examples set in other nations.According to a news item published by the Press Trust of India, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi proposed legalising medical cannabis at a...
Draft regulations for the cultivation and processing of industrial hemp in South Australia were released on Monday, and public feedback on the document has been invited.As in most western nations, the regulations will be quite strict.Under the rules, only persons considered to be "fit and proper" will be able...
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' plans to end protection of state cannabis programs went up in flames last week.Last month, it was revealed AG Sessions sent letters to lawmakers, urging them to end protection of legal state medical cannabis programs under the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment.His efforts were in vain as...
Medical cannabis may be legal in the Australian state of Queensland, but the lack of prescribing doctors and other factors make it anything but easily accessible to those who could benefit from it.According to a Brisbane Times report, there have been 10 applications for single-patient prescribers for medicinal...
After having reviewed its position on cannabis as a medical treatment for people with multiple sclerosis, the UK's MS Society is calling on the nation's government to legalise cannabis to treat pain and muscle spasm in MS patients, when other treatments have been unsuccessful.Around 100,000 people in the UK...
