Sentences with phrase «for medical cannabis»

Under the lease plan, Realtors can sponsor the Grobo and provide it for free to clients with prescriptions for medical cannabis.

For Matthew LiPani, the fight for medical cannabis is personal.

There are commercial auto coverages specifically for medical cannabis businesses.

The Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Pilot Program, which became effective in 2013, allows individuals who are diagnosed with certain debilitating conditions or terminal illnesses to apply for a medical cannabis registry identification card.

This punishment for medical cannabis use includes the following penalties, even for a first offense:

On three separate occasions in May and June of 2014, Wayne requested consideration for coverage from the Trustees for his medical cannabis expenses.

Put succinctly, the Board was required to determine whether the Plan's exclusion of coverage for medical cannabis coupled with the Trustees» refusal to exercise their discretion to extend coverage to medical cannabis amounted to violation of the Act.

When Prop 215 passed in 1997 allowing for medical cannabis in California, the legislation only listed physicians (MD or DO) as qualified to recommend cannabis for their patients.

10/24/2007 Smoked Cannabis Proven Effective in Treating Neuropathic Pain Smoked cannabis eased pain induced in healthy volunteers, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Center for Medical Cannabis Research (CMCR.)

Statements below from representatives of Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access and the Marijuana Policy Project A bipartisan bill that would add post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a qualifying condition for New York's medical marijuana program passed the Senate Health Committee 15 - 1 on Tuesday.

Today, the family says Charlotte has fewer than three seizures per month, and Charlotte's mother continues to be an advocate for medical cannabis.

Together unit Globus Pharma is setting up 25 acres of greenhouses outside of Israel for medical cannabis.

The Mettrum discovery was made recently, when a random screening of the company's products by Health Canada turned up the unauthorized use of pyrethrin, a pesticide derived from the chrysanthemum plant that is also not approved for medical cannabis.

Not exact matches

Both Canada and Mexico will take the lead in producing medical marijuana for use in the U.S., Fox told those gathered at this month's National Cannabis Industry Association convention in Oakland, Calif..

Medical marijuana patients are bracing for an uphill battle in their bid to convince the federal government to exempt medicinal cannabis from excise taxes.

Recent polls suggested roughly 60 % support for the ballot to legalize recreational cannabis in California, which legalized medical marijuana two decades ago and already sees an estimated $ 2.7 billion from legal medical pot sales.

The bill forbids local authorities from working with federal agents, including using «agency money, facilities, property, equipment, or personnel to assist a federal agency to investigate, detain, detect, report, or arrest a person for commercial or noncommercial marijuana or medical cannabis activity that is authorized by law in the State of California.»

While cannabis for recreational or medical use is legal in several states, such as California and Colorado, it is classified as an illegal schedule 1 drug under U.S. federal law.

«Clearly there are medical uses for cannabis,» Tree told Business Insider.

«Although there may not be immediate benefit for patients as specific plan sponsors will need to purchase the coverage, this move will make covering medical cannabis simpler than today's exception process and speaks volumes to the broader acceptance and legitimacy of medical cannabis,» he said.

Sun Life will also conduct periodic reviews of the growing body of clinical research supporting the use of medical cannabis for other conditions, and update its criteria if necessary, the company said in a document updating their client base of 22,300 plan sponsors.

Marijuana is illegal under federal law, but so far eight states and the District of Columbia have legalized the drug for recreational use, while 28 states in total have legalized medical cannabis.

Trump has previously voiced support for legalized medical marijuana, but Vice President - elect Mike Pence is an opponent of cannabis legalization.

In February, a government committee gave an initial nod for the export of medical cannabis, though final legislative measures will likely take months.

Last year, Jamaica became the first Caribbean island to legalize medical marijuana and will start what the country is calling «wellness tourism,» complete with airport kiosks for travelers to buy cannabis before leaving the airport and entering the country.

Researchers found that illegal use of marijuana and rates of cannabis use disorder rose to a greater extent in US states that adopted laws legalizing marijuana for medical purposes than in states that didn't adopt such laws.

Emblem has been pursuing further growth on the medical side of the cannabis business, such as a partnership announced earlier this month with Canntab Therapeutics to develop a new oral sustained release product for cannabinoids.

The U.S. government still classifies cannabis as a Schedule I substance under the 1970 Controlled Substance Act (CSA), which places it alongside heroin, MMDA and ecstasy as drugs with a high potential for abuse and no approved medical usage.

With those stats from the city of Oakland's Department of Race and Equity in hand, the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to overhaul the nation's first equity program to set aside 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis business permits during the first phase of permitting for people affected by the War on Drugs.

Myclobutanil, a chemical that is also prohibited for use on legal cannabis in Colorado, Washington and Oregon because of health concerns, was found in product recently recalled by Mettrum Ltd., a Toronto - based medical marijuana company.

In Canada, there are only 13 pesticides approved for use on medical cannabis.

Canopy Growth Corp. reported Tuesday that it took a $ 1.6 - million loss in its fiscal second quarter, a slip that comes as the Smiths Falls, Ont. - based medical marijuana company gears up for Canada's planned legalization of recreational cannabis and basks in a ground - breaking deal with a U.S. - based beer giant.

«We have been extraordinarily impressed with Point 7 Group's professionalism, responsiveness, intelligence and knowledge of all aspects of the cannabis business, and the requirements for completing a successful medical marijuana treatment center license application in Florida.

A case in Nova Scotia provides insight into how the use of medical cannabis is sometimes still perceived as an unconventional treatment despite having been legal in Canada for almost two decades.

Senate Bill 1302 seeks to allow cannabis delivery to private residences for adult use and medical cannabis consumers — even to those in communities with strict bans on cannabis businesses.

The medical product will also look less like the cannabis bud smoked today, and more like traditional pharmaceuticals products, taken in gel caps or inhalers for specific issues like anxiety or problems sleeping, he said.

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I recently wrote Commissioner Helmick concerning the amendment for the legalization of medical, recreational, and industrial cannabis which was passed and is part of the 2016 WV State Democratic Party Platform (Section C - 3).

The key part of this new order is that all license holders will be «eligible to receive three recreational licenses for each medical license for cultivating, processing, and dispensing cannabis.»

The insured applied for coverage of the medical cannabis under his health benefits plan.

Given the much stricter regulations on cultivation of cannabis in countries where it remains illegal, it may be easier for scientists and medical patients to import from Canada than access domestic supply.

Bank of Montreal's medical marijuana financing debut may herald more competition for institutions already doing cannabis - related business, but it could also lend more legitimacy to the industry, some players say.

According to national pollster Gallup, 64 % of respondents in its Oct. 2017 survey favored the idea of legalizing marijuana in the United States, which compares to just 25 % who felt the same way in 1995, the year before California became the first state to legalize medical cannabis for compassionate - use patients.

«San Francisco is a mecca for gourmet food and the birthplace of medical cannabis,» she adds.

Alcohol has its work cut out for it as reports show cannabis is safer and has medical benefits that beer, liquor and even wine can't compete with.

Its signature product, «More...» is cold - pressed juice that is all - natural, all - raw, organic, unpasteurized, premium juice infused with healthy levels of cannabis for medical use.

The legalization of cannabis for medical purposes and / or recreation in more states has fueled interest in cannabis packaging in recent years.

The UFC strawweight prospect from Sacramento, Calif., who holds a medical marijuana card in California, where cannabis is legal for both medicinal and recreational purposes, fought at UFC 219 in Las Vegas, Nev. — a state where the drug is also legal for both purposes.

It's something I've used especially because I had an injury where I broke arm my three times in a row, and so I use it for the medical component and cannabis, CBD does help heal your bones.

They consumed medical cannabis in an act of civil disobedience called for by veteran MP and cannabis advocate Paul Flynn.