Sentences with phrase «legalized medical cannabis use»

Croatia legalized medical cannabis use in 2015.

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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.

At least six states voted to legalize marijuana in some form, with California, Massachusetts, and Nevada voting to legalize adult - use, or recreational cannabis, while Arkansas, Florida, and North Dakota legalized medical pot.

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.

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.

Marijuana often is used to self treat chronic pain and, with 24 states legalizing medical use of the herb, the American Pain Society published guidance in The Journal of Pain for physicians caring for patients who use cannabis.

Yet in the United States, where 25 states and Washington, D.C., have legalized medical marijuana, there are no state - wide efforts to collect data on how patients are using cannabis or on whether they have been affected for good or ill, in part because marijuana is still illegal at the federal level.

«Compared with alcohol and other drugs, cannabis holds a unique place in federal and state policies — continuing to be illegal federally but with medical and recreational use legalized at the state level.

The cannabis community has another thing going for it: the fact that the legalization of recreational marijuana was preceded by legalizing the drug for medical use.

Now that Ohio has legalized the sale of medical cannabis, and California has legalized adult - use and medical cannabis, we have extended our service offerings to this fast - growing segment.

Protecting strains of cannabis is not a new issue in and of itself since medical use of marijuana has been legal for several years, but now «it's coming to the forefront of peoples» mind because of the reach and the breadth it's going to expand to once it's been legalized for recreational use,» Curcio explains.

Seven states so far have legalized cannabis for recreational use and medical marijuana is legal in 21 other states, but federally - funded banks can not serve the needs of cannabis - related businesses, because it is still an illegal drug under federal law.