Study Debunks Theory That Legalized Marijuana Helps Prevent Opioid Deaths June 12, 2019 By Carla K. Johnson A new study shoots down the notion that medical marijuana laws can prevent opioid overdose deaths, challenging a favorite talking...
Some Claims of Medical Cannabis Lack Scientific Evidence June 11, 2019 By Carla K. Johnson Marijuana has been shown to help ease pain and a few other health problems, yet two-thirds of U.S. states have...
Louisiana House Gives Nod to Medical Marijuana Inhaler Bill May 17, 2019 Louisiana’s medical marijuana patients would be able to inhale cannabis, if senators agree to a proposal that won overwhelming support...
New Hampshire High Court Rules Board Wrong to Deny Workers’ Comp for Medical Pot March 8, 2019 The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled that a labor appeals board was wrong to determine that workers’ compensation insurance...
Michigan Court Rules Against Medical Marijuana User in Rescinded Job Offer Case February 25, 2019 Michigan’s Court of Appeals has ruled against a woman whose offer of conditional employment by a public entity was rescinded...
Bills Would Improve Access to Medical Marijuana in North Dakota February 11, 2019 By Blake Nicholson As North Dakota’s Health Department enters the final stages of implementing a statewide distribution system for medical marijuana, state lawmakers...
Chronic Pain is Top Reason Patients Use Medical Marijuana February 6, 2019 The stigma surrounding marijuana use appears to be slowly fading in the U.S. New research from the University of Michigan,...
Medical Marijuana Patients Admit Driving While Under Influence January 9, 2019 More than half of people who take medical cannabis for chronic pain say they’ve driven under the influence of cannabis...
Delaware Judge Says Fired Medical Marijuana User Can Pursue Lawsuit December 28, 2018 By Randall Chase A Delaware judge has ruled that a medical marijuana user fired from his factory job after failing a drug test...
Nebraska Senators Aiming to Get Medical Marijuana on 2020 Ballot December 14, 2018 Two Nebraska lawmakers have announced plans to place a medical marijuana legalization measure on the 2020 ballot. Sens. Anna Wishart...