By Len Besthoff for NBC Connecticut It’s been 10 years since medical marijuana was legalized in Connecticut. In that time, the state has been helping patients get the medicine they need. But advocates also say Connecticut can still do better.Since...
Read moreBy Ben Hartman for Benzinga “Recreational cannabis and medical cannabis are separate, and medical cannabis patients have specific needs and legal protections that need to be preserved. Unfortunately, in some states that passed recreational cannabis, we've seen that they either...
Read moreBy Keisha Reed for the Inside The Ecosystem podcast "Anyone that's a fan of Americans for Safe Access, I definitely encourage you to check out their Unity Conference in D.C.. They have not been able to have it for a...
Read moreBy David Downs for Leafly Thousands and thousands of California workers unjustly denied jobs or fired for unscientific marijuana tests could get new protections this Labor Day.Assembly Bill 2188 passed out of the legislature on Aug. 30 and heads to...
Read moreBy Jimi Devine for LA Weekly The fight to protect off-the-job cannabis use in California continues with AB 2188. The CA Senate Appropriation Committee sent the bill to the suspense file earlier this month. This can be scary news for...
Read moreBy Joana Scopel for Benzinga Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is a large and well-established nonprofit with a long list of historical policy changes under its belt. Not only do they advocate for the rights of medical cannabis patients at...
Read moreBy Tom Wanamaker for NY Cannabis Insider “A lot of patients want home-grow because it’s a much more economical way of medicating,” [Nikki] Lawley said, adding that the delay in finalizing the rules “forces more patients into the legacy market.”...
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Read moreBy Apoorvaa Mandar Bichu for EducationWeek “There are other policies in some places where schools allow parents to come to the school and they have to take the students out of school and off campus to administer their medication. And...
Read moreBy Meg McIntyre for Heady Vermont As adult-use consumers and businesses gear up for the debut of Vermont’s retail market, medical patients and caregivers say they are still waiting for much-needed fixes to a program that has seen little substantial...
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