A MEDICAL cannabis information session will be held at Nimbin Town Hall in Cullen St on Saturday, 11am-4.20pm.

There will be a talk by Dr Andrew Katelaris (Dr Pot), and medical cannabis users and carers will speak about their experience and how prohibition affects them. 

For more information, phone the Nimbin HEMP Embassy on 6689 1842. 

California has continually been a vigorous state once it came to Medical Marijuana CA or the other drug connected study and action. This is often why CA is taken into account joined of the simplest states in us in terms of drug management. To contend with cases associated with marijuana, Medical Marijuana CA program was established some years past in CA.

If you spend any time on Facebook and/or have the slightest interest in cannabis related news, you will be aware that the Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program (MCPP) is FINALLY up and running after an almost 2 year delay. Medical marijuana or cannabis, as we advocates like to call it, went on sale on November 9, for the first time in Illinois history. Those of us involved in making this happen are celebrating like it was Mardi Gras; new dispensaries are popping up all over the place with festive ribbon cutting ceremonies to mark history in the making.

A FORMER Australian Defence soldier busted with cannabis says he uses the drug to help his diagnosed heart ailment.

Reuben Oakes, 28, from Captain Creek near Agnes Water pleaded guilty in Gladstone Magistrates Court to possession of the drug, bongs, and a grinder on March 14.

Prosecutor snr const Sam Pyke said three grams was found, with Oakes telling police he smokes cannabis as self medication for a heart condition.

Defence lawyer Cassandra Ditchfield said Oakes had a heart attack aged 21 and was then discharged from the Army.

He instructed her that because of unpleasant side effects from prescribed medication it led him to do his own research because he was not getting much help from his GP.

WATERLOO, ON, Nov. 25, 2015 /CNW/ - On November 23, 2015 the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care announced regulations to amend the Electronic Cigarette Act and the Smoke Free Ontario Act to confirm "that the ban on using an e-cigarette in smoke-free places does not apply to a medical marihuana user who uses an e-cigarette for medical [purposes]".  

Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana (CFAMM) participated in consultation with the Ministry to advocate for an exemption for medical cannabis vaporizer use under the two acts. Over the summer CFAMM assisted the Ministry to understand how patients use medical cannabis, the role of vaporizers, and the potential ramifications of prohibiting their sale and use. 

As the legalization of recreational and medical cannabis continues to spread, so is awareness for its many healing properties. And though active compounds known as cannabinoids have been hogging the limelight, there’s another category of compounds that are yet to be similarly appreciated by consumers and chemists alike.

CONCORD, N.H. — A woman with late-stage lung cancer can seek to buy medical marijuana in Maine before dispensaries open in New Hampshire, a judge ruled Tuesday.

New Hampshire lawmakers approved the use of marijuana by people suffering from a limited number of diseases and medical conditions more than two years ago, but the first four dispensaries won’t open until next year. Linda Horan, 64, says she might be dead by then and sued the state in hopes of getting an identification card that would allow her to purchase marijuana in Maine instead.

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Marijuana and for that matter medical marijuana has been a hot topic across the country. Although Minnesota and Iowa have allowed some medical cannabis, this issue still divides many and on Tuesday a talk on this very issue took place in Rochester.

A room full of people at the Mayo Civic Center got to experience the first-ever medical cannabis conference in the state, with many looking to learn more. “On how you can use cannabis in your life without it making you high or without it being psychoactive,” CEO of Green Heart Oregon Payton Curry says. “This is kind of the first step educating the public, educating law enforcement and professionals with other professionals within the community,” Co-Founder of Sensible Minnesota Maren Schroeder adds.

Charlotte Figi from Face of Cannabis, a website devoted to children who have found relief from serious medical problems with CBD-rich cannabis

It’s hard to imagine giving a five-year-old cannabis.

But it’s also hard not to, when you see the faces and hear the stories of children who are fighting to have access to cannabinoids–called CBD, or cannabidiol’–that have helped them overcome severe handicaps.

Cannabis business thrives when patients’ needs are first

The cannabis industry collectively celebrates as each state progressively reduces volatility, moving towards ever-greater degrees of cannabis legalization. At the core of increasing stabilization is one factor: the desire of millions of patients to use cannabis medically and recreationally for their own and society’s benefit. 

All cannabis professionals owe their livelihood to the patients who have raised their voices, contributed their hard-earned money, and collectively demanded an end to prohibition. Successful cannabis businesses will place the interests of these patient’s needs first.