Archive for month: November, 2016

Teva, a pharmaceutical company in Israel, has developed a cannabis inhaler that allows users to control the exact amount of cannabis they consume for medical use.

Teva, which is one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, has partnered with Tel-Aviv-based Syqu Medical to manufacture and distribute the product. The inhaler has the ability to be loaded with personalized cartridges, giving doctors and patients the ability to tailor the exact amount of medicine needed.  The…

The Danish government recently announced a four-year trial programme for medical cannabis use starting in 2018, saying it would target “some of the patients who self-medicate with illegal products”.

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“Patients with a number of selected diseases and symptoms that have previously been treated with relevant, approved drugs, can be prescribed medical cannabis at the individual doctor’s responsibility,” the country’s health ministry said in a statement.

An estimated 500 patients would be included when the programme…

M marijuana has finally made its way to the Bible Belt, as Arkansas officially the drug on Tuesday in a vote of 53.2% to 46.8%, according to the New York Times. 

The Arkansas Medical Marijuana , also known as I, is an amendment to Arkansas’ state constitution that officially legalizes the distribution and possession of medical marijuana. The new amendment is specifically meant for patients who have any of 17 qualifying conditions, which include cancer, Tourette’s syndrome, Chrohn’s disease, fibromyalgia, post-traumatic stress disorder…

Shawn Raymundo , sraymundo@guampdn.com 4:56 p.m. ChST November 13, 2016

With this year’s elections now over, Guam’s lawmakers are now looking to wrap up loose ends by considering and deliberating several pieces of legislation in the lame duck…

Proposition 64 blazed to victory November 8, with 55.8 percent of California voters in favor of legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, according to unofficial results.

Beginning immediately, adult Californians will be able to possess and smoke up to an ounce of weed and grow six plants, although your garden must not be in public view. Smoking in public is still illegal, except in locations licensed for public consumption, such as dispensaries with smoking sections.

The proposition, known as the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, will also…

As polls closed and Florida voters expanded medical marijuana laws, the Boca Raton Council cast its own vote on election night: to delay pot from hitting their area.

The city on Tuesday extended a temporary ban on marijuana dispensaries and treatment centers. Boca’s freeze is one of at least a half-dozen across South Florida as municipalities make breathing room to consider zoning regulations and social impacts of the medical marijuana industry.

“We owe it to our residents and…