The use of synthetic cannabinoids in English prisons is currently considered a “law, order and control” problem, with associated regulation and penalties. There is a clear and problematic disconnect between prison administrators and users. Resources for education, training and work opportunities are missing.
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Dermatologists at Sephora confirm the benefits CBD creams can offer for acne, wounds, itching, and its anti-inflammatory properties. Amidst review from the FDA of the hemp-based compound, more evidence of medical benefits can go a long way to seeing CBD in more products and stores https://yhoo.it/31itvBW
The Zimbabwean government agreed to license growers who could produce marijuana for medicinal and scientific purposes. Under this new agreement, a prison in Zimbabwe has applied to grow cannabis to fund its operations, and if approved, this would be the first Zimbabwean prison to do so. #Zimbabwe #prison #medicinal #cannabis http://bit.ly/2WlVBxs
In DC, where cannabis is legal but retail sales are prohibited, congressional leaders released an annual spending bill that blocks federal officials from punishing banks for working with marijuana businesses. The legislation also removes a longstanding rider that prevents the city of Washington, D.C. from spending its own money to legalize and regulate recreational cannabis sales. #cannabis #market #dc http://bit.ly/2Wgfxgn
Bills protecting banks from federal punishment for doing business with companies in the cannabis industry are being submitted to Congress. While these bills have specific terms, they will open doors for permanent protection from punishment, which will let the industry flourish http://bit.ly/30Ya0OW
The Supreme Court of Brazil scheduled a voting session on decriminalization this coming Wednesday, but last week it was withdrawn from the court’s calendar. So, on Saturday, thousands of protestors gathered in Sao Paulo to participate in the March for the Decriminalization of Marijuana. Protestors begged lawmakers to decriminalize cannabis for both social justice and medical reasons. One protestor stated
“It is usually the poor and the blacks who get caught and sent to jail…You don’t see the rich kids from Jardins (an upper-class neighborhood) getting busted.”
In this sense, the protestor concluded, “criminalization becomes a weapon against the poor and blacks in this society.” Another protestor focused on the medical setbacks of criminalization, stating that, “I can imagine what it is like to have a son or daughter with a disease whose side effects can be reduced by the drug, but not able to get it because it is illegal.” Whether fighting for social justice or medical aid, the people of Brazil have spoken, and they encourage decriminalization. http://bit.ly/2W9ngNe
After vetoing legislation that would have expanded Iowa’s medical marijuana program, governor Kim Reynolds now says that she’d support ‘narrow and cautious’ expansion of medical cannabis law. Though patients using cannabis oils, creams, and pills need higher doses of cannabis to manage their pain, Reynolds told reporters, “I just felt [the bill] was too much of a jump.” http://bit.ly/2KnJwAF
Christine Stenquist is one of many American patients who uses cannabis to manage her addiction to opioids. She has now taken to Utah’s Capitol Hill to educate lawmakers on the benefits of medicinal marijuana. http://bit.ly/2KrroWv
On Sunday, the Illinois Senate approved legislation that makes Illinois’ 2013 medical marijuana program permanent. The bill also expands the qualifying conditions for patients to be eligible for a prescription for medicinal cannabis, including migraines, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease and anorexia nervosa. http://bit.ly/2Kplo0q
Medical cannabis remains inaccessible for many as its status as a Schedule I substance prevents insurance companies from covering #cannabis product costs, even though it would likely be lowering costs for the insurance companies too. http://bit.ly/30VaF3T
