medical marijuana – Page 11 – The Portland Press Herald

Sessions hints that U.S. may crack down on recreational pot

by Tribune News Service November 29, 2017November 30, 2017

Although several states already allow use of the drug beyond medicinal purposes, it remains illegal under federal law.

The changes may help the industry legitimize certain practices and protect them better, they say.

by Associated Press October 24, 2017November 30, 2017

It follows Chile and Columbia, which previously approved the use of medical pot.

by The Editorial Board August 30, 2017August 29, 2017

Non-lethal marijuana is an illegal substitute for lethal – but legal – drugs that are highly addictive.

A disabled worker says he’s found an effective alternative to opioids, but a paper mill and its insurer won’t pay for what federal law deems illegal.

A medical marijuana grower offered a gram for every bag of trash collected on city streets.

Cities and towns can now prohibit caregivers from growing pot any closer than 500 feet from a school property line.

About 100 people attend the meeting to speak against proposed rules that would tighten the oversight of those who cultivate of medical cannabis.

Providers and patients who grow their own pot worry that the new rules could cost them their license or even their freedom.

by Christopher Ingraham The Washington Post June 13, 2017June 14, 2017

But research strongly suggests that cracking down on medical marijuana laws could perversely make the opiate epidemic even worse.