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By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois will begin issuing licenses to grow and distribute medical marijuana 18 months after a law was signed legalizing it, Governor Bruce Rauner's general counsel said in a statement on Monday. Former Democratic Governor Pat Quinn, who supported medical marijuana, left office in January without issuing licenses for growth and distribution, leaving it to ... View the full article
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By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Advocates for medical marijuana in Illinois are concerned that delays in issuing distribution licenses, exacerbated by a change in governors, is keeping the drug from patients who need it. Former Democratic Governor Pat Quinn, who supported medical marijuana, left office in January without issuing licenses for growth and distribution, leaving it to his ... View the full article
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Up to one in six Australian chronic pain sufferers is technically breaking the law, a landmark national study has found. View the full article
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Two New Brunswick doctors are speaking about the challenges of prescribing medical marijuana. The medicine has shown promise for helping people suffering from conditions including multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's, but because marijuana has been illegal for so long, there are few formal studies that doctors can rely on. Both Dr. Colleen O'Connell and Dr. Doug Smith specialize in physical ... View the full article
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The Florida legislature last year passed a law allowing doctors to administer low-THC cannabis to patients with certain medical conditions. The Sarettis are still in limbo, however, because a judge recently invalidated a system for choosing marijuana growers, so no one in the state is currently authorized to cultivate the stuff, ABC News reported. There's some very early, and largely anecdotal ... View the full article
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Although a number of states have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational reasons in recent years, a leading group of U.S. pediatricians says it opposes such legalization, over concerns that these laws could be harmful to children. However, the group says that in some cases, some of the chemical compounds contained in marijuana could be used to treat children with debilitating diseases ... View the full article
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Moroccan security forces seized nearly 24 tonnes of hashish from a number of boats and arrested 11 people after an overnight chase off the northern coast, the MAP news agency reported Saturday. Spain's proximity to north Africa, a major source of hashish, and its close ties with its former colonies in Latin America, a key cocaine-producing region, have made it the main gateway into Europe for ... View the full article
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Medical cannabis company Tilray is looking to create 275 more jobs in Nanaimo, B.C. and will host an information session through GT Hiring Solutions next Friday for anyone interested in the opportunities. "They are going to be looking for a wide range of jobs from customer service, janitorial, security as well as — to be expected —the horticultural and cultivating jobs," said Barbara Davidson ... View the full article
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Nothing surprising to anyone who uses cannabis to gain focus, be it in sports or arts... an interesting read http://www.businessinsider.com.au/how-marijuana-affects-working-out-2015-1 When Olympic snowboarder Ross Rebagliati tested as having a small amount of marijuana in his blood at the 1998 Japan games, his first-place finish was temporarily called into question. But THC, the main mind-altering chemical in marijuana, wasn’t even listed in the International Olympic Committee’s banned substances list at the time (it is now, but at a much higher level than the one he tested at), so he was allowed to keep his victory and medal. (He is now in the medical marijuana busi…
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Andrea Saretti's son Sam starts the day each morning by putting on a special helmet and medical bracelet to protect him in case he falls to the ground with a seizure. Sam, 9, was diagnosed with epilepsy last year and has suffered seizures that have not stopped despite multiple medications and even an electronic implant that is designed to prevent seizures by sending mild electrical pulses to the ... View the full article
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Ernie Eves has gone from politics to pot. While other politicians tend to join law firms, become consultants or work on various other staid pursuits, the former Progressive Conservative premier of Ontario has chosen to branch out. He has joined Timeless Herbal Care — a Jamaican medical marijuana company with ties in Canada and Israel — as its chairman. "No, my standard response to that was only ... View the full article
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The grow-ops were side-by-side on Murray St., and featured "sophisticated ventilation and watering equipment, transformers, lights" and more, Brantford police said in a news release. In the first semi-detached house, police found 371 marijuana plants and more than 7,000 grams of weed that was ready to sell. View the full article
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Madrid (AFP) - Spanish police said Friday they had seized 11 tonnes of hashish and detained 55 people across the country as part of an operation targeting a Moroccan drug trafficking ring. View the full article
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In a separate operation, Revenue officers seized 7,400 cigarettes. View the full article
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A police check on reports of a possible impaired driver turned into a drug seizure by the Cochrane RCMP on Thursday. View the full article
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