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Cannabis in Virginia is legal for medical use and recreational use. The first medical marijuana dispensary opened in August 2020, [1] and adult recreational use became legalized in July 2021. [2] [3] In April 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam approved a bill to decriminalize simple marijuana possession, which took effect July 2020. In ...
The bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct and support research on the efficacy and safety of certain forms of cannabis. Including with different THC and CBD concentrations and cannabis delivery for veterans enrolled in the VA health care system and diagnosed with conditions such as chronic pain or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Due to increasing public awareness of the medical benefits of cannabis, and in anticipation of forthcoming changes to federal policy, a number of states passed laws in the late 1970s and early 1980s addressing the medical use of cannabis. [13] New Mexico was the first to do so in 1978, and by the end of 1982 over thirty states had followed suit ...
Now, these benefits are by no means tried and true — there's still a lot of research to be done on the actual benefits of marijuana — but they are ripe for future study. First up, cancer.
Barren shelves are greeting customers at a local hemp shop in Virginia Beach. “Right now the shop is super empty,” said Savana Griffith, owner of The Hemp Spectrum. “We have about five ...
Cannabis as illustrated in Köhler's Book of Medicinal Plants, 1897. Overall, research into the health effects of medical cannabis has been of low quality and it is not clear whether it is a useful treatment for any condition, or whether harms outweigh any benefit. [18] There is no consistent evidence that it helps with chronic pain and muscle ...
When it was created in 2007, Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access was the first American veteran service organization designed to assist veterans with medical access to cannabis. Since then, VCMA has been lobbying and advocating both at the federal level ( Veterans Affairs ) and at the State-level, to geographically and qualitatively increase ...
Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act: Bill April 16, 2021: Medical (veterans) Introduced on April 16 by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D) and U.S. Congressman Dave Joyce (R). [160] [161] [162] Introduced as amendment to 2021 NDAA in November. [163] S.1467/HR 2916 VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2021 Bill April 29, 2021 (April 30 in House)