Massachusetts Legalizes the Medical Use of Marijuana

Massachusetts legalizes the medical use of marijuana
Filed under: marijuana treatment

Patients or their caregivers may obtain up to a 60-day supply of medical marijuana from a non-profit medical marijuana treatment center, approved by the DPH. The new law authorizes the DPH to approve up to 35 treatment centers by January 1, 2014.
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Legalize marijuana for medical use in NH
Filed under: marijuana treatment

Last month, Massachusetts joined Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont and a growing number of other states by voting to protect seriously ill patients from arrest when their doctors recommend marijuana for treatment. So much for “Live Free or Die …
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Study Shows Marijuana Often Substituted For Alcohol And Other Drugs
Filed under: marijuana treatment

Folks with drug problems would be randomly assigned to receive treatment as usual or to use cannabis exclusively instead. We'd follow up with them later and see how they were doing. Then we'd know if the treatment was helpful. It would take some money …
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