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Canadian insurers are limiting medical marijuana cover

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Medical marijuana patients in Canada can obtain health insurance cover but these are more than not limited to specified ailments or monetary ceilings. The main reason for the reluctance by insurance companies to offer medical cover for marijuana users is the lack of sufficient research to back-up claims that weed is an effective treatment for a wide range of medical conditions. Another major cause for concern is that medical marijuana is expensive and, in many cases, costs more than prescribed pharmaceuticals. Which companies do offer weed insurance Canadian companies offering…

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California Prepares to Roll Out Additional Cannabis Testing Regulations July 1

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Lab-Testing D-Day looms for California weed growers and retailers D-Day looms for weed growers and retail outlets in California. Their products must be lab-tested before going on sale from the 1st July 2018. American Canyon Marijuana Delivery Their period of grace ends on that date and their products will undergo more stringent lab-testing for pesticides and solvents. Since the legalization of pot at the beginning of this year, cultivators and dispensaries were given leeway to sell marijuana products provide that they were labeled “Not Tested.” That period of grace comes…

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Mahwah joins New Jersey’s pious anti-weed brigade

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Several towns and cities in New Jersey – the long-time home of the American Mafia DeCavalcante family on whom the HBO based its famous Sopranos series – have adopted a significantly pious attitude towards legalized marijuana. Browns Vallery Marijuana Delivery And now pro-cannabis residents of Mahwah can also be forgiven for crying “mah-wah” tears about the ban on legal weed sales by their Township Council. Walnut Grove Marijuana Delivery Mahwah is now one of fourBergen County towns to join the anti-weed brigade, following in the footsteps of Carlstadt, Garfield and…

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Jurupa Valley residents will dictate if weed becomes legal

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Jurupa Valley residents hold the power to overturn the City Council’s unanimous anti-marijuana stance when they go to the polls on June 5 to vote for or against decriminalizing weed within their city limits. Polling day spells a winner-take-all outcome. Voters will have one of two choices and whichever one receives more than half of the votes will become the law. The scenario of whether or not Jurupa Valley goes “green” on that date boils down to one of two choices, namely Measure A or Measure B. Measure A(pro-weed) will…

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Punchy permit prices payable for medical marijuana deliveries in Oxnard

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Pot delivery companies will have to pay a total of $545 to service medical marijuana clients in Oxnard. This has recently been decided by the Ventura County Oxnard City Council at its monthly meeting. The delivery permits are subject to two payments – $265 for a delivery permit and a further $280 for a driver’s permit. Oxnard has banned any retail outlets within its city limits for the sale of recreational or medical marijuana. However, the city council was willing to make a concession to allow courier companies to make…

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Mothers unite in a worldwide fight for the right to ease the plight of their children with medical marijuana

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While weed is fast becoming an accepted way of life in America, mothers in other parts of the world are fighting for the right to treat their children with medical marijuana. Some of these courageous women are risking the grim prospect of being branded as criminals as they defy authorities by purchasing medical marijuana on the black market when prescription medication fails to help their ailing offspring. To date, the only countries that have legalized cannabis are the US and Uruguay, with Canada expected to take the leap this coming…

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Caesars will no longer screen employment candidates for marijuana

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Casino and business operators are sick and tired of battling to fill employment vacancies because of marijuana pre-testing rules. Caesars Entertainment has thrown caution to the wind and scrapped screening prospective employees for marijuana. The CEO of Nevada’s Association of Employers, Thoran Towler, explains that his organization’s 400 business executives are frustrated with the pre-screening rule because it hampers their attempts to fill employment vacancies. Carpinteria Marijuana Delivery Posts remain vacant because of drug screening tests Towler says he has been told by members that staff shortages have forced them…

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Marijuana and Fentanyl Come Under the Canadian-Chinese Illicit Drug Trafficking Spotlight

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Canada has been hitting all the headlines in recent days, what with the country on the brink of decriminalizing marijuana and now being questioned by Chinese government officials about illegal drug dealing. Public Safety spokesman, Andrew Gowing, says because of the very nature of illicit drug trafficking, estimations of how frequently marijuana is sent illegally across Canadian borders are difficult to make. In a statement, Gowing said Canada works closely with international law-enforcement counterparts, including China, to combat illicit drug trafficking. The country is also co-operating with the UN Commission…

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