Posts Tagged ‘United States’
The Next 7 States Most Likely To Legalize MMJ In The US 2020
With 33 legal medical marijuana states (plus DC), the wave of MMJ legalization is well and truly washing across the entire country. Eleven of those legal MMJ states have also fully legalized marijuana for recreational use, with several more looking set to do the same soon. These include Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, New York, and New…
Read MoreUN To Vote On WHO Medical Marijuana Recommendations: What Does This Mean For The US MMJ Market?
In January of 2019, for the first time in 60 years, the World Health Organization changed its position on medical cannabis. The UN was then set to vote in early 2020 to reschedule cannabis to recognize its use as medicine, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the vote has been delayed until December of 2020.…
Read MoreUS States With Access To MMJ Have Seen 20% Drop In Certain Opioid Use
There are many health crises currently affecting the United States. But one of the deadliest is the opioid epidemic, which has wreaked havoc across the country. In 2019, more than 130 people died every single day from opioid-related drug overdoses. That amounts to a shocking 47,600 deaths every year. While the US Department of Health…
Read MoreCan A State Recriminalize Medical Marijuana?
Marijuana has come a long way in the United States over the past decade. A mere handful of years ago, there was nowhere in the U.S. you could purchase marijuana legally. Today, you can get medical and recreational marijuana in 11 states as well as Washington D.C. And more are sure to be on the…
Read MoreWhich States Have The Highest Percentage Of Medical Marijuana Users In The U.S.?
Is MMJ use common in the U.S.? The answer is an emphatic yes! Medical marijuana is bringing life-enhancing symptom relief to people who suffer from a wide variety of medical conditions, including insomnia, anxiety, migraines, chronic pain, muscle spasms, cancer symptoms, and glaucoma. The popularity of MMJ is increasing steadily, with new MMJ states coming…
Read MoreCan A State Recriminalize Recreational Marijuana?
The laws surrounding both recreational and medical marijuana (MMJ) are constantly changing. Just about every major election sees alterations to which states currently allow their citizens to use marijuana recreationally and/or for medicinal purposes. Because of this perpetual flux, many people are often left wondering, “Can a state recriminalize recreational marijuana?” The answer is (potentially)…
Read MoreWhat’s New For Oklahoma Medical Marijuana In 2020?
Since Oklahoma legalized medical marijuana (MMJ) back in August 2018, the state has quickly become home to one of the largest populations of MMJ users in the entire country. In fact, with more than 210,000 MMJ patients as of November 2019, MMJ users account for nearly 5% of the state’s population. These numbers also reflect…
Read MoreWhy Is Oklahoma The Fastest-Growing MMJ State In The US?
What is the fastest-growing medical marijuana state in the US? Only a few years ago, a lot of people thought that Oklahoma would never even get as far as legalizing medical marijuana. But it may surprise you to learn that Oklahoma is the nation’s fastest-growing MMJ state. In the space of fewer than eighteen months,…
Read MoreHow Is The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Boom Affecting The City’s Residents?
Oklahoma has always been known as a state that jumps headfirst into new ventures. Right after it became a state in 1907, it produced the most oil of any state or territory in the United States. Then, during the time of the Oklahoma Land Run, cities with as many as 10,000 residents popped up overnight.…
Read MoreHow Many MMJ Patients Are in Oklahoma?
As more states legalize medical marijuana (MMJ), its usage is becoming more prevalent throughout the United States. This is no more evident than in the great state of Oklahoma, which is quickly becoming one of the more progressive states in the world of MMJ legislation. Medical marijuana in Oklahoma officially became legal in August 2018.…
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