Sweet smell of success? Big business bets on a marijuana boom  The Guardian

The medical cannabis industry is luring major players, and legal recreational use could bring sky high returns for investors.

Veterans urge Congress, VA to catch up on expanding access to medical marijuana  CBS News

Even in states where medical marijuana is legal, patients in the VA system don’t have access to it.

1. Marijuana in the Workplace  Occupational Health and Safety
2. Veterans urge Congress, VA to catch up on expanding access to medical marijuana  CBS News
3. Medical marijuana can help seniors with chronic pain and diseases, study says  WSLS 10
4. New Marijuana Trade Group Pushes for State-Run Medical Research  Bloomberg Law
5. Elderly people should take marijuana to ease aches and pains, study claims  The Standard
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These 2 Families Turned to Cannabis to Treat Their Kids’ Autism  Healthline

Rachel Anderson had hit a breaking point. Her son was diagnosed with a rare form of epilepsy called Lennox-Gastaut syndrome at age 4. Then when he was 6, …

Medicinal Pot May Help Old-Age Ills, Study Says  WebMD

By Dennis Thompson. HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, Feb. 28, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Your grandparents’ chronic aches and pains might best be eased …

Use of medical marijuana to ease opioid addiction worth more study  Daily Journal

Increasingly, there are studies in the medical literature regarding the potential use of marijuana in reducing opioid use and even in curbing the opioid epidemic …

Iowa lawmakers should expand access to medical cannabis, but federal guidance is crucial  Des Moines Register

The Register’s editorial: As lawmakers consider expanding access to medical cannabis, Iowans need more information about its safety and efficacy.

As Pa. moves toward marijuana legalization, Penn’s ban remains  The Daily Pennsylvanian

Despite the Pennsylvania governor’s move toward legalizing marijuana in the state, administrators say Penn’s marijuana ban is here to stay. Pennsylvania …

1. What’s the Buzz?  Sacramento Magazine
2. ReLeaf App: Study Suggests THC Is as Important as CBD in Medical Marijuana  Inverse
3. THC found more important for therapeutic effects in cannabis than originally thought: Researchers measure product characteristics and associated effects with mobile app  Science Daily
4. THC more important for therapeutic effects in cannabis than previously believed  Medical Xpress
5. Why CBD oil might be the answer for our anxious nation  The GrowthOp
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ReLeaf App: Study Suggests THC Is as Important as CBD in Medical Marijuana  Inverse

CBD, the non-psychoactive component of hemp and marijuana, may not be as uniquely responsible for the health benefits of medical marijuana as the chemical …