Living with a chronic illness or debilitating condition can be incredibly physically and mentally challenging. Traditional treatments and medications may not always provide the relief that patients are seeking. However, a growing alternative is gaining popularity in Rhode Island – medical marijuana. Since…
Are you considering using marijuana for medical purposes in Rhode Island? If so, you might want to consider getting a marijuana card. While it may seem like a hassle, there are actually many benefits to having a medical card for marijuana use. Rhode…
If you’re a Rhode Island resident struggling with chronic pain, PTSD, Crohn’s disease, or any other approved medical condition, you may wonder if obtaining a Rhode Island medical card is right. With the state’s medical marijuana program, qualified patients can legally access and…
What are the Role of Medical Marijuana Doctors in Rhode Island? Let’s go back to when Medical marijuana has been legal in Rhode Island since 2006 when the state passed the Rhode Island Medical Marijuana Act. This act allowed qualifying individuals to use…
Have you heard about the wonders of marijuana? It’s not the psychoactive effects that is associated with it but the medical benefits that researchers are now dwelling on. Yes, a breakthrough innovation that has shocked the field of medicine and still continues to…
As of July 13, 2016 Governor Gina Raimondo has signed a bill allowing the use of medical marijuana to treat symptoms of PTSD, post-traumatic-stress-disorder. The Senate had overwhelmingly approved the bill with great support coming from veterans groups. These veteran groups, along with…
Last Thursday the Senate unanimously passed a bill that would add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of qualifying medical conditions for the state’s medical marijuana program. Sponsored by Senator Stephen Archambault, D-Smithfield, the bill was one of several hoped to be…
During a state senate hearing on Thursday many voiced their opposition to Governor Raimondo’s plan for new, increased oversight for the state’s medical marijuana program. Her proposed changes would require registered growers of marijuana, known as “caregivers”, to put tracking devices on their…
This Tuesday at Brown University, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin will host a forum to address medical marijuana, and the legal policies surrounding it, with an open audience. Rhode Island AG to Host Marjiuana Forum Kilmartin wants to explore ideas from the…
This week, 5 Rhode Island men were arrested, and now face federal charges in connection to a series of fires caused by mishandling marijuana oil production. The announcement came this past Wednesday, as United States Attorney Peter F. Heronha spoke to the press…
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