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😮💨 Remembering The Weed-Smoking Capitol Rioter
Highlighting the top stories from Benzinga during the month of January
Brooks Dyroff & Asli Coskun
February 10, 2024
Happy Saturday, fellow explorers of the "high"— lands! As we dive into the new year, today marks the beginning of our monthly recap, where we will be highlighting the top stories from Benzinga during the previous month. In today’s edition:
South Dakota’s House approves bills on federal gun ownership limits for medical marijuana patients
A study showed cannabis offers pain relief comparable to opioids
And what Ron DeSantis said about medical marijuana
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TOP STORY # 1
Briefly: Fellows, whose trial took place in August 2023, was filmed smoking a joint with his legs on Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley's (D-OR) desk on Jan. 6, 2021. Read more here.
TOP STORY # 2
Kentucky Gov Beshear Wants To Add Glaucoma, AIDS And 13 More Conditions To Medical Marijuana Program
Briefly: Governor Andy Beshear (D) announced during this Team Kentucky update that he would like to expand medical marijuana access. Read more.
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TOP STORY # 3
Briefly: Julián Ariel Núñez, a general practitioner at Cullen Hospital in Argentina, president of the civil association Acaecer and a specialist in endocannabinology, says, “It's important to establish the connection between marijuana, the doses, and the strains.” Read why here.
TOP STORY # 4
Briefly: Fed courts have argued that marijuana consumers possessing firearms represent a societal threat. Click here to read more.
TOP STORY # 5
Briefly: In a groundbreaking study of epic proportions, researchers weighed the pain-alleviating potential of medical marijuana versus opioids, showing that cannabis is similarly effective as opioids and traditional pain meds for the treatment of non-cancer pain. Read more here.
TOP STORY # 6
Briefly: DeSantis said Colorado's legal cannabis program created "a bigger black market of marijuana." Read more.
TOP STORY # 7
Briefly: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said that if elected president she would not legalize marijuana on the federal level and that the matter should be left up to the states. Click here to read more.
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