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Marijuana May Soon be an Approved Treatment for PTSD in Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Senate Health and Human Services Committee is contemplating legislation that would allow post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to be treated with medical marijuana.
The bill, introduced by Democratic Sen. Stephen Archambault, would add PTSD to the list of debilitating medical conditions that qualify for medical marijuana treatment. The legislation would also allow patients who are eligible for hospice care to receive an expedited approved medical marijuana use application. [1]

USDA Gives Colorado Cannabis Farm First Approval to Use Organic Seal

Got organic cannabis? If you live anywhere near CBDRx, a Longmont, Colorado cannabis farm, you’ll be one of the first to enjoy USDA approved, certified organic, industrial hemp.
In an email correspondence obtained by KUNC, Penelope Zuck, the USDA’s organic program accreditation manager, said:

“As long as the industrial hemp is grown according to the Farm Bill, it can be certified organic to the USDA National Organic Program.”

Native Americans Sue Postal Service over Seizure of ‘Sacramental Cannabis’

A dissenting branch of the Native American Church claims the US government illegally seized its sacramental cannabis. They are now fighting back with leaders like James “Flaming Eagle” Mooney and Joy Graves, who brought a case to a US district court on January 15th.
Graves claims she mailed 5 ounces of cannabis to a church member in Ohio on December 10th, but it never arrived. The Postal Service tracking website reported that the package had been seized by law enforcement.

2 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Open the Doors in New York

Even after medical marijuana use is made legal on a state level through legislations, those who would provide it to the public often have to go through multiple levels of red tape to open their doors. After months of navigating through bureaucratic roadblocks and community anxieties, two Long Island medical marijuana dispensaries have opened to the public on Friday. [1]