Over 18,000 South Dakotans are currently registered in the program, with participation having increased greatly in recent years.
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NORML worked with union members for nearly two years to assist them in securing the revisions.
“These findings add to the already robust evidence documenting the opioid-sparing effects of medical cannabis.”
The new law opens the Texas Compassionate Use Program to include those suffering from chronic pain and other newly eligible conditions. It also expands the variety of cannabis formulations that patients possess and significantly increases the total number of state-licensed dispensaries that can operate in the state.
“The individuals who are continuing to be opposed are absolutely disregarding the fact that 71 percent of people in this state support safe and regulated medical cannabis.”
“Whether or not one personally supports or opposes cannabis legalization, these cynical and undemocratic tactics ought to be a cause of deep concern.”
Public support for legalizing marijuana remains near its all-time high and momentum in favor of reforming America’s failed cannabis criminalization policies continues to grow despite mixed results on election night.
While a final ruling in the litigation remains pending, voters will nonetheless be able to vote on the ballot measures. Those votes will be counted and results of the vote will be made public.