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Legal & Legislative Updates

• Will Congress Approve Sweeping Addiction and Recovery Bill?

  (June 24, 2016)

  (Summer 2016) The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) of 2015 passed the Senate this spring, approved by an overwhelming majority. CARA moves next to the House of Representatives.  However, […]

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• Educating Physicians, Reducing Unused Opiate Rx

  (June 24, 2016)

  (Summer 2016) After two days of hearings in early May, a Food and Drug Administration advisory group supported mandatory training for physicians who write opioid prescriptions. The goal behind the […]

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• Ex-NFL Players Support Medical Marijuana

  (June 24, 2016)

  (Summer 2016) In California, 30 former National Football League (NFL) players have joined with a marijuana firm to explore whether the drug is an effective solution for depression and chronic […]

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• DEA OKs Marijuana PTSD Study

  (June 24, 2016)

  (Summer 2016) This spring the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) gave permission for research that will involve 76 veterans at clinics in Phoenix and Baltimore. The two sites will examine the […]

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• California Coordinates Medical Marijuana Industry

  (June 24, 2016)

  (Summer 2016) Although medical marijuana has been legal in the Golden State for 20 years, the state government will just now start to coordinate consumer safety regulations and business processes […]

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