AL : reported that GOP Senate candidate Dom Gentile supports medical marijuana

U.S. Senate candidate Dom Gentile came out in support of medical marijuana on Wednesday, making him the only Republican candidate in the special election so far to back the issue. He suggested that the reason medical marijuana is not approved under federal law is because of the pharmaceutical industry's powerful lobbyists. "Medical cannabis is listed as a Schedule 1 controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. Gentile, a businessman from Hoover, said his stance does not mean he supports the use of recreational marijuana. Many of them have symptoms that can be relieved by cannabis that is specifically formulated for medical use.

Veterans Affairs 'interested in looking at' medical marijuana use

"There may be some evidence that this is beginning to be helpful, and we're interested in looking at that," Shulkin said of medical marijuana. Department of Veterans Affairs officials will review research that medical marijuana could provide health benefits to veterans undergoing treatment at the VA, Secretary David Shulkin told reporters Wednesday at the White House. Research has shown medical marijuana can ease symptoms of diseases from cancer to glaucoma. The VA secretary said federal law presently prohibits doctors at the department's facilities from prescribing medical marijuana for any condition. However, his openness to the concept of introducing cannibis products drew attention on Wednesday, particularly because Attorney General Jeff Sessions has voiced so much opposition to loosening restrictions on marijuana use at the federal level.

Del Mar Fairgrounds board cancels medical marijuana festival

The Goodlife Festival organizers are the same group that hosts the Del Mar Home and Garden Show. The Del Mar Fairgrounds Board of Directors hosted a public meeting Tuesday night to allow citizens and groups to voice their reasons why or why not the medical marijuana festival scheduled for September 23 should be canceled. Please enable Javascript to watch this videoDEL MAR, Calif. – The first-ever cannabis festival that was going to be held at Del Mar Fairgrounds has been canceled – for now. "They call this the Goodlife Festival, but it's just drug use," saidScott Chipman, an opponent of the festival. Only medical marijuana prescription card holders would be able to bring it into the venue and smoke it in designated areas, according to event organizers.


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