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When will Medicare cover medical marijuana?

When will Medicare cover medical marijuana?

Many older adults are using medical marijuana to treat a variety of conditions, but experts say that conflicting laws, unclear safety standards and complicated rulemaking processes mean it could be years before Medicare may cover the drug.

Cannabis company TerrAscend applies for TSX listing, will carry out internal reorg

TORONTO — TerrAscend Corp. says it has applied to list its common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Medical marijuana proposal gains momentum in Kentucky

Medical marijuana proposal gains momentum in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Supporters of legalizing medical marijuana in Kentucky achieved a breakthrough Tuesday when their bill cleared a Senate committee with support from a key Republican leader after years of running into a roadblock.

These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2023

A wave of layoffs in 2022, which left thousands of Canadian workers jobless, is continuing this year as recession predictions loom and the tech sector downturn deepens.
Joe Pepitone, flamboyant Yankees All-Star, dead at 82

Joe Pepitone, flamboyant Yankees All-Star, dead at 82

NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Pepitone, an All-Star and Gold Glove first baseman on the 1960s New York Yankees who gained renown for his flamboyant personality, hairpieces and penchant for nightlife, has died. He was 82.
Nashville sues over Tennessee law halving metro council size

Nashville sues over Tennessee law halving metro council size

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Maryland House OKs recreational marijuana framework bill

Maryland House OKs recreational marijuana framework bill

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland House voted Friday for a measure that would create a legal framework and tax structure to enable recreational marijuana to be sold in stores as soon as July 1.

Editorial Roundup: New England

Hearst Connecticut Media. March 8, 2023. Editorial: 2 sides of CT’s criminal identity. Murder in the suburbs and illegal guns in cities. Nothing about updating laws involving guns — both illegal and legal — is ever simple.
Lawyers: Former NBA star Shawn Kemp fired in self-defense

Lawyers: Former NBA star Shawn Kemp fired in self-defense

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Former NBA star Shawn Kemp acted in self-defense when he exchanged gunfire in a Washington parking lot while trying to retrieve a stolen cell phone and other items, his attorneys said Thursday.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EST

Shooting at Jehovah's Witness hall in Hamburg causes deaths BERLIN (AP) — Shots were fired inside a building used by Jehovah's Witnesses in the northern German city of Hamburg on Thursday evening, and an unspecified number of people were killed or wo
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