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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in support of decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana and expanding access to medical marijuana for people suffering from chronic pain or post-traumatic stress disorder. Source: New Hampshire House adds medical marijuana qualifiers, backs decriminalization

Changes in marijuana policies across states legalizing marijuana for medical and/or recreational use suggest that marijuana is gaining greater acceptance in our society. Thus, it is particularly important for people to understand what is known about both the adverse health effects and the potential therapeutic benefits linked to marijuana. Source: Letter From the Director

Developing the Therapeutic Potential of the Endocannabinoid System for Pain Treatment (PA-15-188) – The purpose of this NIH Pain Consortium-endorsed funding opportunity announcement is to support projects examining the therapeutic potential of cannabinoids and endocannabinoid system across a variety of pain conditions The NIH supports a broad portfolio of research on cannabinoids and the endocannabinoid…