Community and Patients alike will be interested to see medical cannabis come to Missouri without harming the environment. Cannabis could have similar downsides as traditional agriculture unless producers are responsible with their cultivation practices. Pesticide use and bad farming practices that induce erosion could apply to cannabis as well. Although most responsible producers will avoid …
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Medical cannabis does not create public safety issues
Studies indicate that tobacco and alcohol specific retail stores invite higher rates of crime than do medical cannabis dispensaries. Overall, medical cannabis dispensaries may actually see less crime. We believe that a strong security posture and close relationship with local law enforcement are keys to ensuring a cannabis operation does not have a direct impact …
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Public health windfall found in medical cannabis
The research seems to be clear at this point. Public Health will improve via medical cannabis. While arguments can be made against this notion in adult-use (so called “recreational”) markets, it seems clear that medical cannabis specifically has little downside. Experts mainly cite the potential for underage abuse, but there doesn’t seem to be any …
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Positive economic impacts will come with medical cannabis
It is hard to deny the positive economic impacts that medical cannabis can bring to a community. As soon as a new cannabis business comes to town there will be a flurry of building. Hopefully the business owner has a preference for using builders who are local, as this will keep the money spent for …
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Legal cannabis leads to less crime
As I began to seriously consider starting a cannabis business in my home town, I was left to consider if it would be good for the community, or not. One of my first concerns had to do with crime. After researching a growing number of studies, it seems that the clear answer is that the …
State refuses to provide personally identifiable information
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has refused requests aimed at identifying individuals who have applied for cannabis facility licenses. While Article 14 could be interpreted otherwise, I think it is excellent that DHSS is erring on the side of caution. I also take this as a positive sign that DHSS will …
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Chronic Pain is #1 condition treated with medical cannabis
A recent study by the University of Michigan, published in the February 2019 edition of Health Affairs, reports that 62.2% of medical cannabis patients were issued medical cards due to their chronic pain. This study also found that there is substantial evidence to support cannabis as a treatment for chronic pain in addition to nausea …
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Cannabis buds are medicine
Some people have ignorantly argued that the whole cannabis plant, and specifically it’s flower, is not a medicine. The suggestion is that only the active cannabinoids (THCTHC is the most famous cannabinoid and is psychoactive. TH… & CBDCBD is a cannabinoid with high medical value. It lessens t… More) are of therapeutic interest. I suppose …
Each retail dollar spent for medical cannabis could result in $2.40 in additional local spending
This isn’t the first study (referenced in the article linked below) that has suggested a number near $2.50 for indirect economic impact per dollar spent in dispensaries. In addition to that direct spending, this new industry will create revenues in other spaces as well. In fact, it appears as these auxiliary companies (those who don’t …
Cannabis will be good for our town
The impacts for our county will not be in the seven digits as it is in Pueblo, Co; at least not right away. It is important to note that Pueblo, Co has legalized adult-use cannabis in addition to medical. It is interesting that the number of local studies finding that there are positive economic impacts …