Medical marijuana has stepped onto the global stage.
In what appears to be a first for marijuana and a major pharmaceutical company, a Novartis subsidiary and a Canadian producer of medical cannabis products have agreed to market them around the world.
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Why would any patients use pharmaceutical marijuana when it is natural?
The medical marijuana container(s), for which there are several different types of containers, requires a protocol for the product to be safely stored using a unique approach to removing the oxygen from the vessels. Therefore, medical marijuana has a different way to store the products so the patients receive the purest form of their medication.
From what I know, one is only able to purchase medical marijuana from a point of purchase location, the law requires a physician’s prescription, in the state where one resides.