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Cannabis health care classes begin at University of Lynchburg as DEA considers reclassifying substance

07/07/2024 - by zebra

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR) – The University of Lynchburg’s cannabis health care and medicine program kicked off this week, just days after the Associated Press reported that the DEA is moving to reclassify the substance.

“By changing the scheduling status, it’s going to open up a tremendous amount of opportunity,” said Max Simon, CEO of Green Flower, a partner in the program.

The program focuses on medicinal uses for the plant. Legal medical marijuana spending has quadrupled in the past decade according to data from Statista. Simon says reclassification could only boost interest in this already fast-growing industry.

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Steward Health Care ‘a house of cards and a charade,’ Healey says – NBC Boston

05/07/2024 - by zebra

Steward Health Care, which teeters on a financial crisis that could put multiple Massachusetts hospitals in jeopardy, is a “house of cards and a charade,” Gov. Maura Healey said on Monday, continuing to lash out at the for-profit health care system that is one of the state’s largest employers.

A handful of executives that run the hospital system put patients in jeopardy, Healey said following a meeting with House Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka.

State officials only recently began to put the spotlight on Steward’s leadership, after The Boston Globe reported about the company’s severe financial stress