All posts tagged "medical marijuana program"

Current Events

Week in Review: Illinois Reports Record Cannabis Sales; Switzerland ‘Tries Out’ Legalization

ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.

Current Events

Week in Review: Medical Marijuana Use Doubles; Rick Ross Announces New Cannabis Partnership

ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.

Legal

Oklahoma Proposes Medical Marijuana Changes After Adult-Use Measure Fails

Fresh off the defeat of a ballot measure to legalize adult-use cannabis, Gov. Kevin Stitt and...

Politics

New York Proposes a Cannabis ‘Common Market’ in the Tri-State Area

Federal prohibition doesn’t allow for cannabis products to cross state lines, but shared regulation strategies can.

Cultivation

Thailand Plants Largest Pot Farm in Southeast Asia, Will Allow Home Grow

Few places in the world are seeing the cannabis reform conversation go at the pace of...

Medical

Only 3 U.S. States Have No Medical Marijuana

What’s up with Idaho, Nebraska and South Dakota?

Legal

Guns vs. Marijuana: Will Texas Give Cannabis Users Their Second Amendment Rights?

The federal government’s longstanding ban on firearms ownership for cannabis patients not popular in Texas, but...

Medical

France Set to Launch a Medical Marijuana Experiment

France will begin the process of legalizing medical cannabis cautiously, in preparation for more sweeping measures.

Concentrates

Arizona Court Rules to Include Extracts & Concentrates in Medical Marijuana Program

The state's highest court finally ruled that its medical marijuana program does indeed cover concentrates and...

Politics

Police Pot Seizures Rise As New Zealand Approaches Legalization Referendum

As New Zealand waits on a promised cannabis legalization referendum, a domestic industry is starting to...

Legal

New Mexico Decriminalizes Cannabis, Updates Medical Program

New Mexico's governor signed into law a cannabis decriminalization measure, as well as another bill that...

Legal

Guam Legalizes Adult-Use Cannabis in the U.S. Territory

The governor of the U.S. territory of Guam signed into a law a cannabis legalization measure...

Politics

Idaho Prohibitionists Block Cannabis Ballot Initiative

Idaho is considering legislation that would raise the number of signatures needed to get an initiative...

Medical

Leading Drug Expert Remains Skeptical About MMJ’s Power to Curb Opioid Use… And Maybe She Should

Let’s be careful before we try to put a bandaid on a bullet wound, people.

Dispensaries

Dispensary Profile: Harmony Brings State of the Art Cultivation to New Jersey

Automation and biosecurity technology are on full display at this New Jersey medical dispensary.

Politics

Hawaii’s Legalization Measure Fails as Medical Program Liberalizes

A measure to legalize cannabis in the Aloha State died in the legislature. But Hawaii's long-delayed...

Medical

Louisiana’s First Medicinal Harvest Clears Inspection, But Delays Are Not Over

After an agonizing wait for many patients, Louisiana's first medical marijuana harvest has just cleared inspection...

Legal

How Angry Cops Could Undo Trump’s Farm Bill… And the Legal Hemp Market

Despite nominal legalization, state law enforcement continues to crack down on hemp, which spells trouble for...

Politics

Lawmakers File Bill to Legalize Cannabis in Minnesota

The state could soon follow Michigan in the push for adult-use cannabis in the Midwest.

Medical

Oregon’s Medical Marijuana Program May Be On Its Last Legs

Now that legal cannabis is established in Oregon, the number of people enrolled in the state’s...