Nevada State Board of Pharmacy Appeals Court Ruling to Remove Cannabis from State’s List of Schedule I Substances
Marijuana Industry News December 3, 2022
Political action committee Kind Idaho is working to gather signatures to place The Idaho Medical Marijuana Act before voters in 2024. Kind Idaho, the group behind the medical cannabis legalization measure, must collect at least 74,000 signatures by April 2024 for the initiative to qualify for the 2024 ballot.... Read more
Political action committee Kind Idaho is working to gather signatures to place The Idaho Medical Marijuana Act before voters in 2024. Kind Idaho, the group behind the medical cannabis legalization measure, must collect at least 74,000 signatures by April 2024 for the initiative to qualify for the 2024 ballot.... Read more
Trulieve Opening Medical Cannabis Dispensary in Hobe Sound, Florida
Marijuana Industry News December 3, 2022
Rhode Island joined neighboring Massachusetts and beat next-door Connecticut to the punch with the launch of adult-use cannabis sales Thursday morning, officially becoming the 16th state to expand commercial access to those 21 and older. Five existing compassion centers were given approval from the state’s Office of Cannabis Regulation... Read more
Senator Files PREPARE Act to Smooth Way for Federal Legalization
Marijuana Industry News December 3, 2022
Cannabis Business Times regularly interviews cannabis cultivators to learn more about how they manage their growing operations, including top tips for success, tools and technologies they couldn’t live without, and how they deal with perennial challenges like burnout. In this installment, Joe Gibson, head grower at Gibby’s Garden, details how he... Read more
Biden’s Health Secretary Gives Update On Marijuana Scheduling Review Directed By The President
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News December 2, 2022 0
The head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says that the Biden administration is committed to supporting evidence-based policies for marijuana as it works to complete a review of federal cannabis scheduling that was directed by the president. That science-focused approach also applies to policy... Read more
Biden Signs Marijuana Research Bill, A Historic First For Federal Cannabis Reform
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News December 2, 2022 0
President Joe Biden has officially signed a marijuana research bill into law, making history by enacting the first piece of standalone federal cannabis reform legislation in U.S. history. The bill cleared the House in April and the Senate last month, and a White House spokesperson confirmed to Marijuana Moment... Read more
New Jersey Marijuana Regulators Approve Rules For Public Cannabis Consumption Areas
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News December 2, 2022 0
New Jersey marijuana regulators approved rules for “public cannabis consumption areas” on Friday, bringing the state one step closer to providing the social use option to adults and patients. Adult-use cannabis shops opened in April, but advocates have emphasized the need to implement regulations that give people additional spaces... Read more
How did Rhode Island’s first day of retail marijuana sales go? Pretty mellow.
Marijuana Industry NewsRhode Island December 2, 2022 0
The first day of legal weed sales in Rhode Island Thursday was, well, mellow – punctuated by a 96-year-old war veteran buying a pot cookie to have with his coffee and a state senator picking up some cannabis-infused stocking-stuffers for friends. Absent at the five medical marijuana dispensaries that turned... Read more
Medical marijuana cards are now free in Rhode Island
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaRhode Island December 2, 2022 0
Starting Thursday, Rhode Island medical marijuana patients will no longer have to pay $50 to obtain a medical card, a change that coincides with the start of recreational marijuana sales. Five existing medical dispensaries were issued hybrid licenses to start selling recreational cannabis on Thursday, while still selling medical marijuana.... Read more
Medical marijuana associated with reduced pain and opioid related outcomes in cancer patients
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical Marijuana December 2, 2022 0
A new study finds a link between the legalization of medical marijuana and a reduction in the rate of opioid dispensing and pain-related hospital events in some cancer patients. In a paper published in the journal JAMA Oncology, researchers look at insurance claims data from 2012 to 2017 for patients... Read more
