John Taenzler, Ph.D. In October 2018, a survey was conducted among 92 patients currently being treated for cancer in 17 of the States where medical marijuana (MMJ) has been approved and available. An objective of this research was to assess the depth of knowledge about cannabis claims, logistics for... Read more
Late Friday, Missouri officials released drafts of medical marijuana rules for physicians who will write certifications so patients can access medical marijuana, along with proposed rules for transportation facilities handling marijuana. Missouri’s medical marijuana system was approved by voters in November 2018. By a wide margin, they chose Amendment 2 among three rival... Read more
Gary Storck has been here before. For decades, Storck, a longtime medical marijuana advocate from Madison, has been pushing the state Legislature to legalize his medicine. Storck suffers from glaucoma. He uses cannabis to slow progression of the disease, which is gradually robbing him of his sight. The first... Read more
Vireo Health, a maker of medical marijuana in New York, is expanding into the recreational marijuana market with the $10 million acquisition this week of a Massachusetts firm. The company bought Mayflower Botanicals Inc., a registered marijuana dispensary certificate holder in Massachusetts. As part of the transaction, Vireo acquired 73 acres... Read more
If you’re in the cannabis licensing game in California, you know that it’s taking months and months to secure annual licensing from all three agencies overseeing the implementation of the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act. To date, temporary licensing has propped up the industry. However, those temp licenses can no longer be issued…
New Jersey health officials on Monday recommended a huge increase in the number of medicinal marijuana dispensaries, arguing that the current handful of so-called Alternative Treatment Centers won’t be nearly enough to meet surging demand. The Department of Health said the state will need 50 to 90 of the... Read more
The marijuana movement in North America has come an incredibly long way in a relatively short amount of time. Looking back to 1995, not a single U.S. state had given the green light to medical marijuana, medical cannabis was still illegal to our north and south, and a mere... Read more
A bill that would allow the distribution and sale of medical marijuana in Georgia passed the state Senate Friday, a key hurdle in the closing days of the legislative session. House Bill 324 would allow distribution of the drug through up to 28 dispensaries statewide. And it would allow four... Read more
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have worked together on films like Superbad, The Interview, and Pineapple Express. Now the duo is embarking on a different type of project: a marijuana company. “Houseplant is a passion we’ve brought to life through drive and dedication,” said Seth Rogen, Co-Founder of Houseplant. “Every... Read more
While state lawmakers consider legalizing recreational pot this year, sales of medical marijuana continue to hit new highs. The reason isn’t just that more people are ailing, state regulators say. The state’s three medical marijuana dispensaries are on pace to sell about $56 million worth of medicinal pot in fiscal 2019,... Read more
