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Will Alabama allow medical marijuana? Hearing, vote likely Wednesday

Marijuana Industry News Medical Marijuana February 15, 2020 0

A medical marijuana bill is headed to its first vote in the Alabama Legislature as advocates hope to gain legislative traction after years of setbacks in Montgomery. The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on the legislation Wednesday and could vote the same day. The bill by Republican... Read more

Medical marijuana could soon be covered under workers comp in N.J.

Marijuana Industry News Medical Marijuana New Jersey February 14, 2020 0

State lawmakers took steps on two bills Thursday that could bring protections for companies that insure cannabis-related companies in the Garden State and also allow those on workers’ compensation to have their medical weed covered. The state Assembly committee on financial institutions advanced the two bills, but the state... Read more

Medical marijuana card-holder numbers soar in Georgia

Marijuana Industry News Medical Marijuana February 14, 2020 0

The number of Georgians with cards allowing possession of medical cannabis has soared more than 70 percent in one year. Currently, 14,511 people in Georgia have permission to possess ‘‘low THC oil,’’ officials of the state’s Department of Public Health said this week. That’s up from 8,402 about a... Read more

Medical marijuana bill filed at Alabama State House

Marijuana Industry News Medical Marijuana February 14, 2020 0

A bill to allow medical marijuana has officially been filed at the Alabama State House. Senate Bill 154, titled the Compassion Act, would allow marijuana for treatment of 15 conditions. The 82 page bill outlines a process for a person diagnosed with a qualifying condition to get a medical... Read more

A Pa. medical marijuana patient goes to court after being denied federally subsidized housing

Marijuana Industry News Medical Marijuana Pennsylvania February 14, 2020 0

February 13, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment A panel of three Pennsylvania judges will hear an appeal from an impoverished disabled veteran who said she was denied federally subsidized housing solely because she is a medical marijuana patient. Mary Cease, 68, was discharged from the U.S. Navy decades... Read more

Two Pending Bills Could Substantially Change Washington’s Cannabis Advertising Laws

Medical Marijuana Recreational Marijuana Uncategorized February 12, 2020

Last month, two pieces of legislation were introduced to the legislature that could substantially alter Washington State’s advertising laws: HB 2350 and HB 2321. Each bill would tighten advertising restrictions for cannabis businesses, particularly with regard to advertising that could appeal to youth. Both bills were filed pre-session, and both already have moved into the…

Cannabis edibles: Labels should convey THC levels more accurately

Marijuana Industry News Medical Marijuana February 12, 2020 0

Most young adults do not understand the advertised levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in edibles, a new study finds, but the researchers have come up with better way of communicating this information on labels. Research from 2015–2016 shows that, in the United States, almost 10% of the adult population and... Read more

Florida Legislature not moving to address marijuana legislation this session

Florida Marijuana Industry News Medical Marijuana February 11, 2020 0

As the Legislature reaches the halfway point of the 2020 session, no committee has yet to hear any of the wide range of bills filed to address a list of issues in Florida’s medical marijuana program. Marijuana advocates are frustrated and people in the industry are left scratching their... Read more

Oregon Cannabis 2020: Legislative Forecast and Report

Medical Marijuana Oregon Recreational Marijuana Uncategorized February 11, 2020

Last week, Oregon kicked off the 2020 legislative session. Because we are in an even-numbered year, this will be a 35-day session. In short sessions, we tend to see fewer pieces of introduced legislation. The prospects for a productive session may also be lower than usual in 2020, given that House and Senate Republicans are threatening…

Michigan expected to recoup 7,000 legal marijuana jobs lost in 2019, insider says

Marijuana Industry News Medical Marijuana Michigan Recreational Marijuana February 10, 2020 0

Michigan’s licensing of medical and recreational marijuana businesses has been a windfall for Lansing’s budget, but not the legal marijuana job market, according to the latest jobs report released by Leafly, a marijuana industry media and technology company. “Two years ago there were hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries operating in an... Read more

Will Alabama allow medical marijuana? Hearing, vote likely Wednesday

Medical marijuana could soon be covered under workers comp in N.J.

Medical marijuana card-holder numbers soar in Georgia

Medical marijuana bill filed at Alabama State House

A Pa. medical marijuana patient goes to court after being denied federally subsidized housing

Two Pending Bills Could Substantially Change Washington’s Cannabis Advertising Laws

Cannabis edibles: Labels should convey THC levels more accurately

Florida Legislature not moving to address marijuana legislation this session

Oregon Cannabis 2020: Legislative Forecast and Report

Michigan expected to recoup 7,000 legal marijuana jobs lost in 2019, insider says

U.S. House Votes To Ban Military From Testing Recruits For Marijuana As A Condition Of Enrollment

North Carolina Lawmakers Eye Regulation Of Hemp-Derived THC Edibles And Beverages

Arizona Bill To Legalize Psilocybin Service Centers Heads To Governor’s Desk

Congressional Committee Votes To Continue Blocking D.C. From Legalizing Marijuana Sales

Youth Marijuana Use In Colorado Continues To Decline Since Legalization Took Effect, Contradicting Prohibitionist Fears

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