Massachusetts medical marijuana patients will no longer have to a pay a $50 annual fee for a patient registration card. The fee will be eliminated under new rules governing medical marijuana approved unanimously Tuesday by the Cannabis Control Commission. The rules will become officials as soon as they are... Read more
Operators of medical cannabis dispensaries are urging legislators to overturn a veto of a bill that would allow them to operate as for-profit companies. Ted Rebholz is CEO and founder of Temescal Wellness, which currently has dispensaries in Dover and Lebanon. He says the bill means lower prices, more access for patients, and... Read more
D.C. lawmakers made it clear: Students are permitted to consume medical marijuana on school grounds. The D.C. Council passed emergency legislation Tuesday to clarify existing city law to ensure schools do not prohibit students with medical marijuana licenses from consuming the substance while on campus. The D.C. medical marijuana... Read more
September 17, 2019 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment Jushi Holdings Inc., the Florida-based cannabis company that bought out Beyond/Hello’s four Pennsylvania permits in July, announced today that it was acquiring the majority interest in Agape Total Health Care Inc. Agape, of Lehigh County, won a permit from the Department... Read more
By Nathaniel M. Glasser and Anastasia A. Regne Before the rise in acceptance of medical marijuana use, companies often strictly enforced zero tolerance drug policies, even if those policies effectively prohibited employees’ off-duty use of medical marijuana. The legal landscape, and public perception, has drastically changed over the last... Read more
Two members of Florida’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill on Thursday that would expand research into the medicinal use of marijuana. The measure, titled the Expanding Cannabis Research and Information Act, was filed by Democratic Rep. Donna Shalala and her Republican colleague Rep. Matt... Read more
Over the course of of ten weeks, we recently ran a series of blog posts that take a close look at the Democratic Party candidates for President in 2020. We examined each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvassed their current respective stances on marijuana. In all, we covered Joe Biden, Bernie…
Patricia Santiago and her family were forced to flee their home near Colombia’s Caribbean coast after complaining about neighborhood dope dealers who, in turn, threatened to kill them. But in an odd twist, Santiago now works in the drug trade — at a medical marijuana facility. At first, Santiago... Read more
From the medical community into the recreational market, tech companies are tackling an age-old marijuana problem: How can cannabis users get the consistent high they want? The Gofire vaporizer looks like a walkie-talkie with a mouth groove on top. Hardly as sleek as other, more discreet weed vapes, it... Read more
