State Regulators in Ohio voted on Wednesday to reject petitions that would have added autism and anxiety as conditions that qualify a patient to use medical marijuana. The Ohio State Medical Board voted to approve, however, a request to add patients diagnosed with a chronic wasting syndrome known as... Read more
Oregon officials announced on Wednesday that an initiative petition to legalize psilocybin for therapeutic use has received more than enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. The measure, known as IP-34, will come before voters in this November’s general election. Organizers with the Oregon Psilocybin Society have been busy... Read more
In the uphill battle to regulate the colossal cannabis market covering the greater Los Angeles, California area, authorities served tax warrants to 12 unlicensed dispensaries. After various regulatory bodies cracked down on illegal dispensaries in the area using numerous other methods, tax liens will be dished out to illegal... Read more
High Times announced today that it is bringing its series of Cannabis Cup: People’s Choice Edition events to Illinois this summer, with a contest to find the state’s top cannabis products kicking off in August. High Times, the most well-known brand in cannabis, launched the virtual versions of its... Read more
By Jared Schwass, Matthew R. Kittay, and Michael R. Herz Hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) products have seen an increase in demand over the last few years, but the legal and regulatory structure behind those products has been unclear and confusing. One reason behind the confusion is that there has... Read more
Ohio’s list of medical marijuana conditions grew by one on Wednesday. But advocates of adding anxiety and autism spectrum disorder to the list of treatable conditions were left disappointed. The Ohio State Medical Board approved adding cachexia, a wasting syndrome marked by severe weight loss, to the 21 conditions... Read more
At Infinite Chemical Analysis Labs, it’s our job to help our clients ensure that their product is in compliance with California State Law, BCC, CDFA, and CDPH regulations through our quality assurance and cannabis testing services. We send laboratory sample technicians out to licensed cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, and distribution... Read more
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is urging state lawmakers to legalize the adult use of cannabis as a way to reduce the impact of a looming budget deficit. The state faces a budget shortfall of $3.2 billion, largely as a result of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact... Read more
In the Land of Lincoln, marijuana sales continue to impress, with June representing a record month for recreational pot in Illinois. According to figures released by the state’s Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and reported on by the Daily Herald, a suburban Chicago newspaper, dispensaries in Illinois sold... Read more
Telehealth services that were made available to Florida’s medical marijuana patients due to the coronavirus pandemic may become a permanent option. That’s according to the web publication Florida Politics, which reported this week that the temporary provision first established at the outset of the COVID-19 outbreak—and then extended in... Read more
