Utah’s new medical marijuana program kicked off this weekend, but would-be patients encountered some slight technical difficulties. The state’s department of health told local news outlets that some individuals had trouble registering on the state-run website on Sunday. Advertisement “There was a small glitch earlier, but it’s working now,”... Read more
In Florida, qualifying patients can obtain a medical marijuana prescription—but some state lawmakers don’t want them getting too high. On Friday, Republican state Sen. Gayle Harrell filed an amendment banning medical marijuana with THC levels exceeding 10 percent potency for patients under the age of 21. According to the... Read more
House Speaker Jose Oliva said in early February that capping the THC content of medical marijuana at 10 percent was among his priorities for the 2020 legislative session, although no measure proposing to do so had surfaced in the House. One emerged Friday in the Senate in the form... Read more
What has been the primary source of marijuana sold on Michigan medical dispensary and recreational store shelves is being phased out. Beginning Oct. 1, medical marijuana caregivers will no longer be allowed to sell any marijuana to licensed businesses, the Marijuana Regulatory Agency said in a bulletin issued Monday,... Read more
Minnesota regulators are calling for a one-stop office that would oversee all aspects of hemp and medical marijuana – as as a potential adult-use MJ market. The office also would oversee the state’s fast-growing CBD market. A central office, among other things, would help the state deal with unregulated and... Read more
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill gives the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulatory authority over hemp…
Welcome to the final post in our litigation series on California cannabis claims. For our last post, we’ll be touching on California’s Unfair Competition Law. Introduction California’s “Unfair Competition Law,” also known as the Unfair Competition Act, Unfair Business Practices Act, or the Unfair Practices Act, is codified at Business & Professions Code § 17200,…
New York is determined to become the next state to legalize recreational weed; the state has even appointed its own marijuana czar to make it happen. That would be Norman Birenbaum, who was hired to head up New York’s newly formed office of cannabis programs back in December. Birenbaum... Read more
You are here: Home / Policy & Legal / Illinois / Frustrated with shortages, medical marijuana patients begin growing their own at home in Illinois February 28, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment Worried by widespread shortages of products at Illinois cannabis stores, medical marijuana patient David Kurfman took... Read more
With Utah’s first medical marijuana dispensary set to open its doors, state lawmakers scrambled to approve adjustments to the cannabis law. State house representatives greenlit a bill Thursday that had received senate approval only a few days prior, with the aim of getting the legislation on Republican Gov. Gary... Read more
