Take a look inside one of Utah’s first legal marijuana farms
January 31, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment In an 80-degree room in Tooele, hundreds of marijuana plants bask under an amber light, synthesizing chemical compounds that will soon serve as medicine for Utah patients. This flowering room is tucked inside a secure warehouse, which has other spaces devoted... Read more
New Mexico court allows medical marijuana tax deduction
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Medical marijuana producers in New Mexico can claim a tax deduction for prescription medication, a move that could affect prices for thousands of enrolled patients, according to a state Court of Appeals ruling. The 11-page ruling means lawmakers must soon set aside funding to... Read more
Southern University became the country’s first historically Black college to become involved in the CBD industry. The school announced a new anti-inflammatory product line with Ilera Holistic Healthcare at New Orleans’ H&W Drug Store Dispensary on Thursday. Southern is one of only two permit holders in the state’s medical... Read more
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order this week that will launch new initiatives to fight the ongoing opioid crisis, including measures that could bring supervised consumption sites to the state. The executive order signed by the governor on Monday also includes provisions to address the racial inequities... Read more
Cura Cannabis will pay record penalty for ‘dishonest conduct,’ misrepresenting marijuana vapes
Oregon’s biggest marijuana company will pay a record $110,000 penalty to settle state allegations that it mislabeled its Select brand of vaping products, incorrectly claiming more than 186,000 vapes were 100% marijuana. The settlement includes a “dishonest conduct” sanction. The state has levied more than 100 penalties against recreational... Read more
The slow-motion rollout of Utah’s voter-approved medical marijuana program hurdles forward, with health officials forecasting a limited launch in the coming weeks. Marc Babitz, deputy director with the Utah Department of Health, told a group of state lawmakers Wednesday that only one or two dispensaries are slated to open... Read more
The city council in Berkeley, California voted on Tuesday to make several changes to the municipal code that will allow for cannabis consumption lounges and marijuana delivery services to operate in the city. The unanimous came late Tuesday night after a meeting punctuated by a vigorous debate on the... Read more
Liberty Health Sciences Reports 2020 Third Quarter Financial Results Liberty Board of Directors appoints Victor Mancebo as its permanent CEO *Note: All references to dollar values refer to Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated. TORONTO, Jan. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Liberty Health Sciences Inc. (CSE: LHS) (OTCQX: LHSIF) www.libertyhealthsciences.com (“Liberty”... Read more
Mississippi Voters to Decide Fate of Medical Marijuana in 2020 Election
By: Slates C. Veazey, Whitt Steineker, & James W. Wright, Jr. Will Mississippi join the growing number of states allowing the use of medical marijuana under state law? Mississippi voters will decide this issue in November. On January 7, 2020, the Mississippi Secretary of State’s office certified that a group seeking... Read more
Medical Marijuana Employee Protection Act: What the Future Could Hold for Florida
With the passing of the 2016 constitutional amendment and the Legislature’s enacting of statutes implementing the voters’ will, hundreds of thousands of Floridians have become lawful medical marijuana users.  By and large, Florida employers were not impacted by the legalization of medical marijuana because both the use and possession... Read more
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