A researcher at the University of California Los Angeles has been awarded a $3.9 million grant to study how cannabis can help with pain relief, the institution announced on Wednesday. The grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health was awarded to Ziva... Read more
State officials in Nevada announced on Wednesday that cannabis dispensaries have been deemed essential businesses, allowing the shops to remain open during a closure ordered by Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak. The governor ordered the closure of nonessential businesses on Tuesday in an effort to control the growing pandemic of... Read more
A group representing cannabis companies in Michigan is pleading with the state’s governor to classify marijuana as an “essential item” during the COVID-19 outbreak. In a letter Wednesday to Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the Michigan Cannabis Industry Association asked for the reclassification, which it said would also include “designating... Read more
A new study published this week helps illuminate the psychiatric effects of cannabis. The research, which was published by The Lancet Psychiatry, found that “the acute administration of THC induces positive, negative, and other symptoms associated with schizophrenia and other mental disorders in healthy adults with large effect sizes.”... Read more
State regulators in Maine issued the first conditional licenses for cannabis businesses last week, setting the stage for retail marijuana sales to begin in late spring. Officials with Maine’s Office of Marijuana policy issued provisional approval for a total of 31 cannabis growers, manufacturers, and retailers pending their completion... Read more
Amid a global pandemic that has changed the way we interact and live, the state of Illinois will allow medical marijuana dispensaries to conduct curbside sales for the duration of the month. The new rules were announced this week by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as... Read more
Cannabis dispensaries in San Francisco were allowed to reopen on Tuesday after city officials determined that they are essential businesses that should not be subject to closure during the ongoing shelter-in-place order. The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) had ordered cannabis retailers to close on Monday along... Read more
The state hasn’t required them to do so, but a handful of marijuana businesses in Illinois have voluntarily closed up shop in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation said this week that it is aware of at least eight adult use recreational... Read more
A recent surge in sales brought Arkansas’ nearly-year-old medical marijuana industry over the $50 million threshold. The milestone comes after what local television station KATV described Monday as a “significant increase in sales last week.” Since the state’s first medical cannabis dispensary opened its doors last year, patients have... Read more
