“Under the state’s medical marijuana law, patients with one of about 40 specified medical conditions may get a doctor’s recommendation to buy marijuana from state-approved dispensaries. Approved conditions include cancer, AIDS, rheumatoid arthritis and complex regional pain syndrome. In September, the Illinois Department of Public Health rejected without explanation 11 new medical conditions recommended by […]
On Friday, the state approved three more medical marijuana dispensary facilities, which are in addition to the six current ones in Hartford, Bristol, South Windsor, Bethel, Uncasville and Branford. The new ones are expected to be open for business by early summer. The new dispensaries are: Arrow Alternative Care #2, Inc., which is located at 255 […]
The availability of medical marijuana in New Hampshire is a big step closer to reality after the state gave approval to the first of three locations to cultivate the drug. The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Friday that it has started mailing out identification cards to 176 Granite Staters who qualified to purchase […]
The Oregon Department of Agriculture on Friday temporarily removed a popular pesticide from its list of chemicals cannabis growers may use on their crop. The state on Friday issued a bulletin “out of an abundance of caution” alerting cannabis growers to a potential labeling problem with a popular mite spray and advising them not to use the […]
Adilas420 Consultants can assist with the application writing process. With years of expierience managing marijuana businesses in highly regulated states, an experienced consultant can offer an applicant great insight. Contact Us for help – Good luck to all the applicants! The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) Medical Marijuana Dispensary License application is now available online at […]
One of my favorite parts of working in a dispensary was offering tours to law enforcement and public officials. Regardless of if it was the local fire fighters inspecting smoke detectors or senators from out of state considering legalization, people are always amazed and in my experience, always impressed. Patients who visit a dispensary for a first […]
AZCentral provides an update on Arizona’s campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol. A marijuana legalization campaign is nearing its goal of gathering 150,000 valid signatures to get on the November ballot. The initiative would ask Arizona voters to legalize marijuana for recreational use and establish a network of licensed cannabis shops where sales of the drug would […]
The first publicly traded marijuana dispensary stock is TerraTech as it acquires Blum Oakland, a California dispensary. Investors can now buy shares in the first publicly traded marijuana dispensary that handles the product from cultivation to storefront. TerraTech, an agriculture company with a focus on cannabis has acquired Black Oak Gallery, known as Blüm Oakland, a retail […]
Most entrepreneurs who enter the marijuana business are well aware of the fact that it is still considered an illegal activity by the federal government, regardless of state laws. What they may not be aware of is how this will affect their relationship with the Internal Revenue Service, and most importantly, the filing of their […]
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin wants to make his state the first to legalize marijuana through the legislature instead of a ballot initiative. In his State of the State address on Thursday, the Democratic governor said that he wanted to “get marijuana legalization done right” by legislating a step-by-step process of legalization rather than taking the less-controlled […]
