Beginning Friday, the state Medical Marijuana Commission will accept applications from those hoping to grow or supply marijuana, while the Health Department will take applications from those hoping to benefit from the first marijuana-as-medicine program in the Bible Belt. The application periods will run until Sept. 18. Source: Arkansas to Accept Medical Marijuana Card Applications […]
“With medical cannabis fully legal in Canada and now in Mexico, we wonder how long it will be before the United States joins the rest of North America in reforming laws at the national/federal level,” added Dr. Titus. “With 30 U.S. States approving medical cannabis and 17 others with CBD-only laws, we feel the real […]
“The guidelines, which were released today (June 23) by the Canadian Research Initiative on Substance Misuse, are meant to educate marijuana users so that they can make choices that could modify the risks from the drug…” Source: Canada Issues Guidelines for Safer Use of Marijuana
The GOP-controlled state Senate on Tuesday easily approved legislation that allows medical marijuana to be used to treat PTSD. Source: N.Y. Senate approves medical marijuana as PTSD treatment – NY Daily News
Last year, Denver officials developed new rules that require marijuana grows and edible manufacturers, along with pet food manufacturing plants, sewage treatment facilities and other pungent properties, to develop Odor Control Plans outlining how they would manage smells wafting from their sites. Source: Denver marijuana facilities without odor plans could face punishment, city says – Denverite
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott added Parkinson’s, Crohn’s and PTSD to the state’s medical marijuana plan, just weeks after rejecting a recreational marijuana plan. Source: Vermont expands medical marijuana plan – Jun. 12, 2017
Under the agreement, there will be a limit of 25 retail dispensaries per medical marijuana treatment center, which can increase by five for every 100,000 patients added to the registry. Source: Legislature reaches agreement on medical marijuana bill
Los Angeles’ draft rules unveiled Thursday are the latest step toward reworking city regulations after Californians voted to legalize recreational pot. Source: L.A. proposes new regulations on how and where marijuana shops can operate – LA Times
California is on the verge of creating a legal market for marijuana worth more than $5 billion that will help make the state a destination for pot-loving tourists, according to a new state-sponsored economic study. Californians currently spend $7.7 billion annually on marijuana, most of it on the illegal market, but a new licensing system […]
A bill that would change the voter-approved law is expected by the end of the month. The law established a 3.75 percent tax rate on marijuana sales, on top of the state’s 6.25 percent sales tax. Cities or towns have the ability to add their own 2 percent tax as well. Source: Marijuana Activists Say […]
