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Illinois releases Cannabis Report FY2024 (IDFPR portion)

Illinois News Joint

IDFPR cites the explosive growth by stating that 82 new dispensaries open for business in the last year, the single-largest expansion of cannabis dispensaries since the program first started with the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act (CRTA) in 2014. Find detailed information about this topic here.)

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Miami Cannabis Doctor Explains Florida Medical Marijuana Laws for Patients

LifeCannMD

Back in 2014, when the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act first passed, doctors could only recommend very low-THC products that you couldn’t even smoke. Your employer, insurance company, nosy neighbors – none of them have access. We can help patients with everything from edibles to flower to vapes. That’s it.

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Mississippi: Medical Cannabis Initiative Certified for 2020 Ballot

NORML

A proposed measure legalizing medical cannabis access in Mississippi has qualified for the 2020 ballot. The proposed constitutional amendment establishes a state-licensed system of dispensaries to provide cannabis products to qualifying patients. The proposed initiative permits qualifying patients to possess up to 2.5

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Minnesota: Regulators Okay Patients’ Access to Cannabis-Infused Edible Products

Cannabis Law Report

Regulators with the Department of Health have announced that cannabis-infused edible products will be available in state-licensed medical dispensaries next year. Under the plan, patients in the state’s medical access program will be able to purchase marijuana-infused gummies or other similar chewable products beginning on August 1, 2022.

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Every Maryland Dispensary That MMJ Patients Need To Know

MMJ Recs

Medical marijuana was legalized in Maryland in 2014, but the MD MMJ program was slow to get off the ground. It took until late 2017 for the first Maryland dispensary to open for business. The program is also becoming more patient-friendly, with more dispensaries opening and a wider range of products becoming available.

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Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has released a report examining the efficacy of state medical cannabis laws.

Cannabis Law Report

The organization has, they say, ……evaluated patient access, affordability, equity, and product safety. With a decline in legislative improvements in state medical cannabis programs, millions of patients are left with limited or no access,” ASA Executive Director Debbie Churgai said. “It Pennsylvania State Rep.

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Millions Per Month: Why The Missouri Medical Marijuana Business Is Booming

MMJ Recs

In 2014, Governor Jay Nixon signed the Missouri Medical Marijuana Bill, making it possible for CBD to be used as medicine for seizures. Even though laws were put into place that legalized MMJ and made it possible for qualifying patients to access the medication, dispensaries and sales had not yet come into play.