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The Changing Landscape of Medical Marijuana in Massachusetts: What Patients Should Know

Canna Care Docs

While patient enrollment peaked in 2020, current levels remain significantly higher than when recreational cannabis became legal in 2018. Since 2018, MPAA has worked to eliminate outdated policies that restrict access. Unlike other states, Massachusetts has seen its medical program expand even after legalizing recreational cannabis.

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Medical Program Decline

Canna Care Docs

When retail sales began in 2018, it marked the beginning of a significant shift in the cannabis industry. Cultivation rights : Medical patients can grow more plants at home. Shift to Recreational Focus The landscape changed dramatically with the legalization of recreational marijuana in 2016.

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Cannabis on the Ballot, November 4: Florida, Nebraska, the Dakotas

Canna Law Blog

The proposed initiative would also allow Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers and other state licensed entities, to acquire, cultivate, process, manufacture, sell, and distribute marijuana products and accessories. Similar measures in 2018 and 2022 failed , but this one is polling pretty well.

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The Rise of Anti-Legalization Efforts

Veriheal

This policy ensured significant penalties and incarceration for possession, cultivation, and trafficking for anyone found guilty in the U.S. the 2018 Farm Bill added another dimension by introducing a widespread gray market for products containing other cannabinoids like CBD, Delta-8, and THCA.

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New Hampshire: Lawmakers Advance Legislation Permitting Patients to Home Cultivate

NORML

The measure permits registered patients (or their designated caregivers) to cultivate up to three mature plants in a private location that it not subject to public view. In 2018, lawmakers passed legislation to raise the cap on the total number of dispensaries statewide.

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Australia: Cannabis Possession Now Depenalized in the Capital Territory

NORML

Activities involving the personal possession and/or cultivation of cannabis in private are no longer subject to either criminal or civil penalties in the Australian Capital Territory, in accordance with legislation that took effect last week. The use of marijuana in public remains prohibited.

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Important Update from USDA

Americans for Safe Access

The signing of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm Bill) into law resulted in the descheduling of hemp and opened the door to the wide scale production of the crop. THC by dry weight.