United Patients Group

APRIL 3, 2023

A recommendation from a physician is simply permission (‘recommendation’) for the patient to use cannabis, which can be obtained in any state where medical marijuana is legal. Although both are legal under state law, there are currently 29 states with legislation allowing for medical cannabis and the District of Columbia.

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Project CBD

MARCH 8, 2019

As of February 2019, the Veterinary Medical Board in California still has no official policy on hemp products. In response, veterinarians and others concerned for patient safety promoted a change in state law. For the time being, the use of cannabis for animals is in a state of flux.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 3, 2022

As our firm’s prior information memos on cannabis have shown 1 , the legalization of marijuana for recreational or medical use in states still poses legal issues in higher education due to marijuana’s illegality under federal law. This tension in laws is also present in the issue of marijuana use by patients in hospital settings.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Delaware prosecutors will no longer be encouraged to pursue criminal charges against those who possess marijuana for personal use, according to guidelines issued by the state’s new Attorney General. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of allowing patients to smoke medical cannabis. Your Highness, Carly. Actions to Take.

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NORML

MARCH 21, 2020

The measure prohibits the release of past records for any marijuana offense that is no longer defined as a crime under state law. Legislation is pending, Assembly Bill 2355, to protect registered medical marijuana patients from employment discrimination. Update : SB 8 was heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee on 3/20/20.

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2020

Legislation is pending, House Bill 847, that seeks to criminalize the possession and transportation of hemp flower in the state. This bill comes after lawmakers passed legislation in 2019 that allows the growing and production of hemp and hemp-derived products, as long as the THC concentration is below 0.3%. HI resident? LA resident?

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

Regulate Like Alcohol : The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2019 — (HR 420) seeks to deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, thus permitting state governments to regulate these activities as they see fit. Under existing law, only a handful of licensed dispensaries are permitted in the state.

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 165, to establish a medical marijuana access program for qualified patients with a physician’s recommendation to access medical marijuana from licensed retail outlets. It would not allow patients to smoke herbal marijuana or vape, but would allow forms including pills, oils, lozenges and patches.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

— Second quarter 2019 revenue of $12.7 Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter 2019 totaled $2.5 Company issues 2019 guidance of $55 -57 million of revenue and positive Adjusted EBITDA. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Harborside Inc. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Harborside Inc. dollars unless otherwise stated.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

Governor Kate Brown (D) of Oregon signed legislation into law that prohibits landlords from arbitrarily refusing to provide housing access to an individual based solely on their status as a medical cannabis patient, or based solely on an individual’s prior cannabis conviction. California. CA resident? DE resident? LA resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

For those of you in the dark about Florida’s Medical Marijuana Program, I will be lighting up the dim corners of Florida: The Nation’s Fastest-Growing Medical Marijuana Market , according to The Miami New Times on May 2, 2019. CANNABIS PRIMER. Glossary of Marijuana Terminologyvia CannaInsider.com. Americans for Safe Access.org.

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NORML

JANUARY 18, 2019

House lawmakers introduced The Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 (HR 601), to facilitate federally-approved clinical trials involving cannabis. At the state level, patients in Ohio and Oklahoma now have access to medical cannabis, as sales began in both states this week. Additionally, a bipartisan coalition of U.S.

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Legislation Decriminalization Access Therapy 164

NORML

MAY 24, 2019

Governor Jared Polis (D) of Colorado signed legislation into law that allows physicians to recommend medical cannabis for any condition for which an opiate would otherwise be prescribed. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 236, to allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to use and safely access medical cannabis.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

APRIL 20, 2023

[iii] The Act was originally intended for patients with intractable epilepsy and was expanded in 2019 and 2021 to include other physical and mental illnesses (cancer, multiple sclerosis, post-traumatic stress disorder). [iv] iv] Texas State Law Library – Cannabis and the Law – [link]. [v] Specifically, H.B.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

For those engaged in the legal cannabis industry in Oregon, the 2019 Oregon Legislative Session is of the utmost importance and relevance. . Hemp has been the talk of the town and the 2019 Legislative Session alike. Overall, there are some very exciting legislative proposals in 2019, so far. They write. SB 639 AND HB 2233.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act or Ryan’s Law would allow patients in California with serious conditions to use non-smokable medical cannabis inside of hospitals. The proposal prohibits patients, however, from inhaling or vaping herbal cannabis products. SecBecerra pic.twitter.com/Zh9CJtujxc.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The program is a “limited license” regime, under which a set number of vertically integrated “Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers” are licensed to cultivate, process, and dispense cannabis to qualified patients. Arkansas also began its medical cannabis journey through a voter-approved amendment to the state constitution.

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NORML

MAY 3, 2019

Governor Jay Inslee (D) of Washington signed legislation into law allowing medical cannabis to be accessed by patients on school grounds, and separate legislation allowing the production of industrial hemp in accordance with new federal hemp regulations. Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup!

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 27, 2020

In 2017 Robert was diagnosed with a condition that affects millions of Americans each year called depression. 2019 came around, and Robert found himself in a coma for many days. This is a point when a patient, human being, free American should have the right to access alternative legal medicines to dangerous prescription drugs.

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The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

State law allows employees to use CBD oil, while other laws allow employers to fire workers for using it. Georgia lawmakers are looking to move the ball forward on harmonizing the employer’s goal of prohibiting working under the influence on the one hand with the patient’s goal of legally treating health conditions on the other.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

MARCH 9, 2022

Accidental Acute Cannabis Intoxication Presenting as Seizure in Pediatrics Patients. The legal landscape for parents who smoke weed is changing and will likely continue to change as marijuana becomes legalized in more states. Be sure to understand your state law before buying or consuming pot. 1] Burggren, A. Shirazi, A.,

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Governor Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed legislation into law to restore patients’ right to smoke medical cannabis. Governor Ralph Northam (D) of Virginia signed legislation into law that will allow medical cannabis oil to be administered to patients on school property. CA resident? CA resident? DE resident?

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Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 137

CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Current Florida medical marijuana patient? Do different states recognize Florida medical cards? MORE DETAILS: On June 16, 2014, Florida became the 22nd state to legalize (at least partial) access to medical marijuana when Governor Rick Scott signed the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014. Qualified patient.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

As far back as 2015, Georgia established a Low THC Oil Patient Registry , which allowed qualified patients to possess cannabis oil with a total THC content of not more than 5%. Until 2019, however, no law provided a way to access that oil. Louisiana has had a limited medical cannabis program since 2020.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 15, 2019

On May 6, 2019, New York State law makers proposed two bills, A7467 and S5657 (both are the same), that would overhaul New York’s medical cannabis program.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 3, 2020

Effective Date: 2019. The findings of anecdotal and controlled studies regarding the efficacy for patient use are mixed. Protection from criminal or civil penalties for patients using therapeutic marijuana and related cannabinoids as permitted under state laws. ? Status: Position Statement.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

According to the NYPD , they arrested over 1,300 people for weed possession in 2019, which is three times less than the number of arrests in 2018 and almost 14 times less than in 2017. The proposed law had enough opposition in the government in 2019, however, that it was pushed back to the legislative session of 2020.

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

Additionally, Representatives Charlie Crist (D-FL) and Don Young (R-AK) introduced The Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act to explicitly bar federal agencies from discriminating against workers solely because of their status as a cannabis consumer, or due to testing positive for marijuana use on a workplace drug test.

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 146

NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 236, to allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to use and safely access medical cannabis. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 1286, to expand patient access to medical cannabis in Arizona. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of expanded patient access.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 16, 2021

After years of regulatory limbo that allowed registered patients in Georgia to possess—but not purchase—low-THC cannabis oil, the state has established a regulated market and has licensed six businesses to produce and sell the oil. In 2019, Gov. It’s just going to further complicate the issue.”.

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NORML

MAY 17, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 34, which would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions. Update : SB 34 was heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee on 5/16/19. CA resident?

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The Cannigma

MARCH 25, 2021

It is unclear how many facilities in the state are willing or able to comply with the ruling, however. As a condition of his house arrest, the man was forbidden from using any illegal drugs, including cannabis, even though New Mexico legalized medical marijuana in 2007. Sterling, of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation, said.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 4, 2019

On November 18, 2019, Florida Senator Lori Berman (D) introduced Senate Bill 962 , which proposes to provide job applicants and employees who use medical marijuana various protections in employment. If enacted, Florida would join the growing number of states to pass laws with similar protections, including most recently in Illinois.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 21, 2019

Wild, a cancer patient, was prescribed cannabis as part of his treatment. Wednesday, July 17, 2019. On July 2, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act into law, which significantly amended and expanded the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, N.J.S.A.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2020

The selected companies offer interactive programs, either live or online, that provide instruction on: Operating in accordance with state laws, regulations and local rules. Patients and caregivers can grow up to six ( 6 ) plants. Seed-to-sale tracking compliance. Preventing diversion and sales to minors. Read the full article.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 6, 2019

By Jennifer Mora on December 4, 2019. On November 18, 2019, Florida Senator Lori Berman (D) introduced Senate Bill 962 , which proposes to provide job applicants and employees who use medical marijuana various protections in employment. The direct care of a patient or child. POSTED IN MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2019

Network of Trial Law Firms – July 29, 2019. Over the last several years, attitudes towards marijuana use have rapidly changed in the United States. 1] As of the date of this article, thirty-three states and Washington D.C. Authored By: Rebecca Stephens. Rebecca Stephens.

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