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Medical Program Decline

Canna Care Docs

The Decline of Medical Marijuana in Massachusetts: What It Means for Patients In recent years, Massachusetts, once a pioneer in cannabis reform, has seen its medical marijuana program gradually overshadowed by the booming recreational market. The program aimed to provide safe, legal access to cannabis for patients with chronic conditions.

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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

What’s more, synthesized Delta-9 THC is present in many of these products, despite being prohibited in both California’s cannabis and hemp programs. Californias Assembly Bill 45, passed in 2021, explicitly states: Industrial hemp does not include cannabinoids produced through chemical synthesis. federal THC limit.

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Will Texas Legalize Recreational Marijuana?

Veriheal

Texas has one such cannabis program in flux, with a new bill being introduced that may change the legality of recreational marijuana within the state. The Current Status Of The Texas Cannabis Program Currently, recreational marijuana is not legal in Texas. The Texas medical cannabis program allows for no more than 0.5%

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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.

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New Insights into Hop Latent Viroid and Hemp

Medicinal Genomics

Dr. Nachappa shared that in 2021 he team found HLVd in the Colorado hemp fields, and since then nearly every hemp-growing state in the U.S. Other reports estimate that as much as 90% of California cannabis cultivation facilities are infected with HLVd and 40% of cannabis flower sold in Canadian dispensaries tested positive for HLVd.

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

Canna Law Blog

I explained in a 2021 post: Something important to understand about cannabis legalization is that only 21 states allow citizen-approved ballot initiatives. This is the second time in 2021 that a state supreme court has struck down a voter-approved initiative to legalize cannabis use. opposing; and 4.6%

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Will Texas Ban Hemp Products?

Veriheal

While Texas still prohibits recreational marijuana, it operates a medical marijuana program that has gradually expanded. THC, and effectively restricts access to THC products exclusively to the states Low THC medical program. Now, state lawmakers aim to ban most of them, citing concerns over abuse and public safety.

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