NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

So, it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that Virginia didn’t launch a medical marijuana program until 2015, nearly two decades after California. And it took extensive, concerted efforts from marijuana law reform organizations like NORML to negotiate with Virginia’s Republican Party to get the program finally running.

Legalization

NORML

JANUARY 24, 2019

It seeks to redefine allowed dosage limitations and formulations, and expand patient access and reduce patient cost by adding nurse practitioners and physician assistants to the list of those authorized to issue written certifications to patients.

Policy

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

8/18/2021 – On August 5, the NC Industrial Hemp Commission held a meeting to discuss the future of the NC Industrial Hemp Pilot Program. At that meeting, the decision was made to end the NC Hemp Pilot Program on December 31, 2021. As stated in a letter sent yesterday by Paul Adams, Industrial Hemp Program Manager, N.C.

Programs

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 23, 2021

Medicann is a premier cannabis-specialized clinic, providing patients with access to local specialist doctors and pharmacists that have experience prescribing cannabis-based medication. The post RYAH Group Ships Devices for Use in Pilot Program with Medicann in Jersey, Channel Islands appeared first on CannabisFN. to reach 3.2

Programs

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 17, 2021

goodblend™ Texas , a retail brand of Parallel , one of the nation’s largest privately-held multi-state cannabis operators, today announced the launch of the first cannabinol (CBN) products for patients registered in the Texas Compassionate Use Program. goodblend™ Texas, a retail brand of Parallel. “We

Patients

NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which protects those engaged in state-lawful medical marijuana programs from federal prosecution. Legislation is pending, HB 350, to expand medical cannabis access. NH resident? GA resident?

Legislation

Veriheal

JUNE 16, 2023

A study linked cannabis use and fitness, Utah politicians are exploring psilocybin legalization, and Massachusetts is making its medical cannabis program more accessible to veterans. A bill to launch a pilot program allowing medical patients to consume psilocybin for medical reasons was introduced into Utah’s state Senate.

Programs

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 26, 2019

DEA Announces Steps Necessary to Improve Access to Marijuana Research. 20, 2018, changed the definition of marijuana to exclude “hemp”—plant material that contains 0.3 The new rules will help ensure DEA can evaluate the applications under the applicable legal standard and conform the program to relevant laws.

DEA

The Cannigma

MAY 16, 2025

So while a cannabis business can join their local chamber of commerce, a patient in hospice can be denied access to medical cannabis. Those who access cannabis through the hemp market or own businesses in hemp are not protected either, as loose definitions of hemp that can be altered in the next Farm Bill reauthorization.

Policy

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In most other states, you have a program where there is not a collaborate effort,” Gaudino said. Barnett and Steinfeld spoke about collaboration and how DHS, CROO, and other state agencies are involved and how important it is to have access to cannabis research. These are the right definitions to put in here.

Access

SpeedWeed

JULY 26, 2021

Georgia’s medicinal cannabis program is about to undergo a significant expansion after the state’s regulatory board “chose six companies Saturday that will be allowed to sell the drug, a decision that will finally give registered patients a legal way to obtain medication first approved six years ago,” according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Programs

NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Legislation is pending, House Bill 2149, to amend the definition of “cannabis” under the 2010 voter-approved medical marijuana law. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 305, to permit qualified patients the ability to access medical cannabis preparations while in health care facilities. California. CA resident? Connecticut.

Legislation

The Cannigma

MARCH 11, 2021

“People always need access, including in places where telemedicine was not allowed,” Rovner explained. There aren’t cannabis doctors everywhere so communities that need cannabis, or disabled people or people who live in impoverished and remote areas also need access and by blocking telemedicine you’re actually limiting those peoples’ access.

Dispensary

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 28, 2022

DENVER – June 23, 2022 – Denver Economic Development & Opportunity (DEDO) has launched a targeted entrepreneurial assistance program for aspiring cannabis business owners that is specifically designed to boost ownership among individuals disproportionately impacted by marijuana prohibition and enforcement.

Programs

Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 16, 2019

Since late December, we’ve had many clients come to us with frustrations about the ongoing lack of access post-Farm Bill, and questions about how things will play out in 2019. In a recent post, we explained that “the 2018 Farm Bill modified the Controlled Substances Act (the ‘CSA’) to exempt hemp from the definition of marijuana.

Banking

Canna Law Blog

APRIL 6, 2019

That statement was included in the Senators’ offices’ press release issued the same day, advising that the Senators sent the letters “reiterating hemp’s legality and requesting timely guidance and clarification to help ease concerns from lawful hemp farmers and producers about the lack of access to financial services.”

Banking

Canna Law Blog

JULY 23, 2019

Our Seattle lawyers have distinct memories of watching Kleiman serve as Washington’s appointed “Pot Czar” as it built out the first state cannabis program in 2014. For just a few of his greatest (and most accessible) hits, check out the following: “ We’re Legalizing Weed Wrong ” (Top 10 list for Slate). Which Drugs Should be Legalized?

Policy

The Cannigma

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The country has a limited medical cannabis program that recognizes Sativex and CBD. Since 2003, cannabis has had a separate legal definition in Belgium from other controlled substances, and possession of up to three grams is punishable by a €120-200 fine. Belgium medical cannabis program. Cannabis in Belgium. Possible penalties.

Law

The Cannigma

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) recently released the first National Cannabis Equity Report , a 39-page document that explores the social equity programs within the 36 states that have legalized medicinal or recreational cannabis. The MCBA spelled out four pillars that constitute a truly equitable program.

Programs

The Cannigma

MAY 21, 2021

Today, Max Simon is the founder and CEO of Green Flower , a cannabis education company that offers training programs for employees for some of the biggest companies in the industry, online courses for people who want to work in cannabis, and programs in partnerships with 10 colleges and universities across the United States.

Education

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2022

We are currently recruiting for a Program Analyst to develop, coordinate, and analyze our tracking systems. The position will be developing and evaluating OPS’s Training program, Licensing and Compliance (TLC) system as well as OPS’s product tracking system. Oregon Psilocybin Services Tracking Systems Analyst (Program Analyst 2).

Programs

Illinois News Joint

MAY 10, 2024

Craft grow changes include the repeal of provisions establishing cultivator taxes and craft grower taxes and a shared premises pilot program. The provision for the shared premises pilot program states, “The Department of Agriculture shall create a pilot program that shall allow craft growers to share premises with cultivation center.

Agriculture

Veriheal

APRIL 15, 2022

While most residents in these states only need to have a qualifying condition to get access, residents who belong to certain professions—such as healthcare workers—are prohibited from consumption regardless of medical need. Several council members are in support of allowing first responders access to the medical cannabis program in the state.

Access

Veriheal

MAY 17, 2021

Many of them even offer the ability for visiting medical cannabis patients from other states to participate in their programs. Other states have gone beyond just medical access and have also legalized retail cannabis markets for adult consumers. The bill does not legalize any form of medical cannabis that can be smoked or vaped.

Legalization

Illinois News Joint

MAY 20, 2023

The new omnibus draft was attached to Senate Bill 1559 , the Access Affordable Insulin Act, which sets forth provisions concerning an insulin urgent-need program. Items included were technical changes to the wording so the law guarantees all medical patients are covered (opioid alternative pilot program).

Packaging

Veriheal

APRIL 1, 2024

When North Carolina launches its own medical cannabis program, all qualified state residents will be able to purchase products. aims to provide patients with safe and regulated access to medicinal cannabis products,” Qualla Enterprises wrote in their official press release.

Dispensary

Illinois News Joint

MAY 7, 2024

Since before adult-use legalization, the hundreds of thousands of qualified medical patients in Illinois have had only 55 dispensaries to chose from, and the lack of access to specific medical needs, especially in southern Illinois, has forced several patients to drive 2-hours or more to purchase medicine.

Patients

Cannabis Chronicles

JUNE 27, 2019

The proposed changes to the code provide a definition of “marijuana.” Colete Anderson, a Community Planning program manager, said the proposed code will continue the county’s ban on medical marijuana cooperatives, which allow grows of up to 60 plants in residential areas.

Law

Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 8, 2019

The Senate bill made broad changes to the program that range from allowing medical cannabis in schools to allowing licensed manufacturers to process home-grown medical cannabis. While some changes are straightforward, others will require the state Department of Health, which oversees the Medical Cannabis Program, to promulgate new rules.

Law

Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2019

are clear: Oregon marijuana farmers who recently produced a 2x surplus of marijuana can switch to growing hemp for export markets, as long as Oregon hemp farmers can grow hemp strains that fit the definition of hemp under the newly released USDA interim final rules ; other U.S. China has a publicly acknowledged program of acquiring U.S.

Hemp

SpeedWeed

MAY 24, 2021

On Raw Garden’s website, as of May 2021, the Santa Barbara-based cannabis cultivation business lists “839 strains and counting,” each one an example of the breeding program at the heart of the garden. A lot of the early culture and ethos was built around the idea of developing good medicine: quality, consistently, at an accessible price.

Programs

Project CBD

APRIL 11, 2023

The tags are the definition of ‘single use’ – they can only be used on one plant and never re-used during subsequent growing seasons. Sponsored by CannaCraft, Inc., That’s a lot of plastic tags for an industry with green pretensions.” It’s probably going to be three or four large operators.”

Supply Chain

Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2019

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Accordingly, the MDA has yet to issue licenses under the program.

Hemp

The Cannigma

MAY 4, 2021

In addition, many states that have both recreational and medical cannabis programs also have dispensaries that are solely for medical patients. Access to physicians and pharmacists. A healthcare professional can help you define your goals for cannabis — and reach them. Shutterstock).

Marijuana

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 16, 2021

It also amends the definition of Industrial Hemp to include cannabis plants and ANY part of that plant with THC concentration of no more than 0.3%. As we’ve previously discussed ( here and here ), this bill legalized CBD in food, beverages, cosmetics, dietary supplements and pet food in California. AB 45 also sets its sights on the future.

Law

NORML

JULY 3, 2019

Virginia NORML Continues Push to Expand Access Through Education. In order to register for Virginia’s medical cannabis program, patients must first receive a written certification from a registered physician. It also expands access and rights for qualified medical patients. ” Read More from 10 WHEC !

Patients

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 9, 2023

Provides that a dispensing organization may dispense cannabis from a drive-through window of the restricted access area or a curbside pickup location in close proximity to the restricted access area. HB2522 also was referred to the Rules Committee February 15, 2023, and assigned to the Executive Committee February 28, 2023.

Agriculture