Veriheal

JULY 26, 2023

Georgia medical cannabis patients will soon have greater access to treatment as cannabis oil will be sold in many more pharmacies. Eligible patients registered with the state’s Department of Public Health can purchase cannabis oil from Georgia’s independent pharmacies.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

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

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 18, 2021

17 December… A New Mexico state judge ruled on Thursday that medical cannabis patients cannot purchase the same amount as non-patients when recreational-use sales begin. Prior to the Cannabis Regulation Act, the only way to legally possess cannabis in New Mexico was to be a medical cannabis patient.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 31, 2021

16, 2020, but a report released earlier this month revealed the extent to which licensed patients were lined up for access. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) issued 56,448 new patient licenses and 12,062 renewed patient licenses between Dec. 6, 2019, and Dec.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

After nearly two years of success with recreational cannabis, New Jersey lawmakers are hoping to make some positive changes to cannabis laws in the state. The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission, also known as the CRC, has asked the public for their thoughts and feedback regarding new proposals.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Just because medical cannabis and recreational cannabis are legal in so many places doesn’t mean that the programs are uniform across the country. There are many existing differences between medical cannabis programs from state to state. Let’s look at how cannabis laws are different from one state to another.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 3, 2021

Puerto Rico’s Governor has signed legislation into law protecting qualified medical cannabis patients from workplace discrimination. The legislation amends Puerto Rico’s medical marijuana access law so that registered patients are now classified as members of a protected class under the US territory’s employment protection laws.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

implemented a revolutionary emergency amendment to its medical cannabis program. ’s Medical Cannabis Program. law—specifically, the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999—for a total of 225 days. ’s medical program to its limits is viewed as a stopgap until federal reform enables D.C.

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Veriheal

JULY 21, 2022

This month, patients will no longer require a medical cannabis card to participate in Virginia’s medical cannabis program. Patients no longer need to register through the Board of Pharmacy in order to legally buy medical cannabis in Virginia.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

APRIL 8, 2019

Michelle Lujan Grisham signed broad changes to New Mexico’s medical cannabis into law, there are already questions surrounding whether inmates serving out sentences are allowed to use medical cannabis. Continue reading Interpretation of updated medical cannabis law could allow all inmates access at The NM Political Report.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

All eyes are on Georgia’s medical cannabis program as it continues to grow. Toward the end of last month, the Georgia government approved licenses for three new dispensaries. Georgia Adds Three New Dispensaries Commissioners approved a license for Trulieve GA Inc. , a prominent cannabis corporation in the state.

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Veriheal

JUNE 28, 2022

South Dakota still has harsh penalties surrounding cannabis consumption, and its newly instated medical cannabis program remains heavily restricted. Overly Restrictive State Sanctioned MMJ Program in SD Has Room For Improvement. Medical cannabis patients are only allowed to purchase 4 grams of medical cannabis daily.

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Veriheal

APRIL 26, 2023

Brian Mast—recently introduced the Veterans Equal Access Act. If passed by Congress and signed into law, the Veterans Equal Access Act would allow doctors at the U.S. This is not the first time the Veterans Equal Access Act has been presented to Congress with bipartisan support, but it has never gained enough support to pass it.

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MassRoots

AUGUST 3, 2020

New laws expanding the medical marijuana program in Louisiana went into effect on August 1. The state’s medical marijuana program has been criticized for being too limited and too restrictive since the program was established in 2016, but the three laws that went into effect on Saturday aim to improve the situation.

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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.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

MARCH 22, 2023

On November 8th, 2022, Maryland passed a new law legalizing recreational cannabis use for adults 21 and older, opening up a whole new industry for the state. Effective July of 2023, the new legislation aims to regulate medical and recreational cannabis as similarly as possible, holding them to the same standards.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

DECEMBER 17, 2021

A New Mexico state judge ruled on Thursday that medical cannabis patients cannot purchase the same amount as non-patients when recreational-use sales begin. Prior to the Cannabis Regulation Act, the only way to legally possess cannabis in New Mexico was to be a medical cannabis patient.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Medical cannabis dispensaries and their patients are affected.” In March, a failed cannabis regulation bill included a provision providing 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.”

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Mayor Muriel Bowser signed a bill meant to expand the accessibility of the District’s medical marijuana program. The bill also extends the renewal deadline for current patients and creates a medical marijuana tax relief break for one week in April. Washington, D.C. The tax “holiday” happens to coincide with 4/20.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 11, 2024

MCAB board members took preliminary votes to include two qualifying debilitating conditions for medical cannabis patients in Illinois. After public comment, board members voted anonymously via private messages for two new conditions to be added, endometrioses and FOD (Female Organismic Disorder).

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Nature's Way Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

In this week’s news and updates, we have updates about how Ohio’s medical marijuana market is doing, political lobyists in the cannabis industry, and the Senate’s push for legalization. Federal News. State News. The program has 160,000 registered patients and about 700 doctors certified to recommend marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

They write Today, we are excited to unveil our annual report, “2022 State of the States Report: An Analysis of Medical Cannabis Access in the United States.”The

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Veriheal

MARCH 1, 2021

It may be tempting to drive across neighboring state lines with more cannabis-friendly laws. However, the number of states that will authorize qualified patients from out-of-state medical marijuana programs is still relatively small. . That doesn’t mean you can’t access a green state’s medical marijuana programs, though.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In addition to numerous expansions to the state’s medical marijuana (MMJ) program, the state’s decriminalization of cannabis went into effect in August, beginning the reversal of decades of harm done by the war on drugs. Edwards signed Glover’s decriminalization bill (HB 652) into law on June 14 of this year. Starting Aug.

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Veriheal

JUNE 21, 2023

There will also be measures put in place to control therapeutic access to psilocybin while awaiting federal reform. If approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), this psychedelic would be used to treat chronic and life-threatening mental disorders, especially for patients with limited access to effective treatments.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 20, 2019

Why did this process of giving patients access to what they already have take 6 years ! Here’s the ABC article …… Some Georgia patients will soon be allowed to legally buy the marijuana they are already allowed to possess. Kemps spokesman, Cody Hall, said the law takes effect July 1.

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NORML

MARCH 20, 2019

In some big news out of New Jersey, several marijuana reform bills have been voted out of their committees and are awaiting floor votes. These bills would allow for the expedited expungement of certain marijuana-related convictions after marijuana legalization is signed into law in New Jersey.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 22, 2022

This story is part of an ongoing series that will elevate the voices of NY’s medical marijuana patients. Chris, a 27-year-old from New York City who has been a medical cannabis patient for about a year and a half, said he’s been fortunate not to experience much hardship in accessing his medicine.

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Veriheal

JULY 6, 2021

Wait, Tennessee has a medical cannabis program? This is news to me. I was born and raised in East Tennessee, and I moved to Oklahoma because medical cannabis is not legal nor accessible in Tennessee. What Tennessee does have are relaxed laws surrounding some high CBD products and low THC products.

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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.

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Veriheal

JUNE 29, 2022

Not surprisingly, Southern states have been more conservative in their approach to developing medical cannabis programs. Zero of the 18 adult-use programs now in existence have been created down south. 2019 – The law was expanded to allow Louisiana’s first state-licensed medical cannabis sales. 2021 – Gov.

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Veriheal

MAY 11, 2023

In 2015, Texas passed the Compassionate Use Act, which allowed patients with intractable epilepsy to access low-THC cannabis oil containing no more than 0.5% In 2019, the program was expanded to include patients with other qualifying conditions, such as terminal cancer, autism, multiple sclerosis, and certain neurological disorders.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 7, 2024

To join the meeting, click here or join by phone at +1-312-535-8110 with Access Code number 2633 070 6422 and Password UXjumiAt553. The agenda includes program updates, cannabis petition process, and 20 minutes for public comments. The medical patient also mentioned the high costs of medicine. Monday, March 11.

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Veriheal

MAY 31, 2022

opioid epidemic, which claimed a record number of lives in 2021 , is the result of America’s faulty regulation of these powerful pain-killing drugs and a widespread lack of access to safe and adequate pain management solutions. A 2019 study found that 76% of patients in the U.S. A 2019 study found that 76% of patients in the U.S.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Michigan lawmakers proposed three bills yesterday that aim to reduce what caregivers can provide for medical cannabis patients. If passed, the bills would reduce caregiver patients from five to only one, and reduce the number of plants a caregiver can grow from 60 to 12, with an additional 12 plants they’re allowed to grow for personal use.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

16, 2020, but a report released earlier this month revealed the extent to which licensed patients were lined up for access. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) issued 56,448 new patient licenses and 12,062 renewed patient licenses between Dec. 6, 2019, and Dec.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Medical Marijuana Patient Access Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2022 on Friday. The act also allows patients and caregivers to receive registrations that are valid for two years, rather than the typical one-year period, through Friday, Sept. Medical marijuana products purchased at any of D.C.’s

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