MMJ Recs

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The state established the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MCRSA) in 2015, leading to the creation of the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation and the introduction of a regulatory framework for MMJ dispensaries, cultivators, and manufacturers. This program provides identification cards to MMJ patients and their primary caregivers.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 3, 2021

Cuomo’s administration projects that legalization could generate 30,000 to 60,000 jobs across New York and that tax collection from the program could reach $350 million annually, the release states. After years of tireless advocacy and extraordinarily hard work, that time is coming to an end in New York state,” Cuomo said.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 31, 2020

Program between St. About Sinibaldo: Sinibaldo is an aspiring healthcare professional and a biomedical researcher in the Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D./Ph.D.) Her impressive background includes working in medical dispensaries in Los Angeles under Prop 215 in and prior to legalization and regulation under Prop 64.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Legislation has been reintroduced from last year, 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. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of social consumption sites.

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

Denver, Colorado’s marijuana social use law is here to stay, as the city council voted this week to remove the “sunset” provision which made it a temporary four year program. Legislation is pending, House Bill 213, to establish an industrial hemp program to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations.

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NORML

JANUARY 2, 2019

We certainly didn’t expect the opportunity to protest Jeff Sessions alongside Congresswoman Dina Titus and State Senators Aaron Ford & Tick Segerblom at the Apothecary Shoppe Dispensary with every news outlet present, but it happened! April 2018: “Setting the Record Straight” Program. July 2018: Social Use Venue Advocacy.

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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. Legislation is pending to allow licensed on-site cannabis consumption. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of HR 1647.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Together with the required $2,000 fee, an advocacy group by the name of Decriminalize California submitted ballot language to the state attorney general’s office in September. Without that stipulation, the toughest punishment for a minor charged with a psilocybin offense would involve compulsory entry into a drug education program.

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WeedAdvisor

APRIL 9, 2019

The precarious collection of customer information appears to be an issue once more at Toronto’s Hunny Pot dispensary, according to Global News. But aside from being a social faux pas these days, tobacco consumption will not land smokers on anyone’s radar. WeedAdvisor is very devoted to consumer advocacy.

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NORML

MAY 17, 2019

Medical cannabis sales kicked off in Arkansas last Friday as the first dispensary opened its doors. Legislation is pending, AB 1465, that would allow licensing of cannabis consumption cafés and lounges in California. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of cannabis consumption lounges. CA resident? CA resident?

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

Licensed dispensaries are expected to be operational in Missouri by this spring. At a more local level, city council members in Springfield, Illinois approved the state’s first marijuana consumption space. Missouri state regulators began issuing the first of nearly 200 licenses to medical cannabis providers. NH resident?

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 3, 2021

Cuomo’s administration projects that legalization could generate 30,000 to 60,000 jobs across New York and that tax collection from the program could reach $350 million annually, the release states. After years of tireless advocacy and extraordinarily hard work, that time is coming to an end in New York state,” Cuomo said.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 18, 2019

All of our state MMTC FL licensed clinics and dispensaries incorporate the lofty goals of both patient and product availability ( access ) and affordability ( cost ). . Dispensary Permiits: Open a Dispensary in Florida. Dispensary Permits – Florida Medical Marijuana Licenses. ” Almut Winterstein, Ph.D.,

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Meadow

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Photo credit: mike rosati Track and Trace Implementation While the BCC is not responsible for the state’s track and trace program, all licensees depend on the system. In the proposed regulations a “temporary event license is required for any date in which the applicant engages in onsite cannabis sales or allows onsite cannabis consumption.”

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NORML

DECEMBER 10, 2019

At the time, the state’s legalization bill was one of the most progressive, which included protections for home growers, preservation of one of the nation’s best medical marijuana programs, and a social consumption clause that would’ve made Maine one of the first states to host licensed cannabis bars and lounges.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Activists in Oregon have filed a 2020 ballot initiative with the Secretary of State that, if approved, would allow social cannabis consumption sites and protect consumers from employment discrimination. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. CA resident? ” IL resident? KS resident?

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

Alaska became the first state to permit on-site adult use cannabis consumption, as Lt. Senate Bill 34 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. AR resident? California. CA resident?

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 11, 2024

After a few introductory items, board members first discussed the process for filing new qualifying debilitating conditions for medical patients, and then listened to public comments from medical patients and advocates about the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 31, 2021

This year, we are happy to announce we are expanding our scholarship program and awarding $20,0000 in scholarships to 20 winners. . Major/Program: Business Management with a Minor in Cannabis Studies. Major/Program: Art. Major/Program: Business Administration. Major/Program: Nursing. Matthew Aaron Vogel .

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NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Legislation has been reintroduced from last year, 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. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 27, 2021

The line’s products often have two versions: the versions found in dispensaries and through delivery services will contain THC. Cannabis’ global history doesn’t fully translate to dispensary shelves or the stoner media canon. They also wanted to foster a new era of socialization that didn’t hinge on alcohol consumption.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 17, 2021

For the dad that knows what they’re doing when it comes to cannabis consumption, check out Eyce’s pipes and accessories. It’s currently partnered with the Last Prisoner Project, and directs its profits in support of criminal record expungement, release and reentry programs. . Value and quality are at the forefront of their drive.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 22, 2019

“For better or worse, you won’t see organic cannabis at your dispensary or offered by your delivery service any time soon. By leveraging designations like Hollie’s Beyond Compliant certification, dispensary buyers have a clearer picture of the farm’s environmental practices. Cannabis Can’t Be Officially Called Organic.

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NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

At the state level, Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota signed a package of bills into law to expand the state’s medical cannabis access program. Days later, the Chief Deputy announced that the cite and release program will be put on hold, without further details. AZ resident? CA resident? CA resident?

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The Cannigma

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

We always have a nice little tidbit when we’re all about advocacy and access to cannabis for all. So, trying to get licenses for dispensaries, trying to get licensed for fusions, transportation, things of that nature. One cohort is specializing in essentially a reentry program. Let’s listen to Steven.

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NORML

JANUARY 2, 2019

“That’s why dozens of NORML chapters are organizing citizen lobby days to advocate for the end of marijuana prohibition and other reforms ranging from depenalization and expungement, to workplace drug testing and social consumption.”. California NORML Supports Legislation to Protect Cannabis Compassion Programs. Read more from KOMU !

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The Cannigma

JANUARY 19, 2022

Today on the show we welcome Nikki Lawley, a Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor, and founder of NIKKI and the Plant, an advocacy group for medical marijuana use, with a special focus on helping women who have suffered a TBI. Nikki’s story is deeply inspirational, and we are honored to have had her on the show. Let us help you.”

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 14, 2021

According to the legal language contained in Arkansans for Marijuana Reform’s proposed constitutional amendment, the measure seeks to legalize the consumption of 2 ounces of cannabis concentrates and 4 ounces of cannabis flower as well as the cultivation of six mature plants and six seedlings for personal use.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The state’s leading physician advocacy group, the Vermont Medical Society , initially issued the rejected recommendations to the Cannabis Control Board. However, qualifying patients were forced to wait until 2013 to access the state’s licensed dispensaries for their medicine. The law evolved to become what is now known as Act 86.

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NORML

JULY 3, 2019

“A local marijuana advocacy group in Rochester, NORML, and other community groups released a report that found Monroe County had the fifth-highest arrest rates for low-level marijuana-related offenses in the state, outside of New York City.” “A dispensary is needed for anyone who can’t grow their own.

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2019

At the state level this week, activists gathered in Denver in conjunction with Colorado and Denver NORML chapters to lobby their state lawmakers in favor of workplace drug testing reforms, social consumption, parental protections and expanding access to the state’s medical cannabis program. HI resident? MO resident? NM resident?

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Meadow

JULY 13, 2018

At Meadow , we have spent the past 4 years building a comprehensive retail and point-of-sale dispensary software suite, incorporating every nuance of current California regulations. Advocacy has been a big part of where our foundation was but we really need to work into how are we going to regulate ourselves? They don’t do that!

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The proposed changes: Expands the pool of medical professionals who are eligible to recommend medical cannabis by permitting physician assistants to issue recommendations to their patients; Allows licensed dispensaries to possess up to two additional manufacturing or processing facilities separate from their production facilities; and.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 13, 2019

This session, bills emerged to send proceeds to an education account, authorize limited-purpose banks to handle the marijuana industry’s finances and ease the path forward for consumption lounges. Riana Durrett, executive director of the Nevada Dispensary Association, called the process arduous and said approval often took a month.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 18, 2021

Advocacy Groups Celebrate. Designated public consumption facilities are permitted under the law in municipalities with 50,000 residents or more. Cannabis legal firm Vincente Sederberg said that beginning in September, existing medical cannabis dispensaries can apply for “hybrid retailer” licenses to also serve adults 21 and older.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

While serving as district attorney in San Francisco and as US Attorney in California, she enforced laws that saw many go to jail for marijuana offenses and oversaw a period where raids on medical marijuana dispensaries spiked. 2016), HB 1276: Defines any consumption of marijuana while in a moving vehicle as a traffic violation.

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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.

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