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Federal vs. State Approaches to Cannabis: Recent DEA Data Shows Increase In Enforcement While States Move Toward Decriminalization and Legalization

The Blunt Truth

One might think that the recent uptick in the legalization of recreational marijuana usage would correlate with a decline in the arrests and seizures related to the leafy-green. According to recent data from the Drug Enforcement Administration , however, in 2021, federal law enforcement agents seized over 5.5

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What is the Difference Between a Cannabis Recommendation and Cannabis Prescription

United Patients Group

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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How to Talk To Your Doctor About Becoming a Legal Medical Cannabis Patient

MedicalJane

Pennsylvania’s neighboring state, Maryland , has a much shorter list of qualifying medical conditions: cachexia, anorexia, wasting syndrome, severe pain or nausea or persistent muscle spasms, seizures, glaucoma, PTSD, and chronic pain. State laws will set the guidelines for qualifying a practitioner.

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World Wide Weed: Risks and Best Practices for Advertising State Legal Cannabis on the Internet

Cannabis Law Report

Users can search for and review cannabis dispensaries, brands, strains, delivery services, and a host of other cannabis or cannabis-related products and services in states in which cannabis has been legalized for medical or recreational use. Follow State Law (and Require that Customers Do Too).

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CBD Oracle Lab Study Shows Some Delta-8 Products Are 7700% Over the Legal Delta-9 THC Limit

Cannabis Law Report

This means that strictly anti-recreational THC States such as Florida, South Carolina or Oklahoma and Louisiana are getting THC products sold unknowingly. The second argument is based on a DEA interim final rule on the topic of synthetic THC. Why is it Taking Off Even in Adult Use States Like California?

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Federal Legalization – Then What?

Cannabis Law Report

[Note: while we don’t believe that anyone in Congress has proposed it yet, the Federal government could legalize cannabis for medical use [and perhaps for recreational use] and preempt many of the state laws. See The Murky Part of the STATES Act: Tribal Rights ]. Federal Legalization – Then What?

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Lighting Up Florida Medical Marijuana People: Rear Battalion, Part 9

Cannabis Law Report

Current medical dispensaries pretty much already have everything needed in place to sell recreational cannabis. And if you’ve been following along with industry news, you may have seen that this company is second highest in sales for smokable cannabis in the Sunshine State. It also appears to be relatively safe to use.