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SB3941 allows cannabis patients to purchase from all Illinois dispensaries

Illinois News Joint

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.

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HB2911, which includes several cannabis provisions, passes House

Illinois News Joint

HB2911’s Senate Amendment 004 allows for medical patients and caregivers to shop at any Illinois dispensary, eliminates the requirement for a physical medical-cannabis examination, and increases (with a medical-provider waiver) the 2.5-ounce For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. ounce purchasing limit.

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House adjourns before voting on cannabis omnibus and hemp bill

Illinois News Joint

Proponents of the cannabis omnibus, which contains several provisions that would improve cannabis medical patients’ lives, now have to again push for those same provisions, which have already stalled several times in past legislative sessions, in the same bill or a new bill during the fall veto session.

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Medical cannabis qualified patient bill heads to governor’s desk

The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

A bill that would limit enrollment in the state’s medical cannabis program to New Mexico residents passed the House and is on its way to the governor’s desk. Continue reading Medical cannabis qualified patient bill heads to governor’s desk at The NM Political Report. SB 139, sponsored by Sen.

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Goodness Growth Holdings Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Charm City Medicus Dispensary in Baltimore, Maryland

Cannabis Law Report

“With our recent initiatives to expand cultivation and processing capacity in Maryland , we’re in an excellent position to continue growing our wholesale and retail sales in the state as our manufacturing capabilities enable us to offer the full spectrum of cannabis products to patients. . SOURCE Goodness Growth Holdings.

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State job opportunities limited for medical cannabis patients

The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

Updates to the law ranged from relatively simple definition changes to more significant changes like allowing consumption areas for cannabis patients. Continue reading State job opportunities limited for medical cannabis patients at The NM Political Report.

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Study Finds That Cancer Patients Consume Less Cannabis Than the Public

Veriheal

Cancer patients arguably stand to benefit the most from cannabis’ unique properties and benefits, such as anti-nausea, anti-inflammation, reduced pain, inhibited tumor growth, and appetite stimulation. Even still, the “odds of a cancer patient using marijuana in the past year were essentially flat between 2013 and 2018.”