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The Changing Landscape of Medical Marijuana in Massachusetts: What Patients Should Know

Canna Care Docs

MPAA) the states leading voice for patient rights and cannabis policy reform. Dispensary Shifts: Fewer Solely Medical, but Access Remains Its true that some dispensaries have surrendered their medical licenses , opting to focus solely on recreational sales.

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Medical Program Decline

Canna Care Docs

As recreational cannabis continues to dominate, the number of dispensaries catering exclusively to medical patients has dwindled, leaving many individuals with fewer options for specialized care. The state’s first dispensary opened in 2015, sparking a wave of patient registrations.

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Thailand’s Cannabis Crisis: Could Asia’s Pioneering Cannabis Experiment Go Up in Smoke Amid Political Meltdown?

Canna Law Blog

Three years after Thailand became the first Asian nation to decriminalize cannabis , its groundbreaking policy may collapse under political turmoil. What began as an innovative public health and agricultural policy now faces potential reversal rather than regulation.

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Illinois releases Cannabis Report FY2024 (IDFPR portion)

Illinois News Joint

IDFPR cites the explosive growth by stating that 82 new dispensaries open for business in the last year, the single-largest expansion of cannabis dispensaries since the program first started with the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act (CRTA) in 2014. Find detailed information about this topic here.)

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Iowa Bill Seeking ‘Vaporizable’ Cannabis To Be On State-Approved List

Veriheal

The board created policy recommendations , including licensing more state dispensaries, exempting medical cannabis products from sales tax, and providing more oversight on telehealth providers. The request is to increase the number of dispensary licenses from the current five to a new total of ten. How Much THC Can I Purchase?

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How Inflation is Affecting Cannabis: Prices, Closures, and the Job Market

Veriheal

Profits Drive Prices, Prices Drive Consumer Decisions Once competition and a surplus have been created, it still doesnt mean that dispensaries are lowering prices for customers in certain states anytime soonprofits being the main driving force. Since cultivators grow cannabis domestically in the U.S.,

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The Rise of Anti-Legalization Efforts

Veriheal

This policy ensured significant penalties and incarceration for possession, cultivation, and trafficking for anyone found guilty in the U.S. Nixons War on Drugs The Nixon administration took the racially-charged propaganda behind cannabis prohibition even further by unofficially beginning the War on Drugs in 1971.