Canna Care Docs

JUNE 5, 2025

MPAA) the states leading voice for patient rights and cannabis policy reform. Outdated Regulations and Policy Stagnation: The medical program cannot thrive under outdated rules. To expand access and improve care, we need responsive policy changes that remove unnecessary barriers and allow the program to grow with patient needs.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2025

Employers should: Establish fair and transparent testing policies. Can employers enforce a zero-tolerance cannabis policy? Businesses should ensure written policies are consistent with relevant state and federal employment law. Develop clear, compliant drug policies addressing both medicinal and recreational use.

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Americans for Safe Access

MARCH 23, 2025

With over 20 years of experience, Ive dedicated my career to advancing cannabis policy and patient rights. One of the most impactful ways we drive change is through direct advocacy.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 12, 2025

From tighter hemp regulations to the push for recreational cannabis legalization, these evolving laws reflect the growing complexity of cannabis policy in the state. Looking ahead As Florida navigates these regulatory changes, both businesses and consumers must stay informed about their potential impacts.

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NORML

JULY 2, 2025

"The Commission’s decision is not only a slap in the face to voters, it is also bad public policy." The post Nebraska: Regulators Enact Emergency Rules Repealing Patients’ Access To Botanical Cannabis appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

MARCH 25, 2025

Now its time for Congress to do so by repealing the failed policy of federal marijuana prohibition. The post Number of Federal Offenders Charged with Marijuana Trafficking Hits Record Low appeared first on NORML.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

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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Project CBD

MARCH 7, 2025

” # # # Bill Weinberg is an award-winning journalist in fields of human rights, drug policy, ecology and war. And they have nothing to do with ecologically beneficial fiber hemp and nutritious hempseed oil that have gotten short shrift since the passage of the Farm Bill.”

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This bill would heavily reduce the cannabis products on the market that are currently available recreationally, returning to more traditional policies of the past. In 2021, the blanket Smoke a joint, lose your license policy was repealed. ounces of cannabis. THC), allowing for the aforementioned limited cannabis purchase and use.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Germanys cannabis industry anxiously awaits Sundays election results to see whether progressive policies endure or face rollback under new leadership. Still, Switzerland must comply with international agreements like the Schengen Agreement governing cross-border trade/movement policies with EU countries.

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Canna Care Docs

MARCH 27, 2025

Policy Challenges and Industry Trends The decline of the medical marijuana program in Massachusetts highlights the complex interplay between policy, industry incentives, and patient needs. Strengthen regulatory enforcement : Ensuring dispensaries comply with rules about maintaining medical inventory and services.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

Jason will join the panel “The Next Decade of Cannabis: Springboarding Forward from Initial State Regulatory Systems,” where he and fellow experts will examine the future of cannabis policy and reform. Topics will include international regulatory developments, U.S. Topics will include international regulatory developments, U.S.

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Veriheal

MARCH 27, 2025

The board created policy recommendations , including licensing more state dispensaries, exempting medical cannabis products from sales tax, and providing more oversight on telehealth providers.

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Americans for Safe Access

MAY 1, 2025

For everyone else, here is the recap: In the meeting, we discussed ASA's ZERO tolerance policy on Federal interference in the medical cannabis programs. Thank you to the 200+ folks who joined us last night!

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Veriheal

MARCH 19, 2025

Fortunately, protections were provided for the medical marijuana ballot, thanks to voters and the support of the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP). One purpose of this rule is to avoid complexity in acts and any hidden provisions that legislators or voters may miss when reading the proposed law. The MPP is the number one organization in the U.S.

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MaxQ Cannabis

MAY 6, 2025

The new administration’s approach to Cannabis policy presents a complex landscape for the U.S. Cannabis industry, marked by both potential advancements and significant challenges.

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Veriheal

APRIL 17, 2025

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.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 12, 2025

Much of it was driven by Germanys newly formed government keeping its quasi-legalization policy intact, even if adult-use trials remain uncertain. marijuana policy permits only marijuana for research purposes. policy effectively shuts the door to broader international market participation. marijuana laws truly are. If the U.S.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 25, 2025

Chicago Police Department (CPD) officials recently agreed to revise new rules for investigatory stops, protective pat downs, and other searches that also included policy amendments for Illinois’ conflicting, and often confusing, “sufficient probable cause” laws dealing with burnt and raw cannabis odor.

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Canna Care Docs

JUNE 24, 2025

As more people use cannabis for chronic conditions, it’s important to understand how workplace policies apply. Employer Rights and Restrictions While Massachusetts law protects medical marijuana users, employers still have the right to set and enforce workplace policies about cannabis. For more tips, visit the Boston Lawyer Blog.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 10, 2024

These rules bring further clarity and transparency to IDFPR operations by laying out policies and procedures in a clear and concise way. Additionally, hearing feedback from both legislators, constituents, and stakeholders at all levels, IDFPR has started the process to implement a new licensing system.

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MaxQ Cannabis

OCTOBER 22, 2024

States like California, New York, and Colorado are pursuing aggressive enforcement but are also evolving their policies to combat illegal operations. As the legal cannabis market expands in the United States, some states are taking a hardline stance against illegal operators.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 27, 2025

(Cannabis and LGBT culture; Women in the cannabis industry, 2025) This lack of representation is not just symbolic; it reveals systemic inequities that must be addressed through policy, investment, and community empowerment. Demand the expungement of cannabis-related convictions. 🌈 Healing thrives in inclusive spaces.

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Veriheal

MARCH 24, 2025

With an eclectic story that involves secretive underground markets, diverse cultural communities, scientific research, and controversial legal policy, cannabis terminology features a blend of local slang, medical jargon, marketing buzzwords, and technical legal definitions.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Barbara Lee, called for more comprehensive reform action to address the harms of federal cannabis prohibition policies. Concluding Reflections: The letter sent to President Biden and Vice President Harris represents a pivotal moment in the ongoing efforts to advocate for and reform federal cannabis law and policy in the United States.

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Veriheal

MAY 16, 2025

According to Beau Kilmer, a cannabis market authority from the Rand Drug Policy Research Center, in an interview with NPR , When you move from prohibition to legalization, it takes time [to lower prices]. Since cultivators grow cannabis domestically in the U.S.,

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Americans for Safe Access

MARCH 12, 2025

Watch as we explore the significance of the last 12 years in establishing cannabis' "currently accepted medical use" and learn why this matters!

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

Small Business Administration (SBA) has quietly reintroduced a policy that effectively disqualifies most of them from critical federal loan programs. SBA policy timeline: A whiplash-inducing history The SBAs latest update to its 7(a) and 504 loan programs represents a return to the more restrictive, 2020 policy.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 8, 2025

If the cannabis industry wants to truly normalize cannabis use in American culture, it’s time to start shaping public perception through entertainment, not just policy. For decades, alcohol and tobacco didn’t just grow their markets through lobbying; they embedded their products into the cultural fabric through Hollywood.

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Veriheal

MARCH 12, 2025

According to the Drug Policy Alliance , drug offenses are a leading cause of arrest in the United States. While some believed the ruling to be unsafe, others viewed the initial ruling as a step in the right direction against the War on Drugs , which primarily affects Black and brown communities.

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PrestoDoctor

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Medical marijuana’s classification as a controlled substance under federal law complicates insurance coverage, and most policies, including Medicare and Medicaid, do […] The post Is Medical Marijuana Covered by Insurance? While the legal landscape continues to evolve, the answer for now is mostly no. appeared first on PrestoDoctor.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 7, 2025

As economists overwhelmingly question the Trump Administrations tariff policy , one has to wonder if there is a deeper strategy behind his seemingly chaotic moves? That fear, and related administrative actions (i.e. erratic tariffs) are causing stock prices to fall.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2025

Plus, a letter by Carole Ludlow Mooney The findings of the London Drugs Commission are welcome after a decade or more of static drug policy in the UK (Worried about weed: should London follow New York and decriminalise cannabis?, While […]

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

AUGUST 23, 2021

A state district judge last week ordered RLD, the New Mexico Department of Health and the governor’s office to either change their policy for medical cannabis patient [.] The post NM judge calls for increased purchase limit for medical cannabis patients appeared first on New Mexico Political Report.

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NORML

JUNE 25, 2025

Unlike alcohol (which is readily available in a variety of potencies, including highly-potent formulations like grain alcohol and absinthe), THC is incapable of causing lethal overdose — regardless of its potency or the quantity consumed. The post NORML Op-Ed: Debunking Cannabis Potency Myths appeared first on NORML.

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Veriheal

JUNE 19, 2025

Through personal accounts, policy analysis, and a closer look at the cannabis compounds involved, we examine both the successes and failures of the current UK medicinal cannabis system and what must change therein for the country’s promise of medical cannabis to become an accessible reality.

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Veriheal

JULY 23, 2025

Their policy team has helped facilitate approximately 250,000 cannabis pardons. While industry professionals claim cannabis as a “post-advocacy” industry, Combatting the belief that we work in a post-advocacy industry, the Last Prisoner Project maintains urgency toward cannabis advocacy.

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