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Arizona Court rejects immunity argument made by patients who consumed cannabis in their car

Driving under the consumption of cannabis - regardless of its form - is a criminal offence in Arizona
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 22, 2019

The Arizona Court of Appeals has charged two medical cannabis patients with misdemeanor convictions for consuming the therapeutic plant inside a parked car. Being enrolled in Arizona's medical cannabis...

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State Medical Board of Ohio recommends adding autism and anxiety to list of qualifying conditions for cannabis

ASD and anxiety will progress to a final vote scheduled for mid-June
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 22, 2019

Residents of Ohio who suffer from autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or anxiety could soon become eligible to get a prescription for pharmaceutical cannabis-based medicines. Earlier this month, the conditions...

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First two licensed medical cannabis dispensaries in Arkansas sell 13 pounds of weed in first few days of legal sales

10,500 Arkansans have been approved to use medical cannabis as a treatment
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 22, 2019

Back in January, Arkansas issued cannabis businesses with its initial six licenses to sell medical pot statewide. Now, two-and-a-half years since voters legalized the plant for medical purposes, the product...

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Oklahoma’s medical cannabis industry raked in $18 million in revenue last month

A seven percent gross receipts tax is collected by the State of Oklahoma on all medical cannabis sales
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 22, 2019

According to tax officials in Oklahoma, medical cannabis sales reached $18 million last month. It’s not just sales revenue that is climbing but also, the number of patients who are being prescribed medicinal-grade...

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Three medical cannabis bills for veterans filed by democratic presidential candidate, Seth Moulton

Moulton filed the cannabis bills on May 13 alongside representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) at the Department of Veterans Affairs
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 17, 2019

Shortly after he declared his optimism for gaining the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential nomination, Seth Moulton (D-MA) filed three medical cannabis bills for military veterans. The bills, which...

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Pennsylvania’s most populous county opens first medical cannabis dispensary

The dispensary - which sells smokable and edible forms of medical cannabis - will be fitted with interior and exterior surveillance systems
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 15, 2019

A store called Herbology Medical Cannabis Dispensary has become the first retailer in Delaware County to legally sell the plant and its derived products for therapeutic/medicinal purposes. The official...

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Iowa lawmakers approve legislation to expand the state’s medical cannabis program

Although the THC cap has been removed for medical cannabis patients in Iowa, patients are restricted to a specific amount of THC that can be obtained within a 90-day period
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 14, 2019

Legislation to expand the potency of medical cannabis in Iowa has been approved by House and Senate lawmakers. The legislation, named House File 732, must now be reviewed by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds. Iowa’s...

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Gov. Evers’ approach to Wisconsin cannabis legislation is dead on arrival, say Republican leaders

Support for medical cannabis legalization is higher a 83 percent, with a mere 12 percent in opposition
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 13, 2019

The prospect of cannabis legalization in Wisconsin might seem promising, what with a recent poll revealing how 83 percent of residents support medical cannabis and 59 percent support recreational cannabis. Nonetheless,...

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Florida bidder protests awarding of Missouri medical cannabis tracking contract

The ideal outcome for the plaintiff will see the contract voided by the State of Missouri and instead, awarded to BioTrackTHC
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 13, 2019

A company that wants to oversee the medical cannabis industry in Missouri has initiated a protest after the contract was bestowed upon a rival. Florida-based BioTrackTHC has filed a protest with medical...

Alabama Senate approves bill to legalize medical cannabis

Legal medical weed in Alabama will result in the establishment of a cannabis commission
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 13, 2019

At the end of April, a bill to legalize medical cannabis in Alabama was approved by the Senate committee. This was the second significant achievement for proponents of cannabis reform in the state during...

Utah cannabis advocates drop part of lawsuit against religious group

Utah cannabis advocates drop part of lawsuit against religious group

May 13, 2019

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Utah medical cannabis advocates have dropped part of a lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that claimed the church pressured lawmaker’s...

Congressional committee cancels vote on two medical cannabis bills for veterans

Pro-pot organization Veterans of Foreign Wars is supportive of the cannabis bills, but will not be endorsing the legislation until federal law changes on a bigger scale
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 10, 2019

Two separate cannabis bills aimed at providing veterans with access to medical cannabis were expected to be voted on by a congressional committee this past Wednesday. However, a report from Marijuana Movement...

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