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Ohio growers may have to break the law to start medical cannabis crops

Ohio growers may have to break the law to start medical cannabis crops

Sara Tiradossi October 21, 2017

Growers in Ohio will soon be licensed to cultivate medical cannabis; however, they will have issues starting their crops. Since it is illegal to purchase cannabis plants from anyone but themselves,...

Jeff Sessions seeks more competition among medical cannabis growers for research

Jeff Sessions seeks ‘more competition’ among medical cannabis growers for research

Sara Tiradossi October 19, 2017

Attorney general Jeff Sessions said he want to see “more competition” among medical cannabis growers who supply the plant to researchers, in a testimony on Wednesday morning. “I think it would...

Former NFL players advocate use of medical cannabis, discuss healing benefits

Former NFL players advocate use of medical cannabis, discuss healing benefits

Sara Tiradossi October 17, 2017

Former NFL players discussed the benefits of the medical use of cannabis for athletes at the Southwest Cannabis Conference and Expo in Phoenix. The six-member panel included former athletes Marvin Washington,...

Puerto Ricos medical cannabis industry struggles to recover after hurricane

Puerto Rico’s medical cannabis industry struggles to recover after hurricane

Sara Tiradossi October 17, 2017

Puerto Rico’s medical cannabis industry greatly suffered from the damages caused by Hurricane Maria, that could cost the island millions of dollars. To increase the economic activity of the island,...

Cannabis sales in Colorado top $1 billion in eight months

Cannabis sales in Colorado top $1 billion in eight months

Sara Tiradossi October 12, 2017

Colorado’s cannabis sales have peaked in 2017 with more than $1 billion from the combined sales of medical and social cannabis. Counting more than a 20 percent increase in overall cannabis sales,...

Medical cannabis potency testing to expand in Colorado

Medical cannabis potency testing to expand in Colorado

Sara Tiradossi October 10, 2017

Colorado’s Department of Revenue’s Marijuana Enforcement Division has recently announced its plan to expand medical cannabis potency testing beginning next month. The department considered the testing...

The American Psychological Association advocates to advance research on cannabis

The American Psychological Association advocates to advance research on cannabis

Sara Tiradossi October 7, 2017

The American Psychological Association, the nation's largest organization of psychology professionals, is urging the federal government to remove impediments to cannabis research. In a recent advocacy...

Anheuser-Busch heir calls for medical cannabis legalization in Missouri

Anheuser-Busch heir calls for medical cannabis legalization in Missouri

Sara Tiradossi October 5, 2017

Adolphus Busch IV, the great-grandson of the Anheuser-Busch founder, sent out a letter Friday asking people to make monetary donations in an effort to legalize a comprehensive medical cannabis program...

Pictured: Columbia Care, a New York City medical cannabis dispensary located in Union Square

Medical cannabis program in New York suffers from lack of sales and patient demand

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 5, 2017

The New York state medical cannabis program continues to struggle with a lack of sales, tax revenue and demand.  Since the program launched two years ago, state tax-collection data revealed the five...

Lawsuit and hurricane damage prevent Florida from issuing medical licenses

Lawsuit and hurricane damage prevent Florida from issuing medical licenses

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 5, 2017

According to new state reports, Florida will not meet the deadline for distributing medical cannabis producer licenses. An amendment passed earlier this year designated producer licenses to be distributed...

Study: medical cannabis could possibly treat autism symptoms

Study: medical cannabis could possibly treat autism symptoms

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 4, 2017

According to a new study, medical cannabis could possibly be effective in treating symptoms related to autism. The study investigated cannabis extracts as a possible treatment for autism symptoms including...

Expensive medical cannabis products drive New York patients to black market

Expensive medical cannabis products drive New York patients to black market

Sara Tiradossi October 3, 2017

New York State is facing a problem in the medical cannabis industry: it is offering a limited selection of medical cannabis products at an overly expensive price. Medical patients in New York State...

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