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Mississippi Governor continues stalling on medical cannabis access legislation

Mississippi Governor continues stalling on medical cannabis access legislation

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial October 15, 2021

Lawmakers in Mississippi claim that GOP Governor Tate Reeves has been postponing a special legislative session with “unreasonable demands” on the boundaries of a measure to introduce a legal medical...

Alabama wants to speed up the process of medical cannabis cultivation: potential benefits and concerns

Alabama wants to speed up the process of medical cannabis cultivation: potential benefits and concerns

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial October 13, 2021

On May 17, 2021, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey inked her signature on a chunk of legislation that resulted in medical cannabis being legalized across the state. Now that medical cannabis is legal in the State...

https://hightimes.com/news/oklahoma-medical-marijuana-moving-toward-november-ballot

Oklahoma agricultural groups want to halt the medical cannabis grow licensing process

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 30, 2021

Numerous agricultural associations in Oklahoma have sent a letter to state medical cannabis regulators that will hopefully prompt a moratorium on medical cannabis grow licenses. The letter was issued by...

https://abovethelaw.com/2018/03/cashed-and-counting-california-starts-crackdown-on-gray-marijuana-marketplace/

Eaze celebrates the launch of California program to provide low-income patients with free medical cannabis

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 30, 2021

On September 24, Eaze announced the official launch of Eaze Compassion . The statewide program that “targets patients left behind by California's Proposition 64.”  Eaze, which identifies as the...

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South Dakota dismisses some limiting medical cannabis proposals

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 30, 2021

On Monday, September 13, South Dakota lawmakers rejected a handful of proposals covering the medical cannabis industry. The rejected proposals were initially put forward by Governor Kristi Noem's administration.  South...

https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/could-ohio-be-the-first-to-legalize-cannabis-in-the-midwest

Ohio will permit medical cannabis cultivators to broaden operations amid supply shortages

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 30, 2021

Medical cannabis growers in Ohio can now request an expansion of their cultivation operations after a rule change was recently confirmed by Ohio regulators.  With cultivators being given the green...

Georgia’s AG department is being urged to provide medical cannabis oversight

Georgia’s AG department is being urged to provide medical cannabis oversight

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 30, 2021

Georgia regulators are requesting that the Department of Agriculture provide assistance with oversight for the state’s restrictive medical cannabis program. Rep. Micah Gravley stated that cannabis “is...

Missouri’s ever-growing medical cannabis program bestows $6.8 million upon the state’s Veterans Commission

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 30, 2021

In 2018, Missouri made the move to legalize medical cannabis. Two years later, the plant was being sold statewide in its pharmaceutical form. Now, in the present day, sales revenue indicates that this...

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Suggested revisions to Michigan’s cannabis caregiver rules spark protest

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 30, 2021

A number of cannabis-focused bills recently introduced in the Michigan Legislature – all of which have been widely supported by large-scale cannabis businesses – have been confronted with opposition...

Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission envisions cannabis plants being grown next year across the state

Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission envisions cannabis plants being grown next year across the state

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 23, 2021

State lawmakers in Alabama will soon be on the receiving end of a request from the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to amend the state’s medical cannabis law.  The reason for this request is to...

https://patch.com/missouri/stlouis/calendar/event/20190911/634823/missouri-cannabis-card-certifications

Missouri celebrates the launch of more than 140 medical cannabis dispensaries in less than a year

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 23, 2021

In October of last year, Missouri launched its first ever medical cannabis dispensary. Now, as the year 2022 fast approaches, the state is celebrating the fact that more than 140 retail locations are actively...

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Sioux Falls outlaws cannabis grow businesses and caps retail stores at five

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 23, 2021

On Tuesday, September 7, Sioux Falls City Council signed off on a cannabis bill that was put forward by Mayor Paul TenHaken's office. Based on details of the bill, the number of citywide retail stores...

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