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Texas' medical cannabis program looks set to expand under House-backed bill

Texas’ medical cannabis program looks set to expand under House-backed bill

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 14, 2021

On Thursday, April 22, the Texas State House of Representatives approved House Bill 1535. The bill aims to broaden the permissive medical consumption of low-THC cannabis among patients diagnosed with a...

Sales of medical cannabis in Maryland top $1 billion since industry's launch

Sales of medical cannabis in Maryland top $1 billion since industry’s launch

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 11, 2021

The medical cannabis industry in Maryland managed to rake in more than $1 billion in retail sales since the market's inception on December 1, 2017.  Now 40 months mature, Maryland's medical cannabis...

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

Oklahoma judge suspends state’s cannabis seed-to-sale requirement

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 10, 2021

A rule that requires medical cannabis businesses in Oklahoma to utilize a Metrc seed-to-sale tracking system has been suspended for 60 days, following orders from a State judge.  Initially, regulators...

Idaho governor’s latest move could hinder cannabis legalization attempts

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 10, 2021

Just days after an anti-cannabis legalization measure was rejected by the Idaho Legislature, a powerful prohibitionist effort was initiated by Governor Brad Little. A report published by the Associated...

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Medical cannabis legal yet unaffordable in Utah

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 10, 2021

The legalization of medical cannabis in Utah may have eliminated concern for people who want to benefit from the plant's healing properties, but the issue of cost has not exactly made life easier for registered...

https://hightimes.com/news/tennessee-medical-marijuana-bill/

Medical cannabis bill progresses through Tennessee Senate committees

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 10, 2021

A last-minute attempt to broaden medical cannabis access across the State of Tennessee has been initiated by the Tennessee Legislature. Soon, committee members will come to a final decision on whether...

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Curaleaf’s Massachusetts-based medical cannabis workers unionize

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial April 29, 2021

A Curaleaf medical cannabis dispensary based in Hanover, Massachusetts has revealed that its employees have voted to join the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local Union 328. Efforts to unionize...

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U.S. Senator initiates second attempt to allow veteran medical cannabis prescriptions

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial April 29, 2021

On Friday, April 16, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) made a bold move to introduce legislation that would permit doctors in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to prescribe medical cannabis...

Oklahoma regulators revoke medical cannabis testing lab license

Oklahoma regulators revoke medical cannabis testing lab license

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial April 27, 2021

State regulators have confiscated a medical cannabis testing lab license in Oklahoma. Allegedly, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) believes that the Nationwide Engineering and Testing...

https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/04/new-mexico-medical-marijuana-program-tops-50k-patients/

New Mexico cannabis cultivators prompt state to boost plant-count limits

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

Five medical cannabis cultivators in New Mexico, one of which is the largest operator in the state, are urging regulators to increase plant-count limits by more than three times. The sole purpose of this...

Georgia lawmakers approve bill to open 30 medical cannabis oil dispensaries

Georgia lawmakers approve bill to open 30 medical cannabis oil dispensaries

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

Georgia legislators just passed a measure – Senate Bill 195  – that could establish as many as 30 statewide medical cannabis oil dispensaries. However, Republican Governor Brian Kemp must approve...

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Medical cannabis regulators in Arkansas are sued over license sale

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

A medical cannabis company in Arkansas has initiated a lawsuit against three state agencies in regards to a failed attempt to bag a dispensary license.  Filed in Pulaski County Circuit Court, Medicanna...

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