Medical marijuana sales could begin as early as 2015 in Delaware. The state has finalized negotiations with First State Compassion Center to run Delaware’s first medical marijuana dispensary, and Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) officials will monitor customer demand over the first year and possibly recommend licensing further dispensaries. But how does […]
Extremely low levels of the compound in marijuana known as delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, may slow or halt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, a recent study from neuroscientists shows. Researchers from the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute showed that extremely low doses of THC reduce the production of amyloid beta, found in a soluble form in […]
The Israel Defense Force (IDF) confirmed that citizens who hold a medical marijuana licesnse from the Minestry of Health are allowed to consume their medicine during service and during their stay on the military base. Use of marijuana without a medical license is still strictly forbidden. License holders will be allowed to use their medicine as […]
Manatee County is now considered part of the Southwest Florida Region in the lottery that will determine which company can grow, process and dispense medical marijuana in limited form under a new law, the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014, that Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed in June. The change of location from the Central […]
Managing partner, David Lipton, of Advanced Grow Labs LLC — one of Connecticut’s four medical marijuana growing companies that survived the process of competing for a state license and secured local zoning approvals, and outfitting a building to state regulations that are as a tough as those at any pharmaceutical manufacturer—knows his West Haven company is getting close to opening. Lipton […]
Medical marijuana is now legal in New York and MarijuanaDoctors.com, a Plainview, N.Y. based company wants to help you find out if you can qualify! On Thursday August 14th MarijuanaDoctors.com will be hosting a ‘Cannabis Checkpoint’ outside its Plainview headquarters in its state wide effort to help patients understand the program and its details. The […]
Quality Assurance for Medical Marijuana (MMPR) Certificate Program at the Academy of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences (APPS) As the medical community continues to acknowledge the medical properties and health benefits of marijuana, APPS is becoming one of the leaders in providing the required, Quality Control and Quality Assurance accreditation. With Health Canada’s introduction of the QA […]
Leafly, also know as, the “Yelp” for medical marijuana ran a full-page ad in the New York Times just a week after the magazine’s editorial board endorsed the repeal of federal law banning marijuana use with the article “Repeal Prohibition, Again” The ad promotes Leafly’s app which connects patients to the right strains and matching dispensaries in states with effective recreational or […]
Under new zoning rules, Chicago medical marijuana dispensaries are coming to busy shopping areas despite the city’s initial attempt to hide them away at the edges of the city. That means a medical marijuana dispensary could potentially open next door to a tony restaurant on Randolph Street or in River North near touristy fast food […]
A new Quinnipiac University poll finds that 88 percent of voters support the legal use of marijuana for medical purposes, while 10 percent do not. If the latest poll is right, it’s a safe bet that Florida will legalize medical marijuana this November. The lowest level of support was among senior citizens, who still back the measure roughly 6 […]
Three Chicago entrepreneurs announced the creation of the Prairie Wellness Fund, Ltd., a private debt fund that will provide financing and liquidity to applicants for the newly created medical marijuana licenses that were established by Illinois law last year. The state plans to license 21 cultivation centers and each will have to put up a […]
PAINWeek, the largest US pain conference for Frontline Practitioners, announced that the 2014 Conference will feature a new course track exploring the current prescribing environment for medical marijuana in the treatment of chronic pain from both medical and legal perspectives. This new track, to be presented on Saturday, September 6, will include consideration of best medical […]
Starting this week, a whole new group of medical providers will be able to prescribe pot to their patients in Maine. Starting August 1, 2014 nurse practitioners will be added to the list along with doctors. Jay Reighley has been a nurse practitioner for 30 years. She believes medical marijuana is an effective medicine, and wants […]
Administration sources confirm that Gov. Cuomo signed the bill legalizing marijuana for selected medical use on Saturday . The bill was approved by the Senate and Assembly in the final days of the June legislative session and sent to Cuomo’s desk on June 24th. The governor had by midnight Saturday to sign or veto the bill. Cuomo is expected […]
*Note: This article was published preceding the November 2014 elections. SEE THE UPDATED NOVEMBER 2016 INITIATIVE HERE. Winners of Florida’s five, highly sought-after medical marijuana licenses could be selected through lotteries, according to a draft rule released last week by the Department of Health. The Florida law recently signed by the Governor doctors allows doctors to […]
A task force created by the Hawaii Legislature will study the creation of a dispensary system for medical marijuana in Hawaii to develop recommendations for the establishment of a regulated statewide system to provide safe and legal access to medical marijuana for qualified patients. Hawaii’s medical use of marijuana law is currently silent on how […]
The medical marijuana improvement bill, Senate Bill 247, went into effect in Vermont, making several changes to the medical marijuana registry and the provisions regulating medical marijuana dispensaries. For starters, the new law eliminates the six-month relationship required between an applicant patient and his or her health care professional signing the medical verification form; naturopathic (holistic) […]
The measure that permits an oil derived from marijuana to be used to treat a relatively small number of medical marijuana patients in Iowa officially goes into effect tomorrow, July 1. The measure has generated many headlines and an extensive public debate. Those whom Iowa neurologists diagnose with intractable epilepsy may seek permission to be treated […]
Former President Bill Clinton recently suggested that the federal government should legalize medical marijuana because there was “a lot of evidence” that it helped patients. During an interview at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in Colorado, NBC’s David Gregory asked the former president if giving “pot a chance” would help government raise needed revenue. “Rocky […]
The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously approved a bill Friday that would legalize the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes for patients with certain medical conditions. The bill must still win approval of the Appropriations Committee. But, while proponents of medical marijuana celebrated, the future of the bill was uncertain. Most GOP leaders in the House oppose it […]
Some families in North Carolina are applauding state lawmakers after passing a groundbreaking bill yesterday . Governor Pat McCrory says he plans to sign into law a bill that allows for medical use of cannabidiol oil for the treatment of seizures disorders, particularly those that seem to afflict children. Cannabidiol oil is derived from a […]
From Colorado and Washington state to California and Hawaii, police are being sued by people who want their marijuana back after prosecutors chose not to charge them or they were acquitted. In some cases, the one-time suspects are asking for hundreds of thousands of dollars to replace dead plants. Some police in medical marijuana states […]
Cocoa Beach became the first central Florida city to decide where medical marijuana dispensaries can go, months before the issue goes up for a state vote. Cocoa Beach city commissioners passed an ordinance that will put dispensaries near the historic pier and Ron Jon Surf Shop if Amendment 2, the Florida Right to Medical Marijuana Initiative, […]
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and legislative leaders announced an agreement for a pilot program to provide access to marijuana for some sick New Yorkers. The announcement came after days of intense negotiations between the Legislature and Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, who outlined a series of concerns and proffered a more restrictive system. The new agreement included a […]
Dr. Michael Hart set up his practice a year ago and has been prescribing medical marijuana for several months. He believes that he is the first family physician in the London, Ontario area to write authorizations for marijuana use, allowing patients to buy it online from federally licensed marijuana producers. Hart said it’s a matter […]