Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes joined a bipartisan coalition of 34 state and territorial attorneys general asking Congress to let legal marijuana businesses access the federal banking system. They are urging Congress to pass the federal Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act or a similar bill as part of upcoming COVID-19 relief legislation. “This bill would […]
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Utah’s cannabis czar is leaving his job
Days after Utah fully launched its medical marijuana program, the state’s cannabis czar says he’s exiting his role. Andrew Rigby, Utah’s hemp and medical cannabis program director at the department of agriculture and food, confirmed that he’s leaving his state job in the next week or two. His plan has always been to depart the […]
Utah’s first marijuana pharmacy opens in Salt Lake City
Utah’s first medical cannabis pharmacy opened Monday, giving patients a long-awaited legal option for buying marijuana treatments without venturing outside the state and sneaking the products back to their homes. The debut of Dragonfly Wellness at 711 State St. in Salt Lake City marks a milestone for the state’s medical marijuana program, which has been germinating for about […]
New Utah marijuana bill clarifies that private employers don’t need to allow its use
Medical marijuana advocates split on the issue SALT LAKE CITY — Proposed changes to Utah’s medical marijuana law would clarify that private employers are not required to accommodate the use of cannabis products, nor are they barred from having policies restricting it. And some medical marijuana advocates — citing the importance of Utah allowing businesses […]
Take a look inside one of Utah’s first legal marijuana farms
In an 80-degree room in Tooele, hundreds of marijuana plants bask under an amber light, synthesizing chemical compounds that will soon serve as medicine for Utah patients. This flowering room is tucked inside a secure warehouse, which has other spaces devoted to the cloning, raising, drying and curing of some of the state’s first legal […]
Utah Medical Marijuana Program on Track, Starting Small
Utah’s new medical marijuana program will launch on time in the coming weeks, though health officials said Wednesday it will start small. One or two dispensaries are expected to open the first week of March, when people can begin getting patient cards that will allow them to legally buy the drug in the state. To […]
Utah’s medical marijuana pharmacy locations chosen
The hunt for one of 14 licenses to operate a medical cannabis pharmacy in Utah is over. State health officials on Friday announced the 10 companies that are on track for permission to operate the retail locations, more than half of them strung along the Wasatch Front. Three cannabis retailers are proposed for Salt Lake […]
Utah moves to scrap state-run pot dispensary system
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah legislators were moving Thursday to scrap a planned state-run medical marijuana dispensary system after county attorneys said it would put public employees at risk of being prosecuted under federal drug laws. Under the revised plan being written by Republican Senate Majority Leader Evan Vickers, medical cannabis would instead be distributed […]
6 companies challenge Utah’s medical marijuana growing picks
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s decision to award a smaller number of medical marijuana grower licenses than allowed by law is being challenged by six companies that say the state granted licenses to unqualified cultivators and had inappropriate interactions with applicants, among other claims. Chris Hughes, director of the state’s Division of Purchasing, confirmed that […]
Competition to grow medical marijuana in Utah heats up
The wide metal barn on the Utah alfalfa farm owned by Russell and Diane Jones will host their youngest son’s wedding next month. By September, they hope the structure will be full of marijuana plants. The Joneses are fourth-generation farmers, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and among 81 applicants for […]
