Medical marijuana law update would lift the advertising ban on Pa. doctors June 28, 2023 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania 0 Comments A proposal being considered in the state legislature would eliminate an unusual restriction in Pennsylvania that bans doctors from advertising their ability to approve patients for the state’s medical marijuana program. Several medical marijuana advocates, patients, and doctors welcomed the… Read More→
7 years in, what Pa. doctors still want to know about medical marijuana May 10, 2023 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania 0 Comments Seven years after its legalization, the medical marijuana industry in Pennsylvania is booming. According to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, there were 425,367 active, certified medical marijuana patients in the state as of March. But while marijuana products… Read More→
Companies blanket Pa. with ads about how to get a medical marijuana card, but doctors are silenced May 26, 2022 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania 0 Comments When Pennsylvania lawmakers legalized medical cannabis in 2016, they struck an unusual deal: Physicians can approve patients for the program but they are banned from advertising that power. Lawmakers feared advertising would encourage thousands of patients to flood the same… Read More→
As medical marijuana treatment grows in Ohio, so does association of doctors August 26, 2020 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments An association of medical marijuana-certified doctors is growing, and giving those physicians the chance to learn from one another about the development of treatment and best practices. A group of doctors meets virtually around once a month to discuss a… Read More→
Missouri releases draft rules for marijuana doctor paperwork, transportation companies April 9, 2019 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Late Friday, Missouri officials released drafts of medical marijuana rules for physicians who will write certifications so patients can access medical marijuana, along with proposed rules for transportation facilities handling marijuana. Missouri's medical marijuana system was approved by voters in November 2018. By a… Read More→
Michigan awards first medical marijuana licenses July 13, 2018 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Michigan awarded its first medical marijuana licenses Thursday, launching what is expected to become a $700-million industry in the state. But the business owners won’t be able to operate for at least another month. Licenses were granted for four large grow… Read More→
NJ Vets Will Finally Be Able To Get Medical Marijuana From VA Doctors If Upcoming Measure Passes June 28, 2018 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments Veterans Affairs doctors can't recommend marijuana as a treatment to veterans, even in states where medical marijuana is legal. That could soon change under a measure approved this week by the U.S. Senate that would allow Veterans Affairs doctors to recommend marijuana to… Read More→
Pennsylvania Dispensaries Have Their Permits, Now Doctors Must Get Certified July 12, 2017 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania 0 Comments Since medical marijuana has been legalized in Pennsylvania, several businesses have received permits for dispensaries. But that doesn't mean the drug will be dispensed any time soon. The state is still hammering out regulations governing which doctors will dispense marijuana and which patients… Read More→
New York Reveals List of Doctors Allowed to Prescribe Medical Marijuana May 6, 2017 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- New York has published a partial list of doctors and other providers registered to prescribe medical marijuana, information the state had been keeping under wraps. The list includes 22 Central New York providers -- doctors, nurse practitioners and… Read More→