Dozens of companies apply for six Georgia medical marijuana licenses February 22, 2021 AggregatedNews Georgia 0 Comments From nearly 70 applicants, six companies will be chosen to begin manufacturing medical marijuana oil for Georgia patients. The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission announced this month it will review the proposals and then award licenses to six companies, possibly in late spring… Read More→
Texas’ Medical Marijuana Program Is One Of The Most Restrictive In The Country. Advocates Hope The Legislature Will Change That. January 8, 2021 AggregatedNews Texas 0 Comments Five years after Texas legalized medical marijuana for people with debilitating illnesses, advocates and industry experts say the state’s strict rules, red tape, and burdensome barriers to entry have left the program largely inaccessible to those it was intended to… Read More→
Why medical marijuana in Pennsylvania is some of the most costly in the U.S. December 21, 2020 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania 0 Comments Bill Cobb uses medical marijuana to treat PTSD and chronic back pain. “I’m a 50-year-old Black man who’s been a civil rights worker,” said Cobb, now a criminal-justice activist in Philadelphia. “I smoke to have my brain slow down. But to be honest, I also smoke… Read More→
Missouri’s Medical Marijuana Program Sees 67K Eager Customers Wanting More December 9, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Missouri’s fledgling medical marijuana program has approved nearly 70,000 patient and caregiver applications — so many, there is not yet enough legal cannabis in the state to serve them all. And for some patients, the prices seem pretty high. But… Read More→
Minnesota adds 2 more qualifying conditions for medical marijuana December 1, 2020 AggregatedNews Minnesota 0 Comments The Minnesota Department of Health has announced that three more conditions now qualify for access to the state's medical cannabis program. The department said sickle cell disease and chronic vocal/or motor tic disorder will be added to its list of… Read More→
Pa. medical marijuana advisory board nixes new qualifying conditions as industry booms November 11, 2020 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania 0 Comments Medical marijuana in Pennsylvania is more popular than ever, this month surpassing $1 billion in all-time sales from dispensaries to patients. The state’s Medical Marijuana Advisory Board noted the landmark at its quarterly meeting Tuesday before debating whether to add… Read More→
Dissatisfaction with Ohio’s medical marijuana program is widespread October 15, 2020 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments Nearly two years after Ohio’s first medical marijuana dispensary opened, dissatisfaction with the state’s medicinal cannabis industry remains widespread, even as more people say the program fulfills their needs. That’s according to a report by Ohio State’s Drug Enforcement and Policy… Read More→
Study Shows No Long-Term Negative Brain Effects For Older Marijuana Patients September 29, 2020 AggregatedNews Cannabis & Hemp Research 0 Comments Compared to non-users, data showed no differences in memory, new learning, and reaction time for medical marijuana patients. Older adults have begun consuming cannabis more than ever, often using the plant to deal with chronic pain. Marijuana use almost doubled… Read More→
Tilray Reports Positive Results For Medical Marijuana In Chemotherapy Patients September 29, 2020 AggregatedNews Cannabis & Hemp Research 0 Comments New research indicates that marijuana could alleviate some of the worst effects experienced by cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) announced Monday that a clinical trial in Australia has demonstrated positive results in reducing the nausea and vomiting common to people enduring such… Read More→
Iowa medical marijuana program loses one-third of its patients during pandemic June 21, 2020 AggregatedNews Iowa 0 Comments The number of patients in Iowa’s medical marijuana program fell by one-third during the COVID-19 pandemic because patients couldn’t see their doctors or go to driver’s license stations to get cannabidiol registration cards, officials said. Iowa averaged about 360 patients… Read More→
Missouri says it’s investigating 600 fraudulent medical marijuana patient certifications June 21, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Friday it issued about 600 medical marijuana licenses to patients who submitted an “unauthorized physician signature” on their patient applications. Lisa Cox, spokeswoman for the health department, said patients submitted the… Read More→
Iowa House passes bill changing THC limit in state’s medical marijuana program March 11, 2020 AggregatedNews Iowa 0 Comments The Iowa House has passed a bill that would change how much THC patients can receive through the state's medical marijuana program, add more qualifying conditions and allow more health care practitioners to recommend Iowans be added to the program. The… Read More→
Ohio medical marijuana: Purchase limit changes considered after patient complaints March 6, 2020 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments Patients in Ohio’s medical marijuana program have long complained about the complicated way the state calculates how much marijuana they can buy in a 90-day period. That could soon change. The Ohio Board of Pharmacy is reviewing the “90-day supply”… Read More→
Frustrated with shortages, medical marijuana patients begin growing their own at home in Illinois February 28, 2020 AggregatedNews Illinois 0 Comments Worried by widespread shortages of products at Illinois cannabis stores, medical marijuana patient David Kurfman took matters into his own hands. He started growing his own. Having suffered from epilepsy most of his life, Kurfman uses medical cannabis to control… Read More→
As Marijuana Dispensaries Open Their Doors, Florida Registers 5,400 New Users Per Week June 1, 2018 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Call it the New Marijuana Math: 91,000 Floridians are buying 56 pounds of pot a week under the orders of 1,400 doctors. A year and a half after an amendment to the state constitution legalized medical marijuana, the fledgling industry… Read More→