We interrupt your normal feed of CBD-related content to discuss the future of adult-use cannabis states. Notably, with Illinois’s cannabis legalization signed into law and the market set to open in early 2020, it’s a good time to take stock how consumer behavior will shift in that market, as well as other medical markets that […]
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Cannabis & Sports With Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Charles Bush-Joseph
By Shane McCormick It was my good fortune recently to interview Dr. Charles Bush-Joseph. Dr. Bush-Joseph is the team physician for the Chicago White Sox, Associate Team Physician for the Chicago Bulls and he is currently a Professor at Rush University Medical Center as well as the Associate Director of the Rush Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship […]
Did the Trump Administration Really Declare War Against Recreational Marijuana States?
By John Davis Since the Press Conference on Thursday, February 23 there have been many articles insinuating that the Trump Administration has taken a stand against states with recreational (adult use) marijuana laws. I am not sure that is an accurate takeaway. For instance, take this article from CNN with the headline “White House: Feds will step […]
Applications Released for Pennsylvania Medical Cannabis Grower/Processor and Dispensary permits
By Tom Santanna On January 17, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) released applications for medical cannabis grower/processor (G/P) and dispensary licenses. Applications will be accepted by mailing a single USB drive, external hard drive, CD-ROM, or DVD with the completed application materials and fees by US mail to the DOH from February 20 to […]
Colorado Pot Shops Reach $1 Billion in Sales During First 10 Months of 2016
In the first 10 months of 2016, Colorado marijuana shops reached a significant milestone they had barely missed in all of 2015: $1 billion in legal, regulated cannabis sales. Recreational and medical cannabis shops in America’s first 420-legal state have sold nearly $1.1 billion of marijuana and related products in 2016, according to the new […]
Arkansas Supreme Court Tosses Medical Marijuana Proposal After Thousands Have Already Voted
The Arkansas Supreme Court has disqualified a medical marijuana proposal from the November ballot less than two weeks before the election and with thousands of votes already cast, but voters will still be able to consider a competing plan. In a 5-2 ruling Thursday, the court sided with opponents of the proposed initiated act — known […]
Pennsylvania Health Department Unveils New Guidelines for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program expects to solicit applications from aspiring growers, processors and dispensaries in early 2017, health department officials said this week after unveiling draft regulations that will govern the outlets that sell cannabis. Since April 17, when Gov. Wolf signed the medical marijuana bill into law, the health department has granted “safe harbor” […]
UK Government Says Marijuana Does Have Medicinal Value
The government’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has found that Cannabidiol (CBD) has a “restoring, correcting or modifying” effect on “physiological functions” when administered to humans, in a potential milestone in the campaign to legalise cannabis and bring about evidence-based laws regarding drugs. The review of CBD, a cannabinoid accounting for up to […]
Here’s Why the FDA Does Not Believe Marijuana Is Medicine
The November election will be a pivotal moment for the future of U.S. marijuana policy. Voters in five states, including California, will decide whether to legalize weed for recreational use by adults, and citizens in four others will cast ballots on whether to allow medical marijuana. If all of the measures succeed, it could force federal […]
Home Delivery Added to New York’s Medical Marijuana Program in Expansion
Moving to address complaints about New York’s new medical marijuana program, the state’s Health Department is making substantial changes to expand access to the drug, including allowing home delivery, quite likely by the end of September. The program, which saw its first dispensaries open in January, has struggled to gain broad traction in the medical community […]
New Ballot Titles Raises Serious Issues For Medical Marijuana in Oklahoma
Supporters of an effort to legalize medical marijuana in Oklahoma said Thursday they will challenge the ballot title rewording by Attorney General Scott Pruitt. The ballot title explains the measure to voters. Pruitt on Thursday submitted the ballot title for State Question 788, a measure that if approved by voters would legalize medical marijuana in […]
