Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission aims to award medical marijuana licenses by the end of 2023 October 16, 2023 AggregatedNews Alabama 0 Comments The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission is aiming to award licenses to growers and distributors by the end of the year after a bumpy roll out of the state’s medical marijuana program that has included multiple lawsuits over the selection process.… Read More→
Alabama judge rules Cannabis Commission has authority to void license awards October 12, 2023 AggregatedNews Alabama 0 Comments A Montgomery Circuit Court judge ruled Wednesday that the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission has the authority to void licenses it has awarded. Judge James Anderson found that the AMCC has the inherent power to void previously awarded licenses to fulfill… Read More→
Is NY’s Medical Market Getting Left In The Dust? October 9, 2023 Pam Chmiel New York 0 Comments New York's medical market is on the verge of expanding into the adult-use market, and many are rightfully concerned that their deep corporate pockets will have an unfair competitive advantage over bootstrapping entrepreneurs with less access to capital. This article… Read More→
Georgia will be 1st state to allow pharmacies to sell medical marijuana October 9, 2023 AggregatedNews Georgia 0 Comments Georgia soon will become the first state in the nation to offer medical marijuana products at independent pharmacies, state officials said. The Georgia Board of Pharmacy began accepting applications this week, and nearly 120 pharmacies have agreed to provide medication… Read More→
Missouri colleges expand cannabis programs to prepare students for ‘green jobs’ September 18, 2023 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Karina Hernandez’s ideal work environment is surrounded by plants, with her hands in the dirt. Although she already has a biology degree, she recently decided to go back to school to take classes in horticulture at St. Louis Community College… Read More→
Oklahoma Supreme Court declines challenge to marijuana license fee increases September 14, 2023 AggregatedNews Oklahoma 0 Comments The Oklahoma Supreme Court declined this week to consider a challenge to a bill dramatically raising fees associated with medical marijuana licenses, kicking the lawsuit down to district court in Oklahoma County. The decision not to exercise jurisdiction at this… Read More→
Eastern Band of Cherokee vote to legalize recreational marijuana; only place in NC September 8, 2023 AggregatedNews Native American reservations, North Carolina 0 Comments Cherokee tribal members in a historic vote have said yes to recreational marijuana, paving the way for the reservation to become the only place in North Carolina legalizing its use. The Sept. 7 referendum showed overwhelming support for the change… Read More→
Allen Iverson’s cannabis strains to be sold at medical marijuana dispensaries in Pennsylvania August 24, 2023 AggregatedNews Industry People, Pennsylvania 0 Comments Allen Iverson's impact on the game of basketball is well-documented, and the former NBA MVP is still lauded as one of the most influential players 13 years after his last game. The Answer, as he is affectionately known, also has… Read More→
Learning the highs and lows of D.C.’s medical marijuana lingo August 23, 2023 AggregatedNews District of Columbia, On the Move 0 Comments During a recent tour of a medical marijuana dispensary in Southeast Washington, called Anacostia Organics, I received a primer on the nomenclature of legal store-bought pot. Correction: It’s not called “pot” anymore. Linda Mercado Greene, the owner and CEO, and… Read More→
South Dakota has issued 11,437 marijuana cards August 22, 2023 AggregatedNews South Dakota 0 Comments South Dakota’s medical-cannabis program that voters established in 2020 has proven more popular than expected, but its future is financially uncertain, according to its administrator. Jennifer Seale made those points Monday to the Legislature’s Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee. Seale said the original projection… Read More→
Here’s what to know about DHSS’ recall of 60,000+ marijuana products in Missouri August 21, 2023 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Missouri dispensaries are "scrambling" to keep up with incoming information from the Division of Cannabis Regulation involving a recall of more than 62,000 marijuana products. The Department of Health and Senior Services issued a recall of 62,800 marijuana products containing ingredients manufactured… Read More→
Families struggle as slow rollout of Georgia’s medical cannabis program delays relief August 14, 2023 AggregatedNews Georgia 0 Comments At 13, Darrell Johns of Macon weighed just 40 pounds and endured at least five seizures a week, said his mom and full-time caregiver Leslie Johns. “I was having to crush 17 pills a day to run through his G… Read More→
Can firefighters, EMTs use NJ legal weed? ‘Nobody wants to be the test case’ August 10, 2023 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments At times, Dan Jensen feels like he’s caught between two worlds. One world is on display in his corner office, where he hangs artifacts from his career — his old career, back when he could barely sleep more than an… Read More→
Cannabis businesses boom in Maine, but access to banking’s a bust August 7, 2023 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments Every few weeks, Steve Rusnack fills up his gas tank and sets off for the roughly 500-mile round trip between his cannabis shop in Fort Kent and his bank in Augusta. He isn’t crazy about the nearly 10-hour trek, especially… Read More→
Why won’t Delaware let medical weed dispensaries kick off retail sales, like New Jersey and Maryland did? July 31, 2023 AggregatedNews Delaware 0 Comments When New Jersey and Maryland legalized retail sales of recreational marijuana, those states permitted medical dispensaries to be the first stores to sell weed to the general public. Their neighbor Delaware, however, isn’t letting that happen. Instead, lawmakers created a… Read More→