Are Experts’ Warnings About Delta-8 Really Being Heeded by States? (UPDATED) January 19, 2023 Tom Hymes Cannabis & Hemp Research, Hemp Policy & Legal, News & Insights, Spotlight 2 Comments A report released last week recommending the regulation of "hemp-derived non-delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol products" in Maryland would seem to be a good thing. Its issuance is already being characterized as a call-to-action for the legislature to act. The 134-page report by the… Read More→
Utah Synthetic: A Deep Dive with the Erin Brockovich of Cannabis, Part One December 5, 2022 Tom Hymes Cannabis & Hemp Research, News & Insights, Spotlight 2 Comments Christine Stenquist, the founder/president of Utah’s Together for Responsible Use and Cannabis Education (TRUCE), said on a recent call that she tells people she is the Erin Brockovich of cannabis. The statement was made a good half-hour into our interview,… Read More→
The Flower Shop Looks Beyond Arizona and Utah November 17, 2022 Tom Hymes Company Stories, Multiple State Brands, Multiple State Operators, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments Arizona-based TFS Brands, aka The Flower Shop, began life as SKY Dispensaries in 2017 only to rebrand to its current name in 2019 following the promotion of Greta Brandt from General Counsel to her current role as President of the… Read More→
New Utah marijuana bill clarifies that private employers don’t need to allow its use February 17, 2020 AggregatedNews Utah 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Salt Lake Deseret News Calls For Change in Federal Marijuana Classification June 1, 2016 AggregatedNews News & Insights, Policy & Legal 0 Comments In the not-too-distant past, we would have considered it unwise, and perhaps even dangerous, to change the federal classification of marijuana from a schedule 1 to a schedule 2 drug. But that was before 24 states and the District of… Read More→
Utah Medical Marijuana Bill May End Up Going to Voters For Approval March 11, 2016 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal, Utah 0 Comments After weeks of wrangling, a bill that was to have legalized medical marijuana in Utah was headed for a vote — and likely passage — Thursday when it got stopped dead as legislative leaders realized there was no money to… Read More→
Leaders From Different Faiths Advocate For Medical Marijuana in Utah March 7, 2016 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal, Utah 0 Comments SALT LAKE CITY – Leaders from various faiths gathered at the Utah State Capitol this week, where they called on members of the legislature to pass a law allowing patients to use medical marijuana. Anna Zumwalt, a Soto-Zen Buddhist Priest… Read More→
Despite Mormon Opposition, Utah Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill February 26, 2016 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal, Utah 0 Comments Proponents of legalizing medical marijuana cheered and exchanged tearful hugs as the Senate approved a bill Thursday that would make Utah the 24th state to adopt a medical-marijuana program, sending the bill on for consideration in the House, where it… Read More→
It May Not Help, But Utah Senate Asks Congress to Reclassify Cannabis February 24, 2016 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments n a more minor part of legislative debates on medical marijuana, the Senate passed SCR11 on Tuesday calling for Congress to reclassify marijuana to allow more research into its possible medical uses. It passed on a 25-0 vote, and now… Read More→
Medical Marijuana Bill Alive in Utah Legislature, But Mormon Church Still Has Doubts February 23, 2016 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal, Utah 0 Comments Sen. Mark Madsen’s medical marijuana bill lives on after the Utah Senate voted 15-13 Monday afternoon to give the legislation a final hearing. After another 90 minutes of debate and discussion, Madsen tearfully asked Senate members to send the bill… Read More→
Utah Senate Passes One Medical Marijuana Bill, Considering a Second February 22, 2016 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal, Utah 0 Comments With patients and advocates for the legalization of medical marijuana in the audience, Utah senators gave preliminary approval Friday to an incremental step to deal with cannabis, while a more sweeping bill that appeared in jeopardy may have been given… Read More→
Utah’s Medical Marijuana Proponents Change Gears, Will Push Ballot Initative February 17, 2016 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal, Utah 0 Comments Conceding the Utah Legislature is unlikely to pass a bill legalizing medical marijuana, Utah patients who have been using the plant along with backers of legal cannabis — including several wealthy and well-connected Utah businessmen — plan to launch a… Read More→
Mormon Church Opposition Changes at Least One Utah Medical Marijuana Vote February 9, 2016 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal, Utah 0 Comments At least one and possibly two senators have abandoned their support of a medical-marijuana bill pending in the Utah Legislature after the LDS Church issued a statement opposing the measure. The measure's sponsor, Sen. Mark Madsen, R-Saratoga Springs, said his… Read More→
Highly Restrictive Medical Marijuana Plans Get OK From Utah Lawmakers February 5, 2016 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal, Utah 0 Comments Salt Lake City — The more restrictive of Utah's two medical marijuana proposals has won early approval from state lawmakers. A Utah Senate health committee unanimously approved the bill Thursday afternoon. It now moves to the full Senate, where lawmakers… Read More→
Most Utah Residents Support Legalizing Medical Marijuana January 22, 2016 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal, Utah 0 Comments More than three out of five Utahns want to see medicinal marijuana legalized in the state, but obstacles and opposition remain as the 2016 Legislature considers making Utah the 24th state to implement such a program. Gov. Gary Herbert said… Read More→