Medical Cannabis News

Michigan lawmakers are set to vote on a package of bills containing sweeping changes to the state’s 2008 voter-approved medical cannabis law.

A South Dakota committee signed off on the latest round of regulations for the state’s medical cannabis program ahead of the November 18 deadline for issuing identification cards to patients.

The company hired by Missouri to handle cannabis licensing was successfully sued for $28 million by GMT Consulting, who said they were denied a license because the application scoring method was flawed and “corrupt.”

A judge in Florida lifted the ban stopping Leafly and other third-party websites from assisting medical cannabis dispensaries with online patient ordering.

A little less than half of Ohio’s medical cannabis patients are “extremely dissatisfied” or “somewhat dissatisfied” with the state’s medical cannabis system, according to a new report.

Medical cannabis patients in New York will soon be allowed to grow their own cannabis under new rules from the Office of Cannabis Management.

Costa Rica’s Congress voted to legalize cannabis for medical use despite opposition from President Carlos Alvarado.

A pair of bills introduced in the Florida Senate and House would permit telemedicine for medical cannabis patients starting July 1, 2022.

Texas medical cannabis dispensary Goodblend is going on a bus tour to promote enrollment in the state’s limited cannabis program. The tour is currently slated for four cities over five dates.

Half of the total revenue derived from Arkansas’ medical cannabis sales — $25 million — has been collected over the last nine months.

The South Dakota Department of Health has released a rewritten version of some of the state’s medical cannabis rules after the Legislature’s Rules Review Committee rejected previous versions.

The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission last week licensed 14 new minority- or women-owned medical cannabis businesses. The licenses were part of a 2019 application round that was delayed by a lawsuit.

A Missouri judge last week ordered a permanent injunction against the state’s medical cannabis law requiring cannabis businesses in the state to be at least 51% owned by Missouri residents.

Protestors gathered across Mississippi on Saturday to demand that Gov. Tate Reeves (R) call a special session to pass the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act.

Oklahoma cannabis advocates have filed ballot initiatives aiming to legalize adult-use cannabis and replace the state’s medical cannabis oversight agency in 2022.

A California jury has awarded $5 million in damages in what is believed to be the first cannabis industry antitrust case in the nation, according to a National Law Review report.

Under a new directive, Missouri medical cannabis companies can no longer advertise strain names or engage in any other form of advertising.

During their first meeting on Tuesday, the board in charge of implementing New York’s legalization bill enacted medical cannabis reforms including waiving application fees, allowing for whole flower, and raising supply limits.

Cannabis advocates have formed the Kansas Cannabis Chamber of Commerce which will push for industry reforms.

A Pennsylvania man is suing his former employer claiming the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and Pennsylvania Human Relations Act when he was fired for using medical cannabis.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is accusing the co-founders of a company that makes cannabis pill Idrasil of $2 million in securities fraud.

Florida lawmakers questioned the state’s medical cannabis program director last week about the multi-year delay in licensing at least one Black medical cannabis farmer, which was required under a 2017 law.

Mississippi lawmakers have requested a special legislative session dedicated in part to enacting a medical cannabis program.

Ohio released further details on the licensing process for the state’s next 73 provisional medical cannabis dispensary licenses.