Medical Cannabis News

Greek lawmakers approved a measure last week to legalize the cultivation and sale of medical cannabis products.

Following the Mississippi Supreme Court’s decision last week to overturn the state’s successful medical cannabis legalization initiative, millions of investment dollars into the state’s economy have been effectively stalled.

A Missouri appeals court ruled that medical cannabis regulators in the state cannot keep secret the industry’s business license applications.

A Colorado bill is seeking to reduce the amount of concentrates that medical cannabis patients ages 18-20 can purchase in an effort to prevent the diversion of such products to Colorado’s youth.

Minnesota’s legislature approved a bill to allow smokable cannabis products in the state’s medical cannabis program.

Alabama’s medical cannabis legalization bill was signed into law on Monday, making Alabama the 37th state to legalize cannabis access for qualified patients.

The State Medical Board of Ohio approved three new conditions for the state’s medical cannabis qualifying conditions list: arthritis, chronic migraines, and complex regional pain syndrome.

Mississippi’s Supreme Court threw out the state’s medical cannabis initiative that was approved by 71% of voters last year due to the state’s outdated ballot initiative process.

A Buffalo, New York firefighter who was fired after failing a drug test due to his prescribed medical cannabis use has filed suit against the city and his former department.

Arkansas medical cannabis sales have exceeded $300 million in the two years since the program’s launch.

Two medical cannabis companies are suing Miami, Florida for the city’s refusal to allow dispensaries.

Medical cannabis proponents in Georgia are awaiting the governor’s signature on a recent bill to license new medical cannabis manufacturers and allow dispensaries to sell low-THC oils in the state.

A South Dakota legislative rules review committee ruled that the state can prohibit the use of medical cannabis by police officers and 911 dispatchers.

Alabama lawmakers caved their opposition yesterday and formally approved the state’s medical cannabis legalization bill.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill allowing K-12 schools to store and administer non-smokable medical cannabis products to student patients.

Lawmakers in the Louisiana House of Representatives approved legislation to allow smokable medical cannabis products.

The Tribal Council for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina approved the legalization of medical cannabis and the possession of up to an ounce of cannabis by adults aged 21 or older.

A New Mexico district court judge ruled this week that the Department of Health is not allowed to deny medical cannabis program reciprocity for out-of-state patients.

Oklahoma has paused the implementation of its seed-to-sale tracking system due to a lawsuit filed by multiple medical cannabis businesses claiming the system would allow for a monopoly.

The Texas House approved expansions to the state’s medical cannabis program that would raise the THC limit from 0.5% to 5% and legalize access for patients with chronic pain, PTSD, and cancer.

Maryland has sold over $1 billion worth of medical cannabis since its program launched in 2017.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is set to attend a fundraiser today hosted by medical cannabis licensees; the fundraiser has some concerned, however, due to the governor’s stated intention of retiring after the end of his term.

Iowa cannabis advocate Carl Olsen is suing Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) over the state’s delay in allowing medical cannabis use at long-term care facilities, which was mandated under the state’s medical cannabis legalization bill.

Florida’s proposal to place a THC cap on medical cannabis products appears to be dead for the session after it was denied a hearing in the House Health and Human Services Committee on Monday.