Medical Marijuana News

7-Eleven has purchased buildings that house four different medical cannabis dispensaries in Oklahoma and is refusing to allow the businesses to stay.

Multiple mayors throughout Hawaii declared June 14 ‘Medical Cannabis Day,’ officially commemorating the 20th anniversary of the state’s historic medical cannabis reforms.

A recent Washington State University study found that cannabis can reduce the immediate symptoms of PTSD by more than half.

Canadian researchers suggest that certain cannabinoid extractions could help to quell an immune system response to the coronavirus that has proven fatal in some patients; the study was published as a pre-print, meaning it has not been peer-reviewed.

Hawaii officials and some medical cannabis licensees have been accused of putting patients’ health at risk via vape cartridges that would be deemed unsafe in other state markets.

FSD Pharma has received FDA permission to design and submit an application for a new trial using a synthetic cannabinoid-based drug in the treatment of COVID-19.

A recent industry rules update allows Illinois hemp producers to sell to licensed medical and adult-use cannabis processors.

Iowa’s Senate has approved expansions to the state’s medical cannabis program; the bill is now headed to the governor’s desk, where it is expected to be signed into law.

Florida MCBD is suing New York-based Columbia Care claiming a pattern of wrongful interference as Columbia worked to secure a Florida cannabis business license.

The Red Lake Nation in Minnesota has approved sweeping medical cannabis reforms are much more lenient and inclusive than the state program.

Arkansas-based Harvest Cannabis Dispensary has won a preliminary injunction in its trademark dispute against Natural State Enterprises, a multi-state cannabis operator.

The Louisiana Senate has approved major medical cannabis expansions; the measure moves next to the governor, who is expected to sign the bill into law.

Medical cannabis sales in New Mexico surpassed $40 million for the first quarter of 2020 in a 43% increase from last year.

The federal government is withholding $3.3 million slated for children’s mental health programs in Maine because the state allows students to be medical cannabis patients.

Summitt Labs announced last week it was voluntarily recalling Batch#730 Lot#K018 of its Kore Organic Watermelon CBD Oil Tincture.

Missouri lawmakers have approved a measure giving medical cannabis regulators in the state the ability to access the FBI’s national fingerprint and background check database; the bill also aims to ban kid-friendly cannabis edibles shapes.

The Red Lake Nation tribe in Minnesota will vote on medical cannabis legalization this Wednesday; if approved, it would be the state’s only program that includes access to cannabis flower.

Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama said that lawmakers there are prepared to federally legalize medical cannabis this session.

Lawmakers in Missouri’s House of Representatives have approved legislation to remove the state’s medical cannabis licensing cap; the proposal would allow any qualifying business owner to secure a license.

San Francisco health officials confirmed they are helping some people to access cannabis, alcohol, and methadone during voluntary hotel stays paid for by the city to help otherwise unhoused people self-quarantine.

A whistleblower complaint has sparked an investigation into the Missouri medical cannabis licensing process.

Arkansas has reported a huge uptick in medical cannabis sales — about one-third its total sales since May 2019 — since the state’s stay-at-home order went in place.

Oklahoma medical cannabis sales set a new record during April despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

A Maryland medical cannabis dispensary owner has filed a lawsuit against the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission over the agency’s refusal to allow out-of-state residents to obtain a state medical cannabis ID.