California Lawmaker Introduces New Bill for 15 Percent Tax on MMJ
Thu / Feb 11th
Under a new bill introduced Wednesday by state Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg), called the Marijuana Value Tax Act, California would… Read More
Medical Marijuana News
In this section, you will find the latest medical marijuana news throughout the world. For a list of medical studies related to cannabis and its effect on various conditions & disorders, click here.
World’s First Cannabis Business Cruise Scheduled for October, 2016
Wed / Feb 10th
Update, 9/12/16: We checked in recently to ask, but have not heard whether the cruise mentioned in this story will… Read More
Australia Set to Legalize Medical Cannabis for Clinical Trials
Wed / Feb 10th
Australian legislators have introduced a bill to Parliament that would legalize the cultivation of cannabis for medical and scientific use… Read More
WA Department of Health Does Not Support Specialty Clinics for Medical Cannabis
Wed / Feb 10th
Officials from the Washington State Department of Health issued an email this morning over the state’s medical cannabis Listserv that will surely spell… Read More
Mormon Senator Pushes Medical Cannabis Bill Despite Opposition from LDS Church
Wed / Feb 10th
A bill to legalize medical marijuana in Utah proposed by Senator Mark Madsen — who is also a proud Mormon — now faces new… Read More
Florida Revises Full-Strength Medical Cannabis Bill for Terminally Ill Patients
Tue / Feb 9th
A bill that would legalize full-strength medical cannabis for those suffering from terminal illnesses was revived in the Florida legislature… Read More
Obama 2017 Budget Would Lift Restrictions on D.C. Cannabis; Give DOJ More Power
Tue / Feb 9th
President Obama has released a $4 trillion budget for 2017 that proposes Washington, D.C. be allowed to spend its tax… Read More
Shinnecock Nation Approves Plan to Cultivate and Dispense Cannabis in New York
Tue / Feb 9th
On Saturday, the Shinnecock Indian Nation’s general council voted 71% to 29% on a measure to grow and process medical… Read More
Oregon Task Force Calls for a State-Funded Cannabis Research Institute
Mon / Feb 8th
A task force of Oregon state officials, scientists, and leading physicians has called for Oregon to fund the creation of… Read More
Rhode Island Lawmakers to Review Legalization Bill
Mon / Feb 8th
This week, the Rhode Island legislature will, for the second year in a row, review a bill to legalize marijuana in… Read More
Detroit Dispensary Application Process Starts March 1
Mon / Feb 8th
Come March, Detroit dispensaries will have a 30 day window during which they can apply for a medical cannabis license to legally remain in operation,… Read More
Marley Natural Cannabis Products Now Available in California
Fri / Feb 5th
The Marley Natural cannabis brand — first announced in 2014 as part of an arrangement between reggae legend Bob Marley’s… Read More
California Passes Bill to Fix Medical Cannabis Legislative Error
Thu / Feb 4th
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill that fixes an error in previous legislation that caused local… Read More
New York Medical Cannabis Access Issues Remain, Lawmaker Steps Up
Thu / Feb 4th
The number of doctors registered for New York’s medical marijuana program has more than doubled in the first month since… Read More
California’s Largest Medical Association Endorses Recreational Cannabis Initiative
Wed / Feb 3rd
The California Medical Association (CMA), the largest body representing the state’s practicing physicians, released a statement Monday in support of… Read More
Illinois Health Officials Again Refuse Medical Cannabis Expansions
Tue / Feb 2nd
Despite weeks of entreaties from medical cannabis patient advocates and business owners alike, the Illinois state government has asserted that… Read More
Mexico Approves Another Medical Cannabis Import Permit
Tue / Feb 2nd
The Mexican government has announced that it will allow the parents of two girls suffering from an unspecified illness to… Read More
New Medical Vaping Lounge Purports to be Canada’s Largest
Mon / Feb 1st
A business claiming to be Canada’s largest vaping lounge quietly opened in Windsor last week. Higher Limits, co-owned by Jon Liedtke,… Read More
Major Marijuana Advocacy Groups in Washington Reorganize into ‘The Cannabis Alliance’
Mon / Feb 1st
In response to the cannabis industry’s growing need for more efficient advocacy, four major marijuana trade organizations and advocacy groups from… Read More
Washington State’s Puyallup Tribe to Open Cannabis Testing Lab
Fri / Jan 29th
The Puyallup Tribe has finished developing a compact with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and the Liquor and Cannabis Board to open… Read More
Oregon Medical Cannabis Advocates Take Issue With Proposed Regulations
Fri / Jan 29th
Medical marijuana growers and advocates in Oregon are arguing that the state’s proposed regulations, set to go into effect on… Read More
Federal Lawmakers Calling for VA to Remove Ban Blocking Medical Cannabis Treatment for Veterans
Thu / Jan 28th
A bipartisan group of 21 federal lawmakers have banded together to pressure the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to allow U.S. veterans… Read More
Florida Medical Cannabis Ballot Proposal Meets Required Number of Signatures
Thu / Jan 28th
A medical cannabis proposal has met the required number of signatures to get on the ballot in Florida. The proposal,… Read More
Canadian Medical Cannabis Producer Cuts Prices to $5 Per Gram
Wed / Jan 27th
A subsidiary of the biggest medical cannabis producer in Canada released a statement announcing that it will lower its prices… Read More