Utah Seeks to Ban Synthetic Cannabinoids In Medical Cannabis Products
Tue / Nov 22nd
Utah’s Department of Agriculture & Food asked lawmakers to ban synthetic cannabinoids from the state’s regulated medical cannabis market.
Utah medical cannabis news updates for industry professionals. Find our latest coverage of Utah’s medical cannabis, hemp and CBD policies below:
Tue / Nov 22nd
Utah’s Department of Agriculture & Food asked lawmakers to ban synthetic cannabinoids from the state’s regulated medical cannabis market.
Thu / Mar 3rd
Utah lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a bill to establish a task force for researching the psychotherapeutic potential of psychedelics.
Thu / Feb 10th
The Utah state legislature has passed a bill protecting public employees from termination over having a medical cannabis authorization.
Tue / Dec 21st
The Utah Department of Health will accelerate plans to increase patient access to the medical cannabis program and to allow additional healthcare providers to recommend medical cannabis.
Fri / Nov 19th
Some Utah cities have reportedly removed first responders from their jobs for consuming medical cannabis, prompting backlash from medical cannabis activists and state lawmakers alike.
Wed / Aug 11th
The Paiute Tribe of Utah is considering medical cannabis operations and held a private meeting with Republican Gov. Spencer Cox to determine how the state and tribes could work together.
Wed / Jul 21st
A Utah medical cannabis company whose license application was denied has filed suit against state officials and companies that did receive a license claiming “corruption” in the licensing process.
Fri / Mar 26th
Men’s Tribal House in Utah is the first sober living home in the state to let facility residents utilize medical cannabis on their path to recovery.
Wed / Jan 27th
A rule allowing Utah medical cannabis patients to acquire products from out-of-state markets has expired, leaving some patients in limbo without easy access to their medicine.
Wed / Dec 16th
Utah is considering a proposal that would allow any doctor in the state to recommend cannabis for up to 15 patients per year.
Wed / Oct 7th
The Navajo Nation Council has approved an amendment that lumps hemp and cannabis together, effectively banning hemp production on tribal lands.
Tue / Sep 15th
Medical cannabis advocates are dropping their lawsuit against elected lawmakers who overruled the state’s successful voter-approved initiative by adopting their own medical cannabis program.
Mon / Apr 13th
High Times CEO Stormy Simon announced she is running for political office in her home state of Utah.
Thu / Mar 26th
A bill signed by Utah Gov. Hary Herbert (R) will allow cannabis patients to use a letter from their physician to purchase medical cannabis products until the Department of Health issues ID cards at the end of the year.
Mon / Mar 2nd
Today marks the opening of Utah’s very first medical cannabis dispensaries.
Tue / Jan 28th
Survey results suggest that cannabis use among Utah teenagers has relatively stabled out despite multiple neighboring legalized markets, including Colorado and Nevada.
Tue / Jan 21st
Utah lawmakers will consider a bill that would allow cannabis patients to expunge low-level cannabis offenses and clarify patient/employee rights when it comes to the state’s new medical cannabis program.
Tue / Jan 7th
Utah health officials have announced the 14 locations that will house the state’s first medical cannabis pharmacies.
Wed / Sep 18th
Utah lawmakers have scrapped plans to have county health departments dispense medical cannabis products and have opted for privately-run dispensaries; this brings the Utah cannabis law more in line with the voter-approved initiative that was replaced by lawmakers.
Thu / Aug 22nd
Utah lawmakers are backpedaling on their plan to have state health departments dispense medical cannabis; they are expected to pivot to privately-run dispensaries during a special legislative session next month.
Wed / Aug 7th
Utah’s Supreme Court has sided with lawmakers and the governor in a dispute over whether officials could replace a voter-approved medical cannabis initiative with a more limited law.
Fri / Aug 2nd
Federal officials say that Utah’s medical cannabis plan — which some had worried would jeopardize the state’s federal funding — can move forward.
Wed / Jul 31st
Utah lawmakers are planning to change the state’s medical cannabis program, which was created in the first place as a legislative replacement for the voter-approved program that lawmakers said would be untenable, as the current program conflicts too directly with federal rules.
Mon / Jul 22nd
Utah officials have announced the winners of eight medical cannabis cultivation licenses; 81 companies had applied for the state’s 10 available licenses.
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