Mar 20 2025
A New Jersey Assembly bill that would add sickle cell anemia to the list of qualifying medical marijuana conditions has passed its second committee. The Assembly Appropriations Committee approved the legislation, Assembly Bill 913, today in a unanimous 9 to 0 vote. The proposal would explicitly allow patients with sickle cell anemia—a painful and chronic …
Mar 20 2025
Legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in North Carolina now has 21 sponsors, following the introduction of identical bills in both the state House and Senate this week. The House version, HB 413, was filed Monday by six Democratic lawmakers and has since grown to 17 sponsors. The Senate companion bill was introduced Wednesday by Senators …
Mar 20 2025
A bill to legalize marijuana for everyone 21 and older in Texas has been assigned to the House Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee for review. House Bill 2975, known as the Texas Regulation of Cannabis Act, was introduced by State Representative John Bucy (D) last month. The proposal would establish a legal framework for the …
Mar 20 2025
Upholding California’s law making cannabis legal, the California Supreme Court has depublished a California Court of Appeal decision in JCCrandall v. County of Santa Barbara, so that it has no effect as precedent. The California Supreme Court’s action eliminates the Court of Appeal’s suggestion that California’s cannabis regulations were unlawful due to cannabis being unpermitted …
Mar 20 2025
At the New York State Cannabis Control Board’s (CCB) monthly public meeting today, the group approved over 100 new adult-use cannabis licenses. According to the CCB, this signals the near completion of the November licensing queue review, saying “This achievement reflects the state’s ongoing efforts to expand access to the regulated market, support small businesses, …
Mar 20 2025
Aurora Cannabis Inc., a Canadian-based global medical cannabis company, announced today the Company’s discovery of a novel source of genetic resistance against powdery mildew, PM2, that provides strong protection against this pathogen in cannabis sativa. The development of this proprietary genetic marker technology, which is now in use in Aurora’s breeding program, is set to …
Mar 20 2025
A study published in the American College of Rheumatology’s journal Open Rheumatology found that medical marijuana may help alleviate chronic pain in patients with hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS). Researchers from Imperial College London analyzed data from 161 patients enrolled in the UK Medical Cannabis Registry. Over an 18-month period, participants …
Mar 20 2025
According to a new study published in the journal Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, CBD oil may help counteract the negative effects of a high-calorie diet by influencing insulin and glucagon regulation in pancreatic islets. Researchers from Boston University, the University of South Dakota, and Syracuse University examined the impact of CBD on Wistar rats subjected to …
Mar 20 2025
A bipartisan and bicameral coalition of 10 Maine lawmakers has introduced legislation to remove certain employment barriers for individuals with past marijuana convictions. Filed today, the bill is led by Senator Rachel Talbot Ross (D) and State Representative David Boyer (D), with co-sponsorship from both Democrats and Republicans in the Maine Senate and House of …
Mar 20 2025
Today, the Minnesota Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee approved a measure to allow tribal medical marijuana patients to purchase from state-licensed dispensaries while strengthening protections for medical cannabis users. The bill, sponsored by State Senator Scott Dibble (D), would allow patients enrolled in tribal medical cannabis programs to purchase marijuana from licensed dispensaries across …
