Jul 12 2023
The Arkansas medical marijuana industry continues to grow with sales reaching $141 million between January and June. According to the Department of Finance and Administration, the $141 million sold in the first half of the year is a 5% increase from the sales during the same period in 2022. Dispensaries sold nearly 30,000 pounds of …
May 20 2023
Bipartisan legislation filed this week in the Pennsylvania Legislature would protect medical marijuana patients from receiving DUIs based simply on the presence of THC in their blood. Under Pennsylvania’s current zero tolerance DUI law, someone can be found guilty of a marijuana DUI if they have just one nanogram of THC per milliliter of blood, …
May 19 2023
According to a new study published in the journal Brain and Behavior, cannabis-based medical products were “associated with improvements in fibromyalgia-specific symptoms, in addition to sleep, anxiety, and health-related quality of life.” The study, titled Assessment of clinical outcomes in patients with fibromyalgia: Analysis from the UK Medical Cannabis Registry, was conducted by researchers at …
May 18 2023
The Louisiana House Labor Committee voted on Thursday to pass a bill to protect employees who are medical marijuana patients from being denied unemployment compensation benefits. House Bill 351, sponsored by Representative Mandie Landry, was passed by the committee today in a close 6 to 5 vote. According to its official summary the proposed law …
May 18 2023
A North Carolina bill to legalize medical marijuana has been rereferred to a new committee in the House of Representatives. Senate Bill 3 was approved by the Senate by a vote of 36 to 10 in March, advancing it to the House. The measure was quickly assigned to the House Rules, Calendar, and Operations Committee, where …
May 18 2023
A pair of initiatives that would legalize medical marijuana and provide protections for physicians who recommend it was filed today with the Nebraska Secretary of State. Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM) filed the initiatives today, with the hopes of placing medical marijuana legalization on the November, 2024 ballot. This is the group’s third attempt to …
May 16 2023
Officials in New Mexico have voted in favor of adding insomnia to the state’s medical marijuana program. The New Mexico Medical Cannabis Advisory Board voted today to approve a petition calling for insomnia to join the state’s list of medical ailments that qualify an individual to become a medical marijuana patient. The list now includes …
May 10 2023
Legislation filed today in the New York Legislature would repeal the state’s excise tax on medical marijuana sales. Assembly Bill 7014 was filed today by Assemblymember Crystal Peoples-Stokes, a longtime proponent of reforming marijuana laws. The measure has been assigned directly to the Assembly Ways and Means Committee. Under current New York tax code, medical …
May 09 2023
According to a newly published study patients using medical marijuana “reported improvements in health-related quality of life, which were mostly sustained over time”. The study was published today by the journal JAMA Open Network, which is operated by the American Medical Association. It was conducted by researchers at the Swinburne University of Technology, Austin Hospital …
May 08 2023
House-approved legislation to expand Texas’ list of qualifying medical marijuana conditions, while replacing the current THC cap, has received a new committee assignment in the Senate and may soon receive a hearing and a vote. The House of Representatives recently voted 121 to 23 to pass House Bill 1805, sponsored by Representative Stephanie Klick with …
