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Move to change South Dakota’s Medical Marijuana laws momentarily gets slowed down Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 25, 2024 South Dakota Senate Committee Advances Changes to Medical Cannabis Program. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee killed two of the three medical marijuana bills on its agenda Wednesday (Jan. 24, 2024) and amended the other
Judge directs Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission members to testify on licensing procedures Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 25, 2024 Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission Members Ordered to Testify on Licensing Process. A Montgomery County Circuit Judge Wednesday ordered five Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) members and director John McMillan t
Group proposes easing access to Medical Marijuana in Arkansas after record sales Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 24, 2024 Arkansas' marijuana business is lush with green. Driving the news: On the heels of a record year for state medical marijuana sales — $283 million — a group is seeking to get a constitutional amendment on the Arkansas ballot that woul
Michigan Marijuana sales surpass $3 billion in 2023, but face possible slowdown Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 22, 2024 The Michigan marijuana industry reached a new milestone in 2023: $3 billion in total sales. That’s $300 per man, woman and child. Despite 30% growth over the the $2.3 billion sold in 2022, insiders believe the market is increasingly s
Vermont House contemplates nixing THC caps for retail Cannabis Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 18, 2024 Vermont Cannabis Control Board Urges Lawmakers to Eliminate Potency Caps. The Vermont Cannabis Control Board is asking lawmakers to eliminate caps on the potency of certain marijuana products from state law — a move officials said could keep more user
NCAA Division Proposes Removing Cannabis From Banned Substances List Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 18, 2024 Several changes are being implemented at the NCAA to reduce or end penalties for athletes who test positive for cannabinoids. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)—the organization that administers intercollegiate athletics in the
Bills alerting Medical Marijuana card holders that they can't purchase firearms passes the House Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 17, 2024 The South Dakota House passed two bills Tuesday that would notify medical cannabis cardholders that they cannot legally purchase firearms under federal law. All forms of marijuana, including state-approved medical mar
Arkansas Initiative Would Ease MMJ Program Restrictions, Introduce Rec Trigger Law Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 17, 2024 If passed, the initiative would allow patients and caregivers over the age of 21 to grow up to seven mature plants and seven younger plants, among other changes. While Arkansas approved its medical cannabis initiative back in 2016,
Cannabis has no clear effect on treatment of opioid addiction Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 16, 2024 Cannabis is not an effective treatment for opioid addiction, a new study of thousands of people being treated for opioid use disorder suggests. Experts, publishing their results today in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, have found that c
Marijuana Has No Role in Taking Up or Quitting Opioids Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 16, 2024 There’s no link at all between weed use and a person’s use of illicit opioids, one way or the other, a new review concludes. Cannabis isn’t a gateway drug that can spark a person’s desire to try narcotics, results show. On the other hand, weed also isn’t effe
It’s about time on medical Marijuana for Wisconsin Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 16, 2024 We’re glad to see Wisconsin’s legislative Republicans moving toward a bill to allow medical marijuana in the state. While it’s not perfect, it’s an important step in the right direction. The last time we talked about the issue here was back in April 2023. That wa
Multiple bills aimed at legalizing Cannabis in Indiana introduced Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 15, 2024 Here is a list of bills introduced during the 2024 legislative session that are aimed at legalizing marijuana in Indiana. The legalization of marijuana could be a big topic ahead of this year's legislative session. There are currently nine differen
Dark Brandon Pardoned Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Use: Boosting Biden Day 11 Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 15, 2024 Americans convicted of marijuana possession or use are stuck with things on their records that can hurt them — even though they never did anything to hurt anyone else. Biden has done something about that. President Joe Biden is pard
German Medical Cannabis Associations Call For Wider Regulatory Reform Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 12, 2024 German associations have called for wider reforms to medical cannabis regulations to ‘reduce bureaucracy’ and open up access for patients. In July 2023, Germany’s federal government commissioned the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) – the body res
These 7 details in GOP Medical Marijuana bill in Wisconsin could be key to debate Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 10, 2024 Wisconsin Republicans Introduce Limited Medical Marijuana Bill, Facing Senate and Public Scrutiny. Assembly Republicans introduced a bill Monday that would allow Wisconsinites with one of 15 eligible health conditions to access smok
A conspiracy with Medical Cannabis licenses? Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 10, 2024 Recent court filings in the ongoing lawsuits over Alabama’s medical cannabis licensing hint at a conspiracy. wo medical cannabis companies that have filed suit against the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission appear to believe that the AMCC commissioners and/or staff co
