MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Lawmakers approve bill favoring existing medical marijuana pharmacy owners in expansion 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- June 6, 2022
Louisiana lawmakers have approved a bill that will expand the number of medical marijuana pharmacies, but give current pharmacy owners the near-exclusive ability to open the new locations. House Bill 697, by Speaker Pro Tem Tanner Magee, R-Houma, was aimed at addressing problems with the state’s fast-growing medical marijuana program, which has seen record numbers
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Arizona medical marijuana card doesn’t allow woman to possess drug in Iowa, state Supreme Court rules 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- May 29, 2022
An Arizona woman’s medical marijuana card does not permit her to possess the drug in Iowa, even though she had to obtain a doctor’s authorization to have it, a divided Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday. The 4-3 decision leaves in place a conviction for marijuana possession, a serious misdemeanor, for Pamela Middlekauff, 55, and sets a precedent for other people arrested in
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Allowing medical marijuana must be based on facts, evidence, says Melaka exco rep 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- May 23, 2022
MELAKA: The use of ganja or cannabis for medical purposes should be accompanied by facts and research evidence, not just by populist comments, says Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh (pic). The Melaka Health and Anti-Drug Committee chairman said as a medical practitioner, he welcomed any type of medicine that could cure patients, whether existing or newly
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Oklahoma Lawmakers Close Medical Marijuana Loophole 0

A measure to address medical marijuana diversion in Oklahoma has been signed off by Governor Kevin Stitt. Oklahoma implemented an easily accessible medical marijuana program after voters passed State Question 788 in June 2018 legalising the licensed use, sale, and cultivation of marijuana for medicinal purposes. There are currently are more than 382,000 patients registered for

Procedural ruling kills medical marijuana bill in SC House 0

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A seven-year fight to pass a medical marijuana bill may have abruptly ended Wednesday in South Carolina when a House leader ruled the proposal contains an unconstitutional tax increase and cannot be considered further. The decision shocked leaders in the state Senate and may have repercussions well beyond failing to make South

Will Hattiesburg opt out of medical marijuana? Mayor Toby Barker on the decision 0

Though the deadline for Mississippi communities to pass on allowing certain types of medical marijuana businesses to operate within their jurisdictions is fast approaching, Hattiesburg officials don’t plan to be on that list. “We have no intentions of opting out,” said Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker. “No council member has given any indication that that’s a