MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Trulieve hits a bump in its path to leading Florida’s medical marijuana industry 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- September 2, 2021
This should be the best of times for Trulieve. The medical marijuana company sold more than half of all the smokable cannabis distributed to patients in Florida last month. It’s recorded 14 straight profitable quarters. The company pulled down more than $215 million in revenue in the last quarter alone. It’s on the verge of
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Concerns about Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority oversight renewed with new director’s appointment 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- August 23, 2021
As Gov. Kevin Stitt’s administration last week announced a new director for the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, its fourth in three years, some lawmakers shared ongoing concerns about the state agency’s operations, organization and oversight. House Majority Floor Leader Jon Echols, R-Oklahoma City, along with Sen. Greg McCortney, R-Ada, led a bipartisan, bicameral medical marijuana
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Veterans push for medical marijuana in conservative South 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- August 11, 2021
RALEIGH, N.C. — Each time Chayse Roth drives home to North Carolina, he notices the highway welcome signs that declare: “Nation’s Most Military Friendly State.” “That’s a powerful thing to claim,” said Roth, a former Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who served multiple deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Now he says he’s calling on the
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Senators Vote To Expand Medical Marijuana Access For Military Veterans In Key Committee 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- August 5, 2021
A powerful Senate committee on Wednesday approved an amendment that’s meant to promote military veterans’ access to medical marijuana by allowing doctors at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue cannabis recommendations in legal states. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), passed in the Senate Appropriations Committee on a voice vote.
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Georgia board picks 6 companies to sell medical marijuana 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- July 27, 2021
A Georgia board tasked with overseeing the state’s efforts to get patients access to medical marijuana has approved the six companies that will be allowed to sell the drug, a major step to finally getting patients legal access to the medication. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission voted Saturday
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Aussie scientists claim a world first with deep dive into cannabis 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- July 19, 2021
Victorian agricultural scientists are claiming a world first by unlocking the genetic code of medicinal cannabis. The scientists say their advanced DNA analysis has created the world’s most complete genomic reference. Not all cannabis varieties are the same. Victoria is aiming to become Australia’s home of cannabis production with mooted investments in Mildura, Melbourne and
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