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Ohio balks at adding anxiety and autism for medical marijuana
The Ohio medical board dealt a blow to the state's medical cannabis industry when it rejected petitions seeking to add anxiety and autism spectrum disorders as qualifying conditions. The board voted down those additions Wednesday after a Medical Board committee last...
Illinois providing safety training to adult-use cannabis sellers
Illinois officials authorized 26 businesses to provide health and safety training to recreational marijuana retailers, including existing medical cannabis operators, in advance of the adult-use program launch on Jan. 1. The Department of Financial and Professional...
DEA wants to expand cannabis grown for research by 31%
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is proposing an increase in the amount of marijuana that would be grown for research by almost a third over 2019’s level and nearly triple that of 2018. The DEA wants to boost the amount from 2,450 kilograms (5,401...
Florida’s medical cannabis industry has only one truly dominant player
Florida’s medical marijuana market is often described by industry watchers as an oligopoly - dominated by a few vertically integrated operators. But it isn’t. The reality is that the roughly half-billion-dollar market is dominated by one player - Florida-based...
Nevada marijuana licensing chief placed on leave amid bias claims
The head of Nevada's cannabis licensing division is on leave from his job after allegations of favoritism and improper conduct arose during court hearings about the state's retail marijuana application process. Taxation Department spokesman Ky Plaskon on Tuesday...
12 Utah medical marijuana dispensaries not enough, advocates say
Medical marijuana advocates in Utah say 12 dispensaries won't be sufficient to meet demand when the state's MMJ program launches next year. The comments came during a tense public hearing that Utah lawmakers held in advance of a special...
Arizona group modifying recreational marijuana legalization measure
A group pushing to legalize adult-use cannabis in Arizona plans to refile its proposed voter initiative with some changes later this month in response to a legislative committee review. It doesn't appear the changes will be substantial,...
Business-friendly medical cannabis initiative moves forward in Mississippi
A Mississippi group advocating for medical marijuana legalization in the Deep Southern state turned in more than 105,000 signatures to get a free market-oriented initiative on the ballot next year. Mississippians for Compassionate Care submitted the signatures to the...
Utah governor moves to scrap state-run medical marijuana system
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is calling a special legislative session to scratch an unusual plan for a state-run medical cannabis dispensary system. Instead, he wants to expand the number of private dispensaries from seven to as many as 12. While...
Oklahoma green lights 7,000-plus medical marijuana licenses in first year
Oklahoma regulators approved more than 7,300 business licenses in the first year of the state's high-flying medical cannabis program, including nearly 4,300 grower permits, according to recently released figures. The state also opened up applications for a new...
Marijuana racketeering suit in Oregon allowed to proceed
A federal judge in Oregon ruled that a vineyard suffered "plausibly alleged harm" from a neighboring cannabis operation and may proceed with a racketeering lawsuit. The Capital Press in Salem reported that U.S. Senior District Judge Anna Brown denied the...
