Extremely small amounts of some heavy metals, pesticides, microbial growths and residual solvents are safe in medical cannabis, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. Other experts, however, argue there isn’t enough scientific...
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Missouri begins licensing medical marijuana transportation firms
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services completed the first round of licensing for medical marijuana transportation companies. Licensed facilities may transport medical marijuana to: A qualifying patient or primary caregiver. A...
Ohio medical cannabis conditions deadline approaching
Ohio’s State Medical Board set a Dec. 31 deadline for petitions for new conditions and illnesses that would qualify for treatment by medical marijuana. However, all of the petitions could be rejected, Cleveland.com reported. Earlier, the...
New Jersey judges halt medical marijuana application process
A two-judge panel in New Jersey ordered a state agency to halt its review of almost 150 applicants seeking to operate new medical marijuana businesses after some licenses were denied because of application technicalities Attorney Joshua...
Ex-Maryland politician faces cannabis bribery charges
Former Maryland legislator Cheryl Diane Glenn, a leading advocate for legalizing adult-use marijuana sales in the state, is facing several federal charges for fraud and bribery, including an allegation that she voted to increase the number of...
Alabama panel backs medical marijuana legalization
Alabama's Medical Cannabis Study Commission overwhelmingly voted to recommend legislation that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. Among other things, the commission stressed the need for “stringent experience and financial...
Marijuana tech
Consumers shopping at cannabis stores in California are being encouraged by a state agency to use their smartphone cameras to scan a quick response (QR) code to confirm the retailers are licensed.
Marijuana vaping ban
A judge cleared the path for Montana to enforce a temporary emergency ban on flavored vaping products, including those containing THC
Rhode Island politicians opposing legal recreational marijuana
Rhode Island Senate leaders said they won't support legalizing adult-use cannabis if Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo proposes legalization in 2020. Democratic Senate President Dominick Ruggerio said recreational marijuana will have a negative...
Instagram banning cannabis vaping promotions by influencers
Social media influencers will no longer be allowed to promote vaping on Instagram, a Facebook-owned social media site that already bans advertisements of vape products.
Chicago will not delay adult-use cannabis sales
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday helped end a short-lived attempt by the City Council’s Black Caucus to delay sales of recreational marijuana in the city for six months until African Americans could reap more of the financial rewards...
Wholesale marijuana prices
The median price of a pound of marijuana flower sold or transferred to a retail store in Colorado rose to a record $1,316, according to the most recent state data.
