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In the typically conservative state of South Carolina medical marijuana bills have not had much luck, that is until the topic began to receive support from it's Republican representatives. Both the state Senate and the House expect to host Republican sponsored bills expanding on South Carolina's very limited medical marijuana program legalized in 201...

The Oklahoma City district school board voted this week to allow students with conditions requiring medical marijuana to be able to use the cannabis medication on school premises under certain conditions. The medical marijuana medication will be required to be brought to school and administered by the student's caregiver at a designated private location, and then ...

Massachusetts opens a new recreational marijuana dispensary this week, the fourth dispensary located in western Massachusetts. Temescal Wellness can be found in Pittsfield on Callahan Drive close to Route 20. The business has been a medical marijuana shop for awhile now until finally gaining approval to include recreational cannabis sales. State representatives from t...

Missouri will soon be hosting it's largest medical marijuana trade conference as the Missouri Medical Cannabis Trade Association announces the plan to host MoCannBizCon+ in March. The conference will be an educational resource for those interested in participating in the coming industry. The Department of Health and Human Services is in charge of regulating the ne...

Ohio's medical marijuana program is nearly ready to begin serving patients, but no one should expect anything like the cannabis tourism industry that can be found in places like Colorado and Nevada. Some places with flourishing recreational cannabis programs feature tours and tastings that strike the difference between a patient or advocate and a cannabis con...

South Carolina legislators will soon be discussing medical marijuana again, but the bill would not allow for any smokable cannabis.Previously the discussed medical marijuana bills have been passed in committees in both the state House and Senate however last year's session ended before they could be debated on the House and Senate floors. The bill has history on i...

Moreno Valley, California had previously approved only 8 dispensaries throughout the city for it's 210,000 residents, however a recent ruling in the City Council increased that limit up to 23 dispensaries. A city official says there are currently no industry dispensaries operating in Moreno Valley however provisional permits have been issued to 17 cannabis busines...

Advocates for cannabis legalization in Minniapolis, Minnesota have gathered with many representatives around the community to form the group Responsible Marijuana Regulation. Minnesota legalized medical marijuana back in 2014 and now advocates believe the state and it's residents are ready for recreational cannabis which around 62% of Americans support. Responsibl...

Amendment 2, the voter initiative that legalized medical marijuana in Missouri, was passed and became law in November of 2018. The law's implementation timeline gives the state about 1 year to license, regulate, grow and prepare the cannabis that patients will be purchasing, but will that be enough time? As of now the timeline seems plausible as long as the state ...

Iowa's medical marijuana law began in 2014 when legislators legalized the use of low-THC CBD for patients with epilepsy. Unfortunately for patients the law was poorly written in that it did not account for any manufacturing facilities or businesses to sell the product to patients. After 3 years, in 2017, lawmakers finally allowed manufacturing and added more quali...

Two South Carolina lawmakers prefiled a medical mairjuana bill this week in hopes of bringing the state's patients cannabis medication in the coming year. Apart from hoping to help patients find relief the lawmakers also hope it can help the opioid epidemic that so many are currently addicted to. The bill would allow patients to consume and possess the cannabis me...

Ohio's medical marijuana program is nearly ready as the final stages of cannabis businesses are days away from opening their doors. Around 4,000 Ohioans have already been given their state registered medical marijuana ID cards and according to an Enquirer analysis nearly 30% of residents can qualify for the program through the 21 qualifying conditions. Many reside...