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Florida lawmakers have gone back and forth countless times on medical marijuana and now the state has not only implemented it's program, but it will be expanding it by offering 5 new business licenses to grow the plant. The state currently has 12 active licenses, and no more than these 17 will be awarded until the state has registered over 100,000 patients, curren...

It's been a busy few years for marijuana law reform and some states have become surrounded by the trend of legal cannabis. Nevada's recreational marijuana program began this year making it the third state bordering Idaho with recreational marijuana. While certain Idaho lawmakers have made it clear they have no intentions for recreational cannabis, they have st...

With drone culture on the rise, consumers are anticipating faster than ever delivery on all sorts of products, but the California Bureau of Cannabis Control has put their figurative foot down on certain marijuana delivery methods including drones. Some marijuana companies have promised drone deliveries in the future, but now must find another intriguing way to attract...

Quinnopiac University  in New Jersey recently released a new poll covering several topics from legal marijuana to President Trump. New Jersey voters seem to be happy with their medical marijuana program enough for 59% of voters to support the legal possession of small amounts of cannabis for adults. Despite the growing support for recreational cannabis, 55% of vo...

This year New Hampshire lawmakers passed a bill decriminalizing marijuana and it finally went into effect this week. For the first time in many years adults now caught with up to three-fourths of an ounce of cannabis will be fined $100 instead of a $2,000 fine and up to one year in jail. New Hampshire is now joining 21 other U.S. states choosing to loosen marijua...

September 18 marks the deadline for accepting license applications for medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivators in Arizona, meaning now is the time for those chosen to finally prepare to open their doors to patients. A representative for the Arkansas Association of Counties spoke with affiliates of Colorado's marijuana programs and heard that opioid ove...

Researchers from the University of Western Ontario published a paper in the journal Scientific Reports with some new information on how cannabis interacts with animal neurotransmitters on a lond term basis, as well as an effective way to treat adverse effects some might experience. In the study, some rats developed schizophrenic-like symptoms due to a drop in GAB...

Hawaii was one of the earliest states to adopt a medical marijuana program nearly 17 years ago, though the first license was awarded to a dispensary only last year. Now that the medical marijuana program is underway, lawmakers have decided Hawaii's going to be the first state to require cashless sales. Most states with legal marijuana are cash only due t...

Republicans have long been opponents of legal marijuana of any kind, however there seems to be a change in the air that's grabbing even those who have stood against cannabis for years. Senator Orrin Hatch from Utah introduced bipartisan legislation on the Senate floor this week that would help researchers get easier access to cannabis to help patients see faster r...

Healthcare has been a major issue debated on over the last decade, but most people are in agreement that a medication needed by patients should be covered rather than out of pocket, so why would medical marijuana be different? Maines medical marijuana is well underway, and now patients are fighting for their right to healthcare. This week for the first time, Maine'...

Michigan's new medical marijuana licenses will be given out sometime in the beginning of next year, but the state is now requiring shops that are currently opperating to close their doors or risk not being allowed a license once the program begins. The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs announced this week that shops will have until Dec. 15 to shut dow...

Back in April Indiana lawmakers passed a limited medical marijuana bill allowing CBD only products for children with severe types of epilepsy, but somehow law enforcement is confused on what exactly is legal. Since the law passed, the State Excise Police have confiscated over 3,000 CBD products from around 60 stores, medication that could have contributed to a day wit...