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Florida's medical marijuana program has received some criticisms and even some lawsuits, but that's not stopping it from being successful. Many patients are being helped for various conditions and that number seems to continue to grow at a steady pace. Over 136,000 patients around Florida are now medical marijuana patients and now over 1,070 physicians are reg...

Arkansas medical marijuana program is moving slower than anticipated and patients are getting impatient with officials. Oklahoma's medical mairjuana law allows for registered patients from other states to purchase cannabis in Oklahoma, however Arkansas patients must do without as the state will not send out state ID's until 1 month before the state's medic...

2018 was a big year for growth in the cannabis industry around the United States and Ohio medical marijuana patients expected to be part of that. But after months of delays and lawsuits patients were left disappointed as 2018 came and went without any medical marijuana dispensaries to purchase their medication at. Though Ohio's medical marijuana industry experienc...

Indiana lawmakers have begun the process to discuss and potentially legalize medical marijuana in the state, something that citizens and patients have made a hot topic for their representatives due to the fact that Indiana does not allow for voters to create initiatives and pass laws the way that most states have passed their cannabis laws. While medical marijuana bil...

Michigan has been warning dispensaries for months that if they do not have a state issued license they will be shut down. Due to approval through some communities certain dispensaries were allowed to stay open through the end of 2018, however many were left wondering if the state was ever going to approve their license as the new year came and went. Now over 70 d...

Roland, Oklahoma opened a new medical marijuana dispensary this week as the new year rolled in. Pharm 788 had a busy opening day and was welcomed by the community with many customers and many others ready to learn how to become customers. Some community members mentioned those they know who are benefiting from medical cannabis and are happy the medication is avai...

Oregon legislators and cannabis growers want to make history by reforming the law and becoming the first state in the U.S. to export cannabis product to other states. The current legislation in question was put together by the Craft Cannabis Alliance who is working with certain legislators and hopes to begin exporting cannabis by 2021. While federal law currently proh...

Texas has long been a heavily conservative state and it's legislators have figured staying in that lane was the only way to ensure re-election, but now some lawmakers are looking to break the stigma of marijuana and conservative values. Lawmakers in Texas are expected to begin heavily debating a true medical marijuana bill beginning on Jan. 8 this year, a comprehe...

Thailand will now become the first Southeast Asian country to legalize medical marijuana after the National Legislative Assembly voted 116-0 to legalize the medical use of cannabis. The Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn will have to give final approval but, along with reportedly over 99% of the Thai public, the approval of medical cannabis is sure. While there is no speci...

Israel made a major move last week to become a competitive player in the global cannabis industry after their Parliament passed an amendment that would allow the nation to export medical cannabis. The bill specifically calls for police to be able to supervise cannabis farms and to approve cultivation, growing and exporting of products. But a direct government authoriz...

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission made a decision last week to allow medical marijuana to be delivered to patients even in areas where the act had previously been banned. Concerned patients and advocates were finally heard by regulators and they will get access to their medication deliveries by December 28. Travelling outside of these restricted limits is not alway...

After being fired for testing positive for THC, a medical marijuana patient was told by a judge this week that he has the right to pursue a lawsuit against his former employer. Jeremiah Chance was working as a yard equipment operator in 2016. He reported a mechanical issue the day before that mechanism failed, but due to the workplace accident, the one he foresaw...