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The Compassionate Care Act is being debated in South Carolina's General Assembly and pushed by the group Compassionate South Carolina and local families in hopes of expanding the states medical marijuana program. One family pleaded with lawmakers over their daughter's rare disease and the need for a higher strength cannabis medication. There are already a...

On July 1st Nevada opened recreational marijuana dispensaries and the legal sale of cannabis to adults officially began. Sales have been going so well that the stores' inventories have nearly depleted and the only suppliers allowed are liquor wholesalers, and not 1 has stepped up to take on the job. While officials are debating on allowing businesses other than al...

Medical marijuana has been legalized in Pennsylvania for over a year now but the state is far off from being ready to dispense the medication to patients. Though several marijuana businesses have received permits, current projections have the program beginning in 2018. Officials are still creating regulations to allow physicians to register to recommend cannabis, as w...

Following up on last year's narrowly failed effort to leglalize recreational marijuana, The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Michigan has already gained over 100,000 signatures in only 7 weeks. At this rate the the proposal would recieve all 252,523 signatures 2 months before the deadline, meaning voters would have their chance to pass the amendment...

New Hampshire takes a positive step forward next month as PTSD and chronic pain are added as qualifying conditions for the state's medical marijuana program. Patients in New Hampshire were able to use the drug when the law passed in 2013, but it wasn't until 2016 that medical marijuana dispensaries opened and were able to provide cannabis for patients. After a...

Happy July 10, 7/10, or Dab Day! Whateve you like the call it, the 420 rivaling cannabis holiday is gaining traction and with more states legalizing every year it's popularity is only going up.  The numbers 7-10 upside down read "OIL", and July 10 is a day you'd likely find great deals on cannabis concentrates at your local dispensary. For some ...

It's been almost two weeks after Nevada's recreational marijuana sales began and nearly all cannabis stores have already almost depleted their inventory. Under current Nevada law, alcohol wholesalers have the exclusive rights to middle man product from the growers to the dispensaries, but so far no alcohol wholesaler have met the requirements for a license. Be...

Last year Massachusetts voters passed an initiative legalizing cannabis for adults, similar to alcohol, and while since it's been legal to use, possess, and grow marijuana in the state, regulators have pushed back the date to license and open retail marijuana stores. After missing the June 30th deadline, regulators wanted to meet this coming Friday to finalize det...

Over a year ago Ohio signed into law it's medical marijuana program and now it's nearly time to award the licenses to grow and dispense the product. 185 have applied to grow cannabis but only 24 licenses are available for the state. 40 cannabis processors will also be chosen, as well as up to 60 dispensaries who will be able to apply in the following months. T...

This week marks Marylands official entrance into the medical marijuana industry as the state's first medical marijuana dispensary received authorization by regulators and will be able to open it's doors immediately. Despite being open, The Wellness Institute of Maryland may be open, but it will only be able to take "pre-orders" for cannabis as the pr...

As the summer months are now among us, those who will be enjoying open waters on their boat should be aware that not only is it a crime to operate a boat while under the influence of alcohol, but possessing marijuana while on the water remains a crime under federal law. The Coast Guard boards and checks boats off the coastal states, and even in recreational marij...

This past weekend in Nevada, history was made as recreational sales of marijuana became legal for the first time. Friday night hundreds of eager customers waited outside several shops preparing for a long-awaited midnight opening. Despite all the customers buying legal marijuana for the first time, police reported no issues and had no problems with marijuana being smo...