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North Dakota's medical marijuana program was legalized by voters two years ago and the state now hopes to begin sales to patients by summer 2019. Two dispensaries for the state's two largest cities have been awarded their licenses along with dispensaries in Grand Forks and Williston who were pushed forward in the registration process this week. Dispensaries fo...

Texas is widely regarded as one of the most conservative states in the U.S. and yet this year the official Texas Republican Party announced a new platform plank endorsing the decriminalization of cannabis. The incoming 2019 legislative session now has more than 1 bill pre-filed that would advance cannabis policy reform including the decriminalization of less than one ...

It has been debated over and over with many bills being voted on and advanced and none becoming law but the question remains - will the VA ever allow prescriptions of medical marijuana for veterans? The short answer is that the current VA officials in charge would only allow medical marijuana for vets if federal law allowed for medical marijuana prescriptions, even in...

As well over half of the United States continues to develop state legal medical marijuana programs the remaining states are left to debate the reasons they have yet to follow suite. Idaho is one state that has some support, some would say enough support to legalize, but either legislators or advocates have not made the proper effort to do so. Idaho as a state is liter...

Missouri regulators begin preparing for the newly legalized medical marijuana program and discuss almost 200 dispensaries to be ready by 2020. Officials found the appropriate amount of dispensaries and cultivators based on data from other legal cannabis states and their programs estimating that about 2% of the population will need a medical marijuana card. Using that ...

Earlier this week on election day Michigan voters said YES to Proposal 1 which legalized recreational marijuana in the state, however some Universities have already stated that they will not permit students to possess cannabis on campus. Specifically the president of Oakland University spoke out this week saying that due to the college accepting federal financial aid ...

Ohio's medical marijuana program was intended to be fully operational by September but after regulating and construction delays they are now hoping to have product available for patients by the end of the year. After initial delays some had hoped to be ready by November but no medication can be prepped for sale until the first testing labs open,  two of which...

The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection announced this week that the state's medical marijuana program has added a new qualifying condition, chronic pain caused by degenerative spinal disorders. The General Assembly approved the condition citing the condition's symptoms that cause the brain to send pain signals throughout the body anywhere from stabb...

Indiana legislators have not seen much progress when it comes to legalizing or regulating any marijuana laws, however some advocates believe that with the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his adamant objections to any legalization of cananbis that the state's policies can finally see some advancement. Specifically Sessions went after the states...

Several states had their chance to legalize recreational or medical marijuana on election day this week and while some succeeded North Dakota did not. Only 41% of voters said YES to recreational cannabis in the state, however advocates say they're not entirely disappointed. Officials involved in Colorado's legalization of recreational marijuana say the first i...

Many in Utah rejoice as Proposition 2, a medical marijuana ballot initiative, gained enough votes to pass on election day earlier this week. Though the ballot initiative gained majority of the voters' approval some are saying the win is more symbolic as the legislature has promised to intervene with their own medical marijuana bill regardless of how the ballo...

Washington D.C. voters legalized the possession of marijuana back in 2014 but the House of Representatives Republicans stopped the city from regulating marijuana and allowing the sale of the plant. Adults in D.C. can legally grow and possess cannabis but there is no legal way to sell or purchase the plant meaning that D.C. is missing out on lots of potential tax reven...