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Several years ago Georgia legislators passed a bill that legalized one of the most restrictive medical marijuana programs in the United States. The bill allowed registered patients with any of the 16 qualifying conditions to possess and use low-potency medical marijuana oil, however the major flaw with this bill is that it did not legalize or regulate any means for pa...

Several U.S. Senators have signed onto a new bill called The Marijuana Justice Act that would legalize marijuana at the federal level and expunge the records of those who have previously been convicted of cannabis use or possession. Introduced by Senator Cory Booker, the bill has sponsoring senators are among incoming Democratic presidential candidates inclu...

Hawaii is one of the most liberal leaning states in the U.S. and even legalized the use of medical marijuana nearly 20 years ago, however the state's legislators fell short last week of legalizing recreational marijuana. The legalization bill made it further than previous attempts in Hawaii however it was not passed before a necessary deadline. Vermont is the only...

Delaware's medical marijuana program has been moving slowly but surely as the 4th dispensary, Compassionate Care Research Institute (CCRI), opened last week. The program began back in 2011 and this new dispensary gained it's approval in 2017. CCRI's new location is the second dispensary in New Castle County though the company also operates medical marijuan...

Illinois legislators are in talks about what it would take to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana in the state and have commissioned a study to determine if the current amount of licensed growers could keep up with the potential new industry. The state's 16 currently operating growers are eager to take on more business and say that they can handle th...

Martha Stewart is known for many different things but has always been a business-minded person. Soon enough she might be well known for her role in the world's largest cannabis company, Canopy Growth Corp. The company announced this week that they have partnered with Marth Stewart as an advisor and look forward to her help developing a new line of cannabis product...

Scientists at UC Berkeley have discovered a new and efficient way to grow cannabinoids in a controlled environment, but the most surprising part is that it has nothing to do with the cannnabis plant. Instead of growing and processing the cannabis plant, using energy and industry at every turn to create a consumer product high in either CBD or THC, scientists are sugge...

As more cities in legal cannabis states begin dismissing the records of previous cannabis convitions the city of San Francisco has taken a major leap forward in the process by developing a computer algorithm that can automatically scan court records. The human process of sorting through thousands of court records is more than just hours worth of work, but with the hel...

Law enforcement is still looking for a a way to properly test for impairment in drivers when it comes to consuming marijuana. As Oklahoma's medical marijuana program begins regulating they want patients to know that even with a state registered medical marijuana ID card they can be charged with a DUI. Like alcohol testing, there is a way to test the amount of THC ...

Two new measures have been submitted this session that would legalize and regulate medical marijuana in some forms in Kentucky and Governor Matt Bevin, a conservative Republican has announced his support of signing a medical cannabis bill. He didn't want to specifically support one bill too soon as they can undergo many changes during the legislative process, howe...

Last week history was made in Arizona as researchers wrapped up the first ever clinical trial of marijuana treating PTSD. The study has been going on for 3 years, however the 7 years before that were spent navigating all the red tape that involved an FDA approved study of cannabis. The study was conducted at Scottsdale Research Institute and involved 76 military ...

Many state's with a legal cannabis industry use a "seed to sale" tracking system to keep tabs on the plants from the moment they are planted until they are sold to the customer. This helps keep things transparent for the state but also helps track the amount of inventory needed by knowing typical sales number. Due to a technical glitch at a recreational ...