Tag: regulate

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February 10, 2014
02/10/2014
Rhode Island Bill to Regulate Marijuana Coming Soon

Rhode Island Bill to Regulate Marijuana Coming Soon

State Representative Edith Ajello (D – Providence) and state Senator Josh Miller (D – Cranston) are currently reaching out to their colleagues to ask them to sign...
February 7, 2014
02/07/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.05)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.05)

Project CBD takes on the skeptics on cannabidiol, medical marijuana bills move in Guam, but not in Michigan, and California counties continue to slug it out over...
February 6, 2014
02/06/2014
Delaware Finalizes Compassion Center Rules

Delaware Finalizes Compassion Center Rules

The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services has finalized regulations for a single medical marijuana compassion center. Unfortunately, the pilot center will be limited to cultivating...
February 5, 2014
02/05/2014
Key Marijuana Policy Reform Bills, 2014

Key Marijuana Policy Reform Bills, 2014

More than half of all Americans live in states that have reformed their marijuana laws by allowing medical marijuana, imposing a fine — not possible jail time — on...
February 4, 2014
02/04/2014
Massachusetts Issues First 20 Dispensary Licenses

Massachusetts Issues First 20 Dispensary Licenses

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued 20 dispensary licenses Friday, the first to be issued in the state.
February 4, 2014
02/04/2014
Bloomberg: Eric Holder’s Pot Problem

Bloomberg: Eric Holder’s Pot Problem

Bloomberg describes the federal pot problem for banks and the cannabis industry, pointing out that Holder’s guidelines are not enforceable in court.
January 31, 2014
01/31/2014
Canadian Medical Marijuana Patients May Face Shortage

Canadian Medical Marijuana Patients May Face Shortage

With just 2 months before Canadian medical marijuana patients must purchase their meds from federally-approved sources, only 5 suppliers have been licensed.
January 31, 2014
01/31/2014
Dutch Mayors Want To Regulate Cannabis Production

Dutch Mayors Want To Regulate Cannabis Production

Twenty-three mayors from across the Netherlands want to regulate cannabis production, rather than allowing the supply to continue to come from illegal sources.
January 23, 2014
01/23/2014
Oregon Testing Rules Will Be Tough to Meet, Advocates Say

Oregon Testing Rules Will Be Tough to Meet, Advocates Say

Advocates in Oregon are worried that the medical marijuana testing rules they fought for may have become too restrictive.
January 23, 2014
01/23/2014
IL Proposed Medical Marijuana Rules: Your Pot or Your Gun

IL Proposed Medical Marijuana Rules: Your Pot or Your Gun

Chicago Tribune covers one of Illinois’ more controversial proposed medical marijuana rules: give up your right to own a gun for your card.
January 22, 2014
01/22/2014
Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Wants Patient Input

Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Wants Patient Input

Illinois’ medical cannabis pilot program has made its draft rules available to the public and asks for feedback to make the program safe and convenient.
January 22, 2014
01/22/2014
Counterpunch: ACLU and WA Liquor Board Rally Against I-502 Moratorium

Counterpunch: ACLU and WA Liquor Board Rally Against I-502 Moratorium

Sometimes-loved ACLU lawyer Allison Holcomb and unlikely ally Sharon Foster (Chairwoman of the WA Liquor Control Board) have publicly stated that, should it come to it, they...
January 21, 2014
01/21/2014
WA State Attorney General Approves I-502 Moratoriums

WA State Attorney General Approves I-502 Moratoriums

With the recent opinion on I-502 moratoriums released by WA State AG, it seems that local governments can effectively ignore the state laws and ban even state-backed...
January 20, 2014
01/20/2014
MMJ Users Likely a Different Demographic Than Recreational Marijuana (RMJ) Users

MMJ Users Likely a Different Demographic Than Recreational Marijuana (RMJ) Users

While it is absolutely amazing that Colorado (already has) and Washington (sometime this year) are opening up recreational marijuana retail shops, I am concerned with how the...
January 17, 2014
01/17/2014
HuffPost: Illinois Pharmacists Want in on Medical Marijuana

HuffPost: Illinois Pharmacists Want in on Medical Marijuana

With Illinois officials working out the kinks of the new medical marijuana law, pharmacists have shown interest in dispensing the meds.
January 13, 2014
01/13/2014
LA Cracks Down on Marijuana Shops

LA Cracks Down on Marijuana Shops

Los Angeles’ city attorney obtained an injunction against a real estate business that brokered a deal for a medical marijuana dispensary, and said he would step up...
January 10, 2014
01/10/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.01.08)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.01.08)

Regulated dispensaries are coming to Oregon, it’s looking increasingly likely that a medical marijuana initiative is coming to Florida, New York’s governor sticks a toe in the...
January 7, 2014
01/07/2014
Third Dispensary Opens in New Jersey

Third Dispensary Opens in New Jersey

New Jersey’s third dispensary opened its doors to a limited number of patients Friday.
January 6, 2014
01/06/2014
Colorado State Medical Marijuana Card Fee Drop Will Help Patients Retain Fair Access

Colorado State Medical Marijuana Card Fee Drop Will Help Patients Retain Fair Access

A couple of weeks ago the state of Colorado announced that starting in February 2014, the fee to be on the medical marijuana registry and to purchase...
December 31, 2013
12/31/2013
Nevada Officials Will Miss Medical Marijuana Deadline

Nevada Officials Will Miss Medical Marijuana Deadline

Nevada officials say that regulations will not be in place by April 1, the date applicants were supposed to be able to file for licenses for medical...