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Will Georgia Legalize Cannabis? GA Medical Cannabis Program Explained

Veriheal

All eyes are on Georgia’s medical cannabis program as it continues to grow. The History of the Georgia Medical Cannabis Program Georgia’s medical cannabis program started sales this past spring. In 2015, Georgia passed HB 1, also known as the Haleigh’s Hope Act, allowing medical cannabis oil for medical use.

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Former cannabis smuggler can practice law in Wisconsin, state Supreme Court rules

Cannabis Law Report

Police stopped her and a friend as they were driving through Minnesota in 2015 and discovered 114 pounds of marijuana in their vehicle that they were moving from Oregon to Wisconsin. Officials there didn’t learn of her criminal history until she joined a program that required a background check.

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IDFPR works to expand medical cannabis tax rates to all dispensaries

Illinois News Joint

This development harkens back to the ‘compassion’ in the original Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and underscores the importance of never losing sight of the patients who were the foundation of this industry.” After scuttling the bill, GTI issued a statement claiming to have always supported patient access to medicine. “We

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PSI Labs, Michigan’s Premier Cannabis Testing Lab, Announces Expansion to Southern California

Cannabis Law Report

California is a critical market in the United States, with a long history of leading innovation and elevating the conversation around national legalization,” said Ben Rosman, J.D., Founded in 2015 in Ann Arbor, PSI Labs is the first Safety Compliance Facility in the state of Michigan to receive both medical and adult use licenses.

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An Illinois Bill Aims to Stop Car Searches Based on Smell

Veriheal

These tax dollars went to programs like awarding $45 million worth of grants to communities affected the worst by the failed war on drugs and $3.5 million for reducing violence via street intervention programs. This is great news to hear, especially since the state has a history of arresting people from communities of color.

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Lancet Medical Cannabis Study: If You’re Researching, Do it Right

CannaTech

First, it reinforces the need for legal medical programs that provide appropriate, medical grade cannabis products for specific indications or conditions. First, it reinforces the need for legal medical programs that provide appropriate, medical grade cannabis products for specific indications or conditions. Irony” is a understatement.

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New York’s Hemp Plan approved by USDA

Cannabis Law Report

Ball announced that the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets’ Hemp Program Plan was approved by the United States Department of Agriculture. According to Commissioner Ball, this approval will allow New York to continue to administer a hemp grower licensing program. Source: [link]. NYHempProgramPlan.

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