Veriheal

APRIL 11, 2024

million registered in 2020 and an even more dramatic rise from the 678,000 registered in 2016. While there have been some drops in medical patient registration in states with adult-use (recreational) programs, pandemic-era programs also directly attributed to part of the increase in patient registration.

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JUNE 10, 2020

percent in 2016).” ” Furthermore, pain patients enrolled in medical cannabis access programs typically report decreasing or even eliminating their use of opiates after initiating cannabis therapy. ” Public comments “are part of the public record and are subject to public disclosure.

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MassRoots

AUGUST 3, 2020

New laws expanding the medical marijuana program in Louisiana went into effect on August 1. The state’s medical marijuana program has been criticized for being too limited and too restrictive since the program was established in 2016, but the three laws that went into effect on Saturday aim to improve the situation.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

(To be fair, Democrats didn’t mention weed legalization on their party’s official platform until 2016.). So, it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that Virginia didn’t launch a medical marijuana program until 2015, nearly two decades after California. JM Pedini | Photo by Adam Ewing.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 29, 2023

Cow started in the Medicinal Program in 2015 and was one of the first people to buy medical cannabis in Illinois. “I Cow’s Corner January 2016, Cow became a Product Specialist at the Clinic dispensary. The post Opinion: Illinois Caregivers Program needs improvement appeared first on Illinois News Joint.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

8, 2016, effectively eradicated compassionate care (medical and emotional care for patients with terminal diseases). Before Proposition 64 was officially enacted into state law, California’s medical cannabis consumers were generously served by a range of successful and well-executed compassionate care programs.

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Veriheal

MAY 15, 2023

In 2016, North Dakota voters approved a medical cannabis ballot. Hospice programs are primarily funded by Medicare, which causes issues for clinicians who work in the hospice setting and want to provide medical marijuana. Since 2018, voters have attempted to pass adult use but have failed. But in brighter news, legislation from Rep.

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CannaTech

JANUARY 16, 2019

Medical cannabis continued to pop up across the region year after year: imports in Brazil began in 2014, trials started in Chile in 2014, regulations were implemented in Colombia and Jamaica in 2015, the same followed in the Cayman Islands and parts of Argentina in 2016, Paraguay in 2017, and the list carries on from 2018 to date.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

JANUARY 16, 2024

12, the ballot committee Arkansans for Patient Access (APA) submitted a proposal to increase access to the Arkansas Medical Marijuana program, created in 2016 after. The amendment calls for many different regulation changes on medical marijuana, leading to “a more compassionate and patient-focused healthcare system.”

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2019

Enacted in 1986, the Federal Drug-Free Workplace Program made it a condition for employment that all civilian employees at executive branch agencies be prohibited from using federally illegal substances on or off duty. Click here to send a message to your member of Congress and urge them to support this effort.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 12, 2024

Open since 2016, the dispensary is located in LaSalle County, just 20 minutes from the national park and the Illinois River bluff. The retail store also is easily accessible from many towns in LaSalle County, including Earlville, LaSalle, Marseilles, Mendota, Oglesby, Peru, Sandwich, Streator, and Wenona.

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MMJ Recs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The availability of medical marijuana in Ohio, MMJ dispensaries, and the Ohio medical cannabis program are bringing about a positive transformation in patient access to MMJ, thanks to comprehensive regulations that ensure safe, effective, and legal use of this therapeutic substance.

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MassRoots

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

In 2018, the first full year of operations for the retail medical marijuana program in Pennsylvania, patients spent more than $130 million on the herbal medication. Inspired by the successful first full year, officials plan to expand the program by licensing more physicians, producers and retail dispensaries. Costa wrote on Twitter.

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NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

At the state level, Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota signed a package of bills into law to expand the state’s medical cannabis access program. Days later, the Chief Deputy announced that the cite and release program will be put on hold, without further details. AL resident? AL resident? CA resident?

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In addition to numerous expansions to the state’s medical marijuana (MMJ) program, the state’s decriminalization of cannabis went into effect in August, beginning the reversal of decades of harm done by the war on drugs. John Bel Edwards (D) in 2016.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 16, 2021

The group’s primary focus is to provide the necessary resources and guidance to advance a comprehensive medical cannabis package that allows professionalization, clinical research and greater access. national advocacy program.”. The Council represents ACCM’s further commitment to support legislation that allows research and access.

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Veriheal

JULY 6, 2021

Wait, Tennessee has a medical cannabis program? I was born and raised in East Tennessee, and I moved to Oklahoma because medical cannabis is not legal nor accessible in Tennessee. The Evolution of Tennessee’s Medical Cannabis Program. In 2016, the law was once again reformed to allow up to 0.9% This is news to me.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 30, 2022

In 2016, the Agency announced that it would expand the pool of federally licensed growers beyond just the University of Mississippi (which was initially granted a federal cannabis cultivation license in 1968). Senate members in 2020 passed a similar version of S. 253 in the final weeks of the legislative session.

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The Cannigma

MARCH 25, 2021

A United Kingdom police chief proposed a novel idea this January: Allow drug-dependent inmates access to free cannabis to help them overcome opioid addiction. This creates a situation where state detention facilities — even where cannabis is legal — do not allow inmates access to medical cannabis because it violates federal law.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

21 State Attorneys General Urge Congress Protect State Marijuana Programs From Federal Interference. The STATES Act Would Increase Public Safety by Allowing Cannabis-Related Businesses to Access the Banking System without Fear of Prosecution. September 23, 2019. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 6, 2022

Oregon’s developing psilocybin program is nothing short of revolutionary and provides an opportunity to investigate the potential of psilocybin in treating a myriad of mental health conditions. Mental health treatment is big business, with the global antidepressant drug market valued at over $13 billion in 2016. By Brett Mulligan.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 1, 2021

This substance needs to be addressed as part of all workplace motor vehicle safety programs. Provide access to support for employees with drug problems, either through in-house programs or referrals to local resources. this substance needs to be addressed by all workplace motor vehicle safety programs. Epub 2016 Apr 25.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 10, 2021

Adult-use cannabis legislation has yet to be formally introduced this year in the Pennsylvania Legislature, but the state’s medical cannabis program was expanded June 30. Tom Wolf signs legislation to expand the state’s medical cannabis program June 30. . Signed by Democratic Gov. That list will be updated annually. The post Gov.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Alabama legalized medical a medical cannabis program on May 17, 2021 when Governor Ivey signed SB 46 into law. Although medical cannabis program was signed into law last year, it has yet to be fully implemented. Since then, the legislature has passed a number of laws that have expanded the state’s medical cannabis program.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Tabling of Report on the Review into the 2016 Medicinal Cannabis amendments to the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967. Click on the image to access the full report. Until 2016 the manufacture licensing provisions in the ND Act were applied to the control of narcotic drugs obtained from the opium poppy. 5 September 2019.

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MassRoots

MARCH 25, 2019

Over 70 percent of Florida voters approved medical marijuana in 2016,” Gov. When Florida voters approved Measure 2 in 2016, effectively legalizing the use of medical marijuana in the Sunshine State, they voted on legislation which permitted smoking. DeSantis said in a statement. “I

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The Joint Blog

APRIL 3, 2019

In October, Rhode Island’s Department of Health okay’d the treatment, and last December in Iowa, the Board of Medicine has voted to add autism to the list of qualifying conditions for the medical cannabis program.” Now, we’ve expanded access.”. Now, we’ve expanded access.”.

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MMJ Recs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

With a progressive stance towards cannabis use, the Golden State has established a comprehensive framework for those seeking access to medical marijuana. Wondering how to access MMJ in California? In 2016, the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MCRSA) was introduced to regulate the industry further.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 7, 2022

In 2016, Pennsylvania adopted Act 16, becoming one of 38 states that have medical marijuana programs in the United States. Dispensaries were declared essential businesses and patients were given access to telemedicine consultations to obtain medical marijuana user cards. January 6, 2022. Author Jay Majitov.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 23, 2019

Our Seattle lawyers have distinct memories of watching Kleiman serve as Washington’s appointed “Pot Czar” as it built out the first state cannabis program in 2014. For just a few of his greatest (and most accessible) hits, check out the following: “ We’re Legalizing Weed Wrong ” (Top 10 list for Slate). Which Drugs Should be Legalized?

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Canna Care Docs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

After voting in 2016 to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana to adults 21 years or older, Maine officially began selling in October! A few reasons; price, access, medical support, and limitations – to name a few. Access: Maine’s medical program still has the most accessible dispensaries in the state.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 3, 2021

This legislation provides important updates to our state’s medical [cannabis] program to ensure that patients have improved access to medication.”. HB 1024 follows up on recommendations that were put forward by the Department of Health to amend the Medical Marijuana Act, which was signed by the Governor in April 2016.

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The Cannigma

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) recently released the first National Cannabis Equity Report , a 39-page document that explores the social equity programs within the 36 states that have legalized medicinal or recreational cannabis. The MCBA spelled out four pillars that constitute a truly equitable program.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Back in 2016, a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana was given the green light by voters in Arkansas. A 6% tax is to be imposed on the retail price of cannabis to benefit various programs. Each of the five states that are pushing in the direction of marijuana legalization takes a unique approach.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ohio’s Cannabis Landscape: Current Status and Future Outlook Ohio’s medical marijuana program, first launched in 2016 , brought legal access to patients managing certain debilitating conditions, but it took three years for dispensaries to open up due to regulatory challenges.

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The Cannigma

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Along with Corinne Tobias, the co-founder and program director of the Cannabis Coaching Institute, Meharg spoke with The Cannigma about the importance of cannabis coaching in this golden era of legal weed, and how their own journey as patients led them to become cannabis coaches. What a cannabis coach isn’t.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 24, 2021

With the Eastern seaboard’s most ambitious Adult Use program primed to explode, New Jersey’s Superior Court Appellate Division (“Appellate Division”) just lifted its “stay” on scoring 18 month old Medical Marijuana applications clearing the way for 5 cultivation, 15 dispensary, and 4 vertically integrated license awards. 24:6I Et Seq.

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