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Medical Program Decline

Canna Care Docs

The Decline of Medical Marijuana in Massachusetts: What It Means for Patients In recent years, Massachusetts, once a pioneer in cannabis reform, has seen its medical marijuana program gradually overshadowed by the booming recreational market. The program aimed to provide safe, legal access to cannabis for patients with chronic conditions.

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Arkansas: Licensed Medical Cannabis Sales Begin

NORML

Voters initially approved medical cannabis access by passing a statewide initiative in November 2016. Products must be derived from plants harvested by one of five state-licensed cultivators. To date, only one cultivator is operational. Two additional cultivators are expecting to harvest their initial crops this summer.

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Louisiana Expands State Medical Marijuana Program

MassRoots

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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Study: Marijuana Provided For FDA-Approved Clinical Research Genetically Similar to Hemp

NORML

Since 1968, the University of Mississippi farm, which is governed by the US National Institute on Drug Abuse, has held the only available federal license to legally cultivate cannabis for FDA-approved research.

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Hawaii’s New Hemp Regulations Could Deter Cultivators

Veriheal

Hawaii has put forth new regulations surrounding the cultivation of hemp, a class of cannabis plants that contain 0.3% Things began to change in 2014 with the introduction of the Farm Bill , which legalized hemp research programs. In July 2016 Hawaii Gov. or less THC. Although the U.S. The Future of Hemp in Hawaii.

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Part 2: Adult-use legalization effects on medical prices

Illinois News Joint

in March 2016 and, before adult-use legalization, topped out at $83.14 Pritzker signed into law the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act on June 25, 2019, and cultivators ramped up production for adult-use sales. in August 2019, the highest since fall of 2016. Price per gram for extracts dropped to its lowest watermark at $52.82

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Unions Blowing Smoke with "Green Lung" Myth

MJ Business Attorneys

Is cultivating marijuana to blame, or something else? The cannabis industry is heavily regulated and the testing programs are unlike the public safety regulations for any commodity in the world. What is ‘green lung’? The effort failed and the employee faulted the union organizers who’d promised to help him.

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