Americans for Safe Access

DECEMBER 20, 2017

In a 1755 letter to the Pennsylvania General Assembly Ben Franklin wrote “those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." However, while its original context, which related to tax policy, may not apply, the words lend themselves to a conversation that lawmakers should be having. How should our country address liberty, but also safety, when it comes to firearms and cannabis?

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MJ Business Attorneys

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Medical-marijuana cardholders have thirty days to “voluntarily surrender” their firearms, according to a letter sent by the Honolulu Police Department to MMJ patients last month. Currently, Hawaii’s state statutes include any person who is “prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition under federal law” from firearms ownership under state law as well, and federal law flatly prohibits marijuana users from owning or possessing firearms, even in states where marij

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MGC Pharma

DECEMBER 12, 2017

A word from Elad Segev, Manager of Breeding and Cultivation at MGC Pharmaceuticals. A Cannabis plant is made up of 400 different chemicals that have physical and psychoactive effects when consumed together. The addition or removal of these substances from a plant can cause very different results, which can potentially lower the efficacy of the plant.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Whether you’re a new patient looking for medical advice or a curious mind who loves cannabis entertainment, blogs are a great source to start your medical marijuana journey. Check out Peninsula Alternative Health’s top blogs that you should be reading regularly: Cannabis Culture. The minds behind Pot TV created this online resource in the 90s. It includes breaking news on government and work policy, local grower stories, historical information, and natural photography.

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Speaker: Jonathan Bench, International Cannabis and Securities Business Attorney at Harris Bricken

The U.S. cannabis industry is still in its infancy, even though states began engaging with legalization in one form or another in the late 1990s. Today, many opportunities exist for individuals and businesses that want to engage in the industry. Some want to directly own licensed businesses, while others prefer to keep the industry at an arm’s length and merely profit from it.

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The Herb Collective

DECEMBER 8, 2017

California has a reputation for being marijuana friendly. From medical cannabis shops to 420 festivals there has always been a presence, even before legalization. What’s great about cannabis festivals is they let advocates and recreational users discuss, enjoy and celebrate marijuana in a way you can’t experience anywhere else. Here the best cannabis festivals that happen in California.

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MedicalJane

DECEMBER 6, 2017

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo marked this past Veteran’s Day by signing a measure that expanded the state’s medical cannabis qualifying conditions to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The legislation was sponsored by Senator Diane Savino, a proponent of the inclusion since the program’s infancy. The bill received near unanimous support in the Assembly with a 131-8 vote, and with a Senate approval of 50-13.

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MJ Business Attorneys

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Announcing the Lifetime Achievement selection of Charles Feldmann among America’s Top 100 Attorneys® Lifetime Achievement selection to America’s Top 100 Attorneys® is by invitation only and is reserved to identify the nation’s most exceptional attorneys whose accomplishments and impact on the legal profession merit a Lifetime Achievement award.

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Leafwell

DECEMBER 18, 2017

When it comes to psychoactive cannabis, people mostly sought out female plants, often discarding their male plants. There were economic reasons for this as well. Not only would male plants pollinate any nearby female plants in the vicinity (with the effect of producing seed rather than flower, which is not ideal unless you’re breeding), they would also take up valuable time and space in.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a medical patient advocacy group, has an annual report on the proficiency of states’ medical cannabis programs, assigning each a letter grade. Criteria includes patient rights and civil protection from discrimination (including protection against arrest and driving under the influence), ease of access, reasonable fees and qualifying conditions, fair purchase and possession limits, and consumer safety and provider requirements.

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Meadow

DECEMBER 24, 2017

You can now get a license to grow and sell cannabis from the State of California That doesn’t mean it’s easy, or that most people will apply. For those that want to, here’s (much of) what you need to know. Reaching the end of the rainbow, only to find more rules The Meadow team stays close to the legislative and regulatory processes, and ever since the State started to work seriously towards some form of legalized cannabis, we knew the eventual outcome would be complicated.

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The Herb Collective

DECEMBER 18, 2017

After almost over a year since Prop 64 passed, Jan 1, 2018 will mark the date recreational marijuana can be sold legally just like alcohol or tobacco. Depending on where you live in California, the anticipation has been visible, in a positive or negative way. Here’s what you need to know about legalization once January 1 hits. Medical Shops As of January 1 medical marijuana shops with a license will be allowed to accept and sell to anyone over the age of 21.

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MedicalJane

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Cloudious9 are onto something here. The makers behind the Hydrology9 vaporizer are trying to bridge the gap between two popular methods of inhalation — and their first attempt was nearly a home run. Ideal for people who like the experience of smoking out of water pipes, the Hydrology9 offers a healthier way of inhaling your favorite dried herbs without the negative side effects of smoking.

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Garvey Schubert Barer - Cannabis Business

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The Executive Director of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission is spreading good cheer this holiday season by issuing a “Winter Holiday Checklist” to all recreational marijuana licensees. The Checklist includes a list of regulatory violations that the OLCC is seeing on a regular basis, and a reminder of the OLCC’s enforcement authority to address these violations.

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Leafwell

DECEMBER 6, 2017

You know those phone conversations that last forever, because you and the person you’re talking to is pretty much on the same page on almost everything? Well, this was one of those conversations, and we talked for so long that the phone cut off due to the battery dying on us (and not because the phone wanted to end the conversation for us – electronic equipment may get tired, but it doesn’t.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a medical patient advocacy group, has an annual report on the proficiency of states’ medical cannabis programs, assigning each a letter grade. Criteria includes patient rights and civil protection from discrimination (including protection against arrest and driving under the influence), ease of access, reasonable fees and qualifying conditions, fair purchase and possession limits, and consumer safety and provider requirements.

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Americans for Safe Access

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Yesterday afternoon, both the House of Representatives and the Senate voted on H.J. Res. 123 , a Continuing Resolution that keeps the Government open through December 22, 2017. President Trump signed it into law this morning. H.J. Res 123 continues to fund the Federal Government at existing levels and includes all policy provisions as the previous budget.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Whether you’re a new patient looking for medical advice or a curious mind who loves cannabis entertainment, blogs are a great source to start your medical marijuana journey. Check out Peninsula Alternative Health’s top blogs that you should be reading regularly: Cannabis Culture. The minds behind Pot TV created this online resource in the 90s. It includes breaking news on government and work policy, local grower stories, historical information, and natural photography.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Four years after medicinal cannabis was legalized in the state of Maryland, qualifying patients will soon be able to purchase the alternative treatment in dispensaries. According to a Washington Post article on Nov. 28, 2017, “14 growers, 12 processors, and nine dispensaries [including Peninsula Alternative Health in Salisbury, Maryland] have been licensed by the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Four years after medicinal cannabis was legalized in the state of Maryland, qualifying patients will soon be able to purchase the alternative treatment in dispensaries. According to a Washington Post article on Nov. 28, 2017, “14 growers, 12 processors, and nine dispensaries [including Peninsula Alternative Health in Salisbury, Maryland] have been licensed by the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission.

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MedicalJane

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Introduced in July 2014, New York’s medical marijuana program has been a work in progress from the get-go. The state recently announced an expansion to its program that is beginning to open the door to improved patient access. These changes included adding chronic pain and PTSD to its list of qualifying medical conditions. Chronic pain, on its own, is already responsible for more than 7,500 new patients joining New York’s MMJ program.

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