If all goes according to plan, voters in Utah will get to decide in the election next November whether the state should launch a comprehensive medical marijuana program. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, state officials have given the pro-marijuana …
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Florida has now licensed 11 medical marijuana centers
Published: Aug 10, 2017, 9:02 am • Updated: Aug 10, 2017, 9:02 am By The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s Department of Health has licensed two additional medical marijuana treatment centers. Spokeswoman Mara Gambineri said Wednesday that Treadwell Nursey …
Read More »Marijuana fight puts Congress on collision course with Sessions
Published: Aug 3, 2017, 12:02 pm • Updated: Aug 3, 2017, 12:02 pm By Nathan Howard, Bloomberg Congress is heading for a confrontation with Attorney General Jeff Sessions over pot. Sessions is seeking to crack down on marijuana use while …
Read More »Florida and New York license more medical marijuana facilities
Published: Aug 2, 2017, 9:04 am • Updated: Aug 2, 2017, 9:04 am By The Associated Press New York state has authorized five more organizations to manufacture and dispense medical marijuana to improve patient access to dispensing facilities across the …
Read More »Opioids second only to marijuana in illicit drug abuse rates
(HealthDay)—Abuse of prescription opioids is second only to marijuana abuse as the most common illegal drug problem in the United States, according to a report from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Analysis of 2012 to …
Read More »Attorney John Morgan Sues Florida Over the Right to Smoke Medical Marijuana – News
Although Florida’s medical marijuana law does not allow patients to smoke their medicine, the rules of the program could change if a new lawsuit proves successful. According to a report from the Miami Herald, Orlando attorney John Morgan has filed …
Read More »John Morgan Sued the Florida Legislature for Smokable Marijuana
Orlando Florida’s John Morgan is nothing if not a legal pit-bull. A potential gubernatorial candidate for 2018 in the Sunshine State, the Kentucky-born attorney has filed a lawsuit against the Florida State Legislature over their smokeless medical marijuana bill. Passed …
Read More »Utah Advocates Submit Medical Marijuana Ballot Initiative – News
After years of watching the Utah Legislature sandbag the medical marijuana issue, advocates are taking matters into their own hands. A report from Fox 13 indicates that a group called the Utah Patients Coalition has launched a campaign aimed at …
Read More »Florida Governor Signs New Medical Marijuana Legislation into Law – News
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a new law late last week that will expand the state’s limited medical marijuana program to include more qualifying conditions and facilitate the opening of seven new cultivation businesses, bringing the state total to 17 …
Read More »Governor Scott Signed Legislation to Combat Opioid Abuse
On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation targeting the reduction of synthetic opioid drug abuse by way of enhanced penalties for the abuse of fentanyl and its many derivatives. On May 3, following an announcement by the Center for …
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