Photo via David Shankbone Ohio voters could legalize adult-use recreational cannabis as soon as next year. At an announcement on Monday, Jimmy Gould and Ian James — the businessmen behind both Ohio’s failed legalization effort in 2015 and a medical …
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Medical Marijuana Regulators in Ohio Criticized for Hiring Contractor with Drug Conviction – News
Photo via FatCamera As more states move to open access to medical and recreational cannabis, municipalities around the country are struggling to reconcile the horrific effects of America’s drug war with the new push to license and tax the once-outlawed …
Read More »Ohio Rolls Out Dispensary Application Forms
November is shaping up to be a busy month for the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program (OMMCP). On Tuesday, the state announced it will start dispensing cultivation licenses in November and will begin accepting applications for Ohio’s 60 medical marijuana …
Read More »New Study Finds Legal Cannabis Equals Fewer Pharmaceuticals
“Legal access to cannabis may reduce the use of multiple classes of dangerous prescription medications in certain patient populations,” according to the results of a new study. Regardless of what some officials in the Trump administration believe, Americans have a …
Read More »Surviving an opioid overdose may depend on where you live
Published: Sep 14, 2017, 7:59 am • Updated: Sep 14, 2017, 7:59 am By John Tozzi and Jared S Hopkins, Bloomberg In southwest Ohio, people die from drug overdoses at more than double the national rate. In the future, whether …
Read More »Arkansas’ Green Crawl: Why Farmers Don’t See Cannabis as a Cash Crop
On Nov. 8, voters passed the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016 to implement medical marijuana in the state of Arkansas. The floor was open for cultivators and retailers to request a seat at the table. But applications came in …
Read More »Ohio medical marijuana program faces much work with one year to go
Published: Sep 8, 2017, 9:05 am • Updated: Sep 8, 2017, 9:05 am By Alan Johnson, The Columbus Dispatch In exactly one year, Ohioans with qualifying health conditions are, by law, supposed to be able to buy medical marijuana. But …
Read More »Is this mid-west state next to legalize medical marijuana?
Published: Sep 8, 2017, 8:22 am • Updated: Sep 8, 2017, 8:22 am By Tribune News Service, The Cannabist Staff After years of firm opposition from the Indiana Statehouse, the tides may be turning on the issue of legalizing medical …
Read More »Hocking College Applies to Open Ohio’s First Medical Marijuana Testing Lab – News
While many Ohio patients eagerly wait in the wings for medical marijuana to take effect, state lawmakers have taken a slow and methodical approach to implementation. Although regulators finished drafting the program’s rules a month ahead of the schedule deadline, legalization …
Read More »Scotts Miracle-Gro sells international biz interests to focus on hydroponics
Published: Aug 31, 2017, 4:24 pm • Updated: Aug 31, 2017, 5:10 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Scotts Miracle-Gro has shed its Australia and European businesses in a deal that frees up the company to direct its attention …
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