Tag Archive for: Medical Marijuana

Global cannabis software and point of sales solutions company Guardian Data Software (GDS) has announced a partnership with Australian medical cannabis accelerator BuddingTech that will see the organisation act as an analytical engine and business consultancy for GDS clients, while working towards new research initiatives.

BuddingTech, a Sydney-based organisation which emerged in 2015, identifies startups working with cannabis technology and research, and looks to support them towards commercialising their ideas for the Asia Pacific medical…

Medical cannabis users in Maine may soon have more protections regarding organ transplants in the state. Maine’s Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services has approved legislation LD-764 to be brought before the House, which will review state statutes to disallow medical cannabis use as the sole reason to disqualify a patient from receiving an organ or being on an organ transplant list. If it passes, Maine will be the seventh state to enact a law protecting cannabis consumers,…

It was very fitting that the first day of the International Cannabis Business Conference in Berlin focused heavily on medical cannabis research as the German medicinal marijuana system just recently improved, paving the way for thousands of patients to utilize cannabis to improve their lives. It just made sense that the first day of the Berlin ICBC would be sponsored by Leafly, an international company…

An Annapolis alderwoman whose district abuts the site of what could become Anne Arundel County’s first medical marijuana dispensary objected to the proposal Thursday on behalf of what she said are more than a thousand constituents.

But there may not be any legal recourse for residents unhappy with the placement of a 11,596-square-foot dispensary proposed on West Street under the county’s regulations for medical cannabis operations, which are some of the strictest in the state.

Alderwoman Rhonda Pindell…

Sunday, April 9, 2017 at 8 a.m.

Florida’s Republican-dominated legislature can barely pass basic laws like tax cuts or budget plans without tripping over themselves or spiraling into intra-party screaming matches. The state legislature is so bad at writing its own laws that, as the Miami Herald astutely pointed out last week, gigantic companies like Florida Power & Light have to write entire laws for them. The current legislature is a Stygian pit of bad ideas.

So naturally,…

TALLAHASSEE — When voters made California the first state to allow medical marijuana in 1996, the rules were so lax, anyone with a doctor’s recommendation could grow their own cannabis.

Not until next year will the Golden State start to regulate its growers. State ID cards are voluntary for patients, making it impossible to track everyone who is legally using medical cannabis there.

That’s not how the legalization of the drug is unfolding 2,500 miles away in Florida, where state lawmakers are writing new rules to govern a…

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As the business of cannabis continues to develop into a lucrative industry, entrepreneurs, investors and industry advocates are recognizing key opportunities to capitalize on the momentum and steadily rising revenues. A few notable companies in the industry this week include: GW Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ: GWPH), InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTC: IMLFF) (CSE: IN.CN), Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC: MJNA), OWC Pharmaceutical Research Corp. (OTC: OWCP), Terra Tech Corp. (OTC: TRTC).

International Canna Pro…

New regulations propose taking a cautious approach to allowing recreational marijuana in the unincorporated county. ILLUSTRATION BY MARGARET LARKIN

Sacramento County planners took a cautious approach to regulating recreational cannabis in their recommendation to the Board of Supervisors last week.

The Planning and Design Commission voted unanimously—with the exception of Commissioner Teresa Stanley, who was absent—last Monday…

John Oliver explored America’s frustratingly inconsistent marijuana laws on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, proving how individuals complying with state laws could still be at legal risk. “If you have marijuana right now, even if you are acting completely legally according to your state, you may still be in serious jeopardy,” the host said.

If you look at the numbers, it’s a great time to be a weed-smoker. Forty-four states currently have some form of medical marijuana law, and eight have…

The Florida Senate’s version of a bill to implement the state’s medical marijuana constitutional amendment has passed its first committee.

The bill (SB 406) passed the Health Quality Committee on Tuesday. It must go through two more committees before reaching the Senate floor.

Sen. Rob Bradley’s bill includes parts of four other bills that were considered by the committee during a workshop two years ago. The biggest addition is it grants five new licenses — including one to minority farmers — by…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the state House of Delegates are scheduled to take up the bill that would legalize medical marijuana in West Virginia during Monday’s floor session.

On Friday, the House approved a request from House Judiciary Chairman John Shott who asked for an additional two days to review the bill.

“Not all medical marijuana laws are the same,” Shott explained. “There are some that are much more aggressive. I think this one is much more aggressive — the bill we have — and I think the…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The Argentine Senate has followed the example of the Chamber of Deputies and has officially signed into law the project that legalizes the use of medical marijuana in the country.

The process began in mid-2015 when nearly 150 Argentine families petitioned Congress to hear their pleas for the legalization of medicinal marijuana.

The families shared the stories of their sick children whose afflictions mostly involved refractory (drug-resistant) epilepsy but also conditions like sclerosis, encephalopathy and…

Time flies when a governor spends enormous amounts of time not governing his own state. Ohio Gov. John Kasich spent almost six months running for president last year, then he went to Europe in February and was in Washington recently to meet with moderate Republicans. In late April, to promote his latest book, the term-limited state CEO will return to New Hampshire in late April. Nice work if you can get it.

Speaking of time, it wasn’t that long ago that a close friend and former political adviser to President Donald Trump went…