Medical Marijuana News

Peruse the headlines as they are told, keep abreast of the issues as they unfold. Keep up with the ever-changing policies that govern our regions, and the political directives that affect our lives.

March 14, 2024

Minnesota To Crack Down on Illegal Flower Sales, Including Full-Strength Hemp

Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced Tuesday that it will begin to crack down on the illegal sales of cannabis flower across Minnesota as the state’s adult-use market takes form. The Star-Tribune reports that the OCM entered into an agreement with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to add […]
March 14, 2024

Arizona AG Says Hemp-Synthesized Intoxicants Can’t Be Sold at Non-Dispensaries

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes recently issued a formal legal opinion on March 11, which addressed a question sent by Sen. Steve Montenegro and Sen. T.J. Shope, which inquired if selling delta-8 THC products (which also covers delta-10 products and any other “hemp-synthesized intoxicants”) at smoke shops or convenience stores violates […]
March 14, 2024

Study Shows 11% Of High School Seniors Use Delta 8 THC

More than one in 10 high school seniors reported recent use of products with delta 8 THC, according to the results of a study published this week. The study found that approximately 11% of 12th-grade students said that they had used delta 8 during the past year, reflecting the widespread […]
March 13, 2024

Longtime NORML Activist, Others to Meet with Vice President Kamala Harris to Discuss Federal Marijuana Reform

“The three of us will discuss the real-world impact of our federal marijuana convictions and the relief provided by these Presidential pardons. We will help represent tens of millions of Americans who have been arrested for marijuana in nearly a century of prohibition.” The post Longtime NORML Activist, Others to […]
March 13, 2024

Longtime NORML Activist, Others to Meet with Vice President Kamala Harris to Discuss Federal Marijuana Reform

Originally appeared in: http://feeds.feedburner.com/NORMLBlog “The three of us will discuss the real-world impact of our federal marijuana convictions and the relief provided by these Presidential pardons. We will help represent tens of millions of Americans who have been arrested for marijuana in nearly a century of prohibition.” The post Longtime […]
March 13, 2024

Massachusetts: Governor Issues Pardons For Those With Misdemeanor Marijuana Convictions

“Hundreds of thousands of Americans unduly carry the burden and stigma of a past conviction for behavior that most Americans, and a growing number of states, no longer consider to be a crime.” The post Massachusetts: Governor Issues Pardons For Those With Misdemeanor Marijuana Convictions appeared first on NORML. […]
March 13, 2024

Massachusetts: Governor Issues Pardons For Those With Misdemeanor Marijuana Convictions

Originally appeared in: http://feeds.feedburner.com/NORMLBlog “Hundreds of thousands of Americans unduly carry the burden and stigma of a past conviction for behavior that most Americans, and a growing number of states, no longer consider to be a crime.” The post Massachusetts: Governor Issues Pardons For Those With Misdemeanor Marijuana Convictions appeared first on […]
March 13, 2024

Washington To Do Away With 37% Medical Cannabis Tax

Lawmakers in Washington State “recently passed a bill granting an exemption from the 37% excise tax for medical marijuana patients and designated providers,” according to Forbes. The passage of the measure eliminates  what has been characterized as “one of the highest tax rates imposed on medical marijuana products.”  The bill, […]
March 13, 2024

Connecticut To Show Price Per Gram of Flower Online

Connecticut’s Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) published a new dataset, showing the price per gram of “usable cannabis” sold in the state’s adult-use cannabis and medical marijuana markets, according to a March 11 press release.  The dataset’s category “usable cannabis” essentially means flower and includes raw flower in whole, ground, […]
March 13, 2024

Cannabis Flower Won’t Be Included in French Medical Cannabis Program

France is currently working toward the eventual launch of its official medical cannabis program, and a new update from the French National Medicines Safety Agency (ANSM) recently announced that access to cannabis flower is not currently included. France’s medical cannabis experiment began in August 2021, and 2024 is set to be […]
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