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Oklahoma House committee churns through medical marijuana bills

Eight Senate medical marijuana bills, including one that would limit the THC content of edibles, advanced through an Oklahoma House of Representatives committee on Wednesday. Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances Committee Chairman T.J. Marti, R-Broken Arrow, carried all but one…

Hemp farmers, retailers concerned with direction of Minnesota marijuana legalization bill

Lawmakers are making moves towards legalizing marijuana in Minnesota, after two dozen hearings in different committees at the Capitol. But that isn't stopping some in the hemp industry from raising concerns about how the bill will impact their existing cannabis…

Bills Cracking Down on Marijuana Alive in Oklahoma Legislature

A month after Oklahoma voters defeated recreational marijuana, dozens of bills proposing changes to the state’s five-year-old medical marijuana program remain before lawmakers. Among them are proposals to limit the concentration of THC, the mind-altering chemical in cannabis, and another to…

Louisiana may have accidentally legalized THC products. Now officials want to crack down.

February 13, 2023
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In November, John Williams, the top beer lobbyist in Louisiana, sent out a mass email to legislators with an alarming subject line: “Recreational THC is now legal in Louisiana.” He distributed pictures of gas stations and smoke shops advertising products…

Marijuana company sued for not making customers high enough

October 26, 2022
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A California cannabis company is being sued by two local consumers for allegedly lying about the potency of its products. Jasper Centeno of Long Beach and Blake Wilson of Fresno filed a lawsuit in state court last week accusing DreamFields Brands of…

Study: Minnesota missing out on millions in tax revenue by not taxing THC products

September 15, 2022
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Minnesota is missing out on up to $46 million in revenue by not having a special tax on legal THC products, according to a University of Minnesota Duluth study. Looking at states that have legalized recreational marijuana, the university's Bureau…

Florida Department of Health puts restrictions on medical marijuana, some patients worry about future usage

September 8, 2022
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The Florida Department of Health recently issued an emergency ruling on medical marijuana to limit amounts and dosage. Some patients worry about what this could mean for future usage. “I started having what they refer to as grand mal cluster seizures…

NEW Proposition 65 Cannabis Regulations

September 5, 2022
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California
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By Hilary Bricken, Principal at Harris Bricken Proposition 65 cannabis regulations are no joke, and they continue to change. For better or worse, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (a/k/a Prop. 65) has long plagued California…

Marijuana Patients Say Florida’s New Dose Limits Stifle Treatment

September 1, 2022
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Nearly six years after the legalization of medical marijuana in Florida, the state has imposed strict dosage limits for cannabis patients. As of August 29, a new Florida Department of Health rule caps patients' dosage across all major categories of…

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Cannabis Beverage Makers Have Alcohol Market in Their Sights

Alcohol has long been the dominant social lubricant — but the growing cannabis industry wants to offer a replacement. The market for beverages made with THC, marijuana’s psychoactive ingredient, is growing. Smaller players are looking to do more than just get people high…

Marijuana, hemp laws have changed in Louisiana. Here’s what that means for patients, consumers

Medical marijuana has been legal in Louisiana since 2019, but the laws have been tweaked and expanded since then, including this summer following the Legislative Session, while hemp laws were also adjusted. Louisiana's medical marijuana law has allowed doctors to recommend — the…

Marijuana is still illegal to sell in Virginia, but that’s not stopping retailers (including a senator)

February 3, 2022
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The Lucky Charms cereal bars for sale at Sen. Louise Lucas’ cannabis shop in Portsmouth feature a stoned cartoon leprechaun and a warning that it “contains cannabis, a Schedule 1 controlled substance.” The label, it turns out, is only partially…

NFL Awards $1 Million to Study Impact of Cannabis and CBD on Pain Management

The National Football League today announced the award of $1 million in research funding to two teams of medical researchers at the University of California San Diego and University of Regina. The studies will investigate the effects of cannabinoids on…

Marijuana giant Curaleaf settles 10 lawsuits over wellness drops tainted with THC

One of nation’s largest marijuana companies has settled 10 lawsuits over wellness drops it sold in Oregon that were contaminated with a jumbo dose of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Massachusetts-based Curaleaf has acknowledged that employees at a Portland facility…

Medical marijuana laws in Colorado will be more strict starting Jan. 1. Here’s how.

November 12, 2021
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Colorado will impose stricter rules for the purchase of medical marijuana starting Jan. 1 following several months of deliberation over how to execute a new state law meant largely to limit young people’s access to and abuse of high-potency THC…