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Utah isn’t testing medical marijuana for potential disease-causing contaminants. Robert Gehrke explains why.

June 10, 2022
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Due to an equipment shortage, the state said it suspended testing for E.coli, salmonella and several kinds of molds that cause illness, especially among the immunocompromised. For over a year, Utah has not been testing medical marijuana for several pathogens…

Medical marijuana legal in Utah, but not always affordable

April 22, 2021
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Pain left from oil-field work defeated traditional pain pills and dominated William Adams’ life — until he tried medical marijuana. But even as he began venturing outside his home for the first time in years, Adams discovered he couldn’t afford…

Utah’s new medical marijuana program more popular than officials expected

September 28, 2020
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Six months after medical marijuana became legal for purchase inside Utah for the first time, the program has already surpassed enrollment projections. But high demand has also led to shortages in both product and providers interested in recommending medical marijuana…

Advocates to drop their legal challenge over Utah’s marijuana initiative

September 15, 2020
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The last major court dispute over Utah’s controversial Proposition 2, legalizing medical marijuana, is over — for now. Patient advocates announced Monday they were ending what remained of a lawsuit filed against the state Legislature’s 2018 move to replace the voter-approved…

Utah attorney general wants Congress to let marijuana businesses use banks

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes joined a bipartisan coalition of 34 state and territorial attorneys general asking Congress to let legal marijuana businesses access the federal banking system. They are urging Congress to pass the federal Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE)…

Utah’s first marijuana pharmacy opens in Salt Lake City

March 3, 2020
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Utah’s first medical cannabis pharmacy opened Monday, giving patients a long-awaited legal option for buying marijuana treatments without venturing outside the state and sneaking the products back to their homes. The debut of Dragonfly Wellness at 711 State St. in Salt…

Take a look inside one of Utah’s first legal marijuana farms

January 31, 2020
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In an 80-degree room in Tooele, hundreds of marijuana plants bask under an amber light, synthesizing chemical compounds that will soon serve as medicine for Utah patients. This flowering room is tucked inside a secure warehouse, which has other spaces…

Utah Medical Marijuana Program on Track, Starting Small

January 29, 2020
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Utah’s new medical marijuana program will launch on time in the coming weeks, though health officials said Wednesday it will start small. One or two dispensaries are expected to open the first week of March, when people can begin getting…

Utah’s medical marijuana pharmacy locations chosen

January 4, 2020
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The hunt for one of 14 licenses to operate a medical cannabis pharmacy in Utah is over. State health officials on Friday announced the 10 companies that are on track for permission to operate the retail locations, more than half…

Competition to grow medical marijuana in Utah heats up

July 15, 2019
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The wide metal barn on the Utah alfalfa farm owned by Russell and Diane Jones will host their youngest son’s wedding next month. By September, they hope the structure will be full of marijuana plants. The Joneses are fourth-generation farmers,…

Utah is allowing only 10 cannabis farms. Will that be enough to supply the state’s new medical marijuana program?

April 28, 2019
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If the cannabis industry perfectly complied with Utah’s expectations, it would grow 84,292.98 plants annually. These perfectly obedient plants would offer 10.4 million grams of THC (marijuana’s psychoactive compound), enough to supply exactly 100,000 patients with 2 grams of cannabinoids…

Medical marijuana in Utah: You can use it, but you can’t buy it

December 5, 2018
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Utah patients can use medical marijuana legally after a compromise agreement was signed into law, but they likely won’t be able to buy it legally until at least 2020, officials said Tuesday. The state will need time to first build…

Medical marijuana bill passes in Utah after compromise gains support from Mormon church

December 4, 2018
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Utah has passed sweeping changes to a new voter-approved medical-marijuana ballot measure under a planned compromise that secured support of the influential Mormon church but sparked a backlash from advocates. Supporters of the compromise cheered the vote, saying it would help suffering patients…

Utah Votes To Approve Medical Marijuana Measure

November 7, 2018
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Proposition 2 asked the Utah electorate to determine whether patients in the state should have legal access to medical marijuana. On Tuesday, voters answered with a yes. Unofficial election night totals put the initiative ahead, 53 percent to 47 percent,…

Where marijuana is on the ballot tomorrow — and where it’s most likely to win

It has been a big year for marijuana policy in North America. Mexico’s supreme court overturned pot prohibition last week, while Canada’s recreational marijuana market officially opened its doors in October. Stateside, recreational marijuana use became legal in Vermont on July 1, Oklahoma voters…

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